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Charter  and  Ordinances 


THE 


City  of  Reno 


Compiled  and  Published  by 
Authority  of  City  Council 

With  Index  and  History 

of   Ordinances  by  Title 

and  Nnt?t!>^r 


MAY,  1916 


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ORDER  OF  ARRANGEMENT 


PART  I. 
CITY  CHARTER.     P.  5. 

PART  II. 
GENERAL  ORDINANCES.     P.  47. 

PART  III. 

AMENDATORY     AND     REPEALING     ORDINANCES     ORDERED 
PRINTED  IN  COMPILATION.     P.  295. 

PART  IV. 
HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES  BY  TITLE  AND  NUMBER.     P.  313. 

PART  V. 
INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER.     P.  357. 

PART  VI. 
INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.     P.  395. 


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The  present  compilation  is  the  first  that  has  been  published  by 
the  City  of  Reno.  It  does  not  revise  all  of  the  ordinances  that  have 
been  passed,  but  simply  collects  them  under  one  cover  for  the  con- 
venience of  the  general  public.  For  reasons  of  economy  ordinances 
of  a  temporary  or  special  character,  such  as  those  pertaining  to 
municipal  elections,  special  assessments,  and  franchises  have  been 
omitted.  However,  in  the  "History  of  Ordinances"  included  herein 
the  reader  may  locate  any  such  ordinance  ever  passed  by  the  City 
Council,  ascertain  whether  it  is  still  in  effect  or  not,  and  examine 
the  original  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk. 


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CHARTER         '}|i^'^ 

OF 

THE  CITY  OF  RENO 

As  Amended  in  1905,  1907,  1909,  1911,  1913  and  1915 


(The  Town  of  Reno  was  incorporated  under  its  present  form  of 
government  in  1903,  at  the  twenty-first  session  of  the  Legislature, 
Statutes  of  the  State  of  Nevada,  1903,  Page  184.  This  act  of  incor- 
poration was  completely  amended  in  1905,  at  the  twenty-second 
session  of  the  Legislature,  Statutes  of  the  State  of  Nevada,  1905, 
Page  98,  and  since  1905  has  been  further  amended  in  various  parts. 
In  the  following  compilation,  unless  otherwise  indicated,  the  sec- 
tions set  forth  are  from  the  amendments  of  1905.) 

AN  ACT  TO  INCORPORATE  THE  TOWN  OF"  RENO,  IN 
WASHOE  COUNTY,  AND  DEFINING  THE  BOUNDARIES 
THEREOF,  AND  TO  AUTHORIZE  THE  ESTABLISHING  OF 
A  CITY  GOVERNMENT  THEREFOR,  AND  OTHER  MAT- 
TERS RELATING  THERETO. 

The  people  of  the  State  of  Nevada,  represented  in  Senate  and 
Assembly,  do  enact  as  follows: 


ARTICLE  I. 

BOUNDARIES   OF   THE    CITY    AND     OF    THE     WARDS,    AND 
GENERAL   POWERS. 

SECTION  1.  That  on  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Act,  and 
for  the  uses  and  purposes  hereinafter  mentioned,  the  inhabitants 
of  that  portion  of  Washoe  County,  Nevada,  embraced  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  set  forth,  shall  remain,  be  and  constitute  a  body 
politic  and  corporate  by  the  name  and  style  of  the  "City  of  Reno," 
and  by  that  name  and  style  they  and  their  successors  shall  be 
known  in  law%  have  perpetual  succession  and  sue  and  be  sued  in  all 
courts.  The  boundaries  of  the  said  city  shall  include  all  the  inhabi- 
tants, lands,  tenements  and  property  included  in  the  southwest 
quarter  of  section  one,  and  the  south  half  of  section  two,  and  all 
of  section  eleven,  and  the  west  half  of  section  twelve,  and  the  north- 
west quarter  of  section  thirteen,  and  the  north  half  of  section  four- 
teen, the  whole  comprising  an  area  or  parallelogram  one  and  one- 
half  miles  wide,  measuring  the  area  from  east  to  w^est,  and  two 
miles  in  length,  measuring  the  same  from  north  to  south,  all  in 
township   nineteen    north,   range   nineteen    east.    Mount   Diablo    base 


6  CHARTER 

and  meridian;  and,  also,  such  other  and  additional  lands  and  tene- 
ments as  may,  at  any  time  hereafter,  be  embraced  or  included  with- 
in established  limits  of  said  city,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  2.  The  City  of  Reno  shall  be  divided  into  six  wards  as 
follows:  All  that  portion  of  the  territory  embraced  within  said 
limits  of  the  city  and  lying  south  of  the  Truckee  river  and  west  of 
the  center  line  of  Virginia  street  shall  be  and  is  hereby  established 
as  the  first  ward.  All  that  portion  lying  west  of  the  center  line 
of  Sierra  street  and  between  the  Truckee  river  on  the  south  and  the 
main  track  of  the  Central  Pacific  Railway  on  the  north,  shall  be  and 
is  hereby  established  as  the  second  ward;  provided,  that  the  island 
in  the  Truckee  river  above  the  Virginia  street  bridge  shall  be  a 
part  of  and  belong  to  said  second  ward.  All  that  portion  lying  east 
of  the  center  line  of  Sierra  street  and  between  the  Truckee  river 
on  the  south  and  the  main  track  of  the  Central  Pacific  Railway  on 
the  north  shall  be  and  is  hereby  established  as  the  third  ward.  All 
that  portion  lying  east  of  the  center  line  of  Sierra  street  and  north 
of  the  main  track  of  the  Central  Pacific  Railway,  shall  be  and  is 
hereby  established  as  the  fourth  ward.  All  that  portion  lying  west 
of  the  center  line  of  Sierra  street  and  north  of  the  main 
track  of  the  Central  Pacific  Railway  shall  be  and  is  hereby  established 
as  the  fifth  ward,  and  all  that  portion  lying  south  of  the  Truckee  river 
and  east  of  the  center  line  of  Virginia  street,  including  all  that  part 
of  Scott  island  lying  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  shall  be  and  is 
hereby  established  as  the  sixth  ward. 

(As  amended  twenty-fifth  session  of  the  legislature,  March  18, 
1911;  Statutes  of  1911,  page  113.) 

Sec.  3.  The  said  city  shall  continue  to  have  and  be  vested  with 
all  the  rights,  powers,  property  and  things  of  every  kind  now  be- 
longing to  it,  and  may  have  and  use  a  common  seal  and  the  same 
alter  at  pleasure,  and  may  purchase,  receive,  hold  and  enjoy  real 
and  personal  property  within  or  without  the  city,  and  sell,  convey 
and  dispose  of  the  same  for  the  common  benefit;  and  may  determine 
and  declare  what  are  public  uses,  for  the  purposes  of  the  city,  and 
when  the  necessity  arises  or  exists  of  condemning  lands  or  property 
therefor;  and  what  are  the  lands  and  property  necessary  to  con- 
demn; and  may  receive  bequests,  devises,  gifts  and  donations  of  all 
kinds  of  property,  within  or  without  the  city,  in  fee  simple  or  in 
trust,  for  charitable  or  other  purposes,  and  do  any,  every  and  all 
acts  and  things  whatsoever,  necessary  to  carry  out  the  purposes 
of  such  bequests,  devises,  gifts  and  donations,  with  full  power  to 
manage,  sell,  lease  or  otherwise  dispose  of  the  same  in  accordance 
with  the  terms  of  such  bequest,  devise,  gift,  donation  or  trust. 


ARTICLE    II. 

OFFICERS. 

SECTION  1.     The  oflficers  of  the  city  shall  be: 

Mayor. 

Six  members  of  the  city  council. 

City  attorney. 

City  clerk. 

Judge  of  the  municipal  court. 


CHARTER  7 

City  auditor,  the  auditor  of  Washoe  County  being-  ex  officio  city 
auditor. 

City  treasurer  and  tax  receiver,  the  treasurer  of  Washoe 
County  being  ex  officio  city  treasurer  and  tax  receiver. 

City  assessor,  the  assessor  of  Washoe  County  being  ex  officio 
city  assessor. 

City  engineer  and  superintendent  of  streets,  both  offices  to  be 
filled  by  one  person. 

Chief  of  police. 

Chief  of  fire  departmpnt. 

Board  of  health,  consisting  of  not  less  than  three  nor  more  than 
five  persons. 

(As  amended  twenty-sixth  session  of  the  Legislature,  March  25, 
1913.     Statutes  of  1913,  page  325.) 


ARTICLE    in. 
EXECUTIVE    DEPARTMENT. 

SECTION  1.  The  corporate  powers  of  the  city,  except  as  here- 
inafter stated,  shall  be  vested  in  a  mayor  and  city  council.  The 
mayor  shall  be  an  actual  and  bona  fide  resident  of  the  city  for  a 
period  of  at  least  two  years  next  preceding  his  election,  and  shall 
be  an  elector  and  taxpayer  in  the  city,  and  he  shall  be  chosen  by 
the  qualified  electors  thereof  at  large,  whose  names  appear  upon  the 
official  register  as  hereinafter  provided  and  who  are  actual  bona  fide 
residents  of  the  city.  The  mayor  shall  serve  for  a  term  of  four  years 
from  and  after  the  date  of  his  election  and  qualification,  and  until 
his  successor  shall  have  been  duly  elected  and  qualified.  The  mayor 
shall  be  the  chief  executive  of  the  city  and  must  exercise  a  careful 
supervision  over  its  general  affairs.  He  shall  vigilantly  observe 
the  official  conduct  of  all  public  officers  and  note  the  fidelity  and 
exactitude  or  the  absence  thereof,  with  which  they  execute  their 
official  duties,  and  especially  in  respect  to  the  collection,  admin- 
istration, and  disbursement  of  the  public  funds,  and  all  books, 
papers,  records,  and  documents  of  said  city  shall  at  all  times  be  open 
to  his  inspection,  and  any  official  misconduct  or  wilful  neglect  of 
duty  shall  be  reported  by  him  to  the  city  council.  He  shall  from 
time  to  time  give  the  city  council  information,  in  writing,  relative  to 
to  the  state  of  the  city  and  recommend  such  measures  as  he  may 
deem  beneficial  to  the  city.  He  shall  see  that  the  general  laws,  the 
provisions  of  this  charter  and  all  ordinances,  rules,  and  regulations 
of  said  city  are  observed  and  enforced,  and  shall  take  all  proper 
measures  for  the  preservation  of  the  public  peace,  order,  and  the 
suppression  of  riots,  tumults,  and  all  forms  of  public  disturbances, 
for  which  purpose  he  is  authorized  to  appoint  extra  policemen  tem- 
porarily and  to  use  and  command  the  police  force,  or  call  upon  the 
sheriff  of  said  county,  or,  if  such  forces  be  inadequate,  it  shall  be  his 
duty  to  call  upon  the  governor  for  military  aid  in  the  manner  pro- 
vided by  law. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  2.  The  mayor,  with  the  city  clerk,  or  some  member  of  the 
city  council,  may,  alone  or  in  conjunction  with  the  board  of  county 
commissioners  of  Washoe  County,  at  least  once  each  month,  count 
the  cash  in  the  city  treasury  and   see  that  such  count  corresponds 


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with  the  books  of  the  treasurer  and  auditor,  and  report  the  result 
to  the  city  council.  He  shall  see  that  all  contracts  are  faithfully- 
kept  and  fully  performed,  and  to  that  end,  and  in  any  case  where 
necessary  or  proper  to  protect  the  interests  of  the  city,  shall  cause 
legal  proceedings  to  be  instituted  or  defended.  He  shall  have  the 
power  to  suspend  any  appointive  officer  for  dereliction,  neglect,  or 
nonperformance  of  duty,  and  report  such  action  and  cause  therefor 
to  the  city  council  at  the  first  subsequent  regular  meeting,  and  if 
the  city  council  by  a  majority  vote  of  all  the  members  elected  ap- 
prove the  suspension,  such  office  shall  be  declared  vacant.  If  a 
majority  vote  of  all  the  members  elected  be  against  such  approval, 
such  suspension  shall  be  revoked. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  February 
26,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  37.) 

Sec.  3.  The  mayor  shall  preside  over  the  city  council  when  in 
session  and  shall  preserve  order  and  decorum  among  the  members 
and  enforce  the  rules  of  the  city  council,  and  determine  the  order  of 
business,  subject  to  such  rules,  and  to  appeal  to  the  city  council. 
He  shall  not  be  entitled  to  a  vote  except  in  case  of  a  tie,  when  he 
shall  have  a  casting  vote.  The  mayor  may  exercise  the  right  of  veto 
upon  all  matters  passed  by  the  city  council  and  it  shall  require  a 
three-fourths  vote  of  all  the  members  elected  to  the  city  council  to 
pass  any  matter  receiving  the  mayor's  veto.  No  resolution  or  con- 
tract requiring  the  payment  of  money,  or  any  ordinance,  shall  go 
into  force  or  have  any  effect  until  approved  by  the  mayor;  provided, 
if  the  mayor  do  not  approve  such  resolution,  contract,  or  ordinance 
so  submitted,  he  must,  within  five  days  from  the  receipt  thereof, 
return  the  same  to  the  city  clerk  with  his  reasons  in  writing  for 
not  approving  it,  and  if  the  mayor  do  not  so  return  it,  such  reso- 
lution or  contract  shall  thereupon  go  into  effect  and  such  ordinance 
become  a  law  in  like  manner  and  with  the  same  effect  as  if  the  same 
had  been  approved  by  the  mayor. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  February 
26,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  37.) 

Sec.  4.  The  mayor  shall,  in  addition  to  the  duties  herein  pro- 
vided for,  sign  all  licenses  and  claims  allowed  against  the  city  and 
perform  such  other  and  further  duties  as  the  City  Council  shall  by 
ordinance  prescribe.  A  Mayor  pro  tempore  shall  be  elected  by  the 
City  Council  from  among  its  members,  as  soon  after  its  organiza- 
tion as  practicable,  and  in  case  of  the  absence  of  the  Mayor  or  his 
inability  to  act,  or  a  vacancy  occurring  in  such  office,  the  Mayor  pro 
tempore  shall  preside  over  the  City  Council  and  perform  all  duties 
to  (of)  the  Mayor's  office,  in  the  same  manner  and  with  like  effect 
as  the  Mayor,  and  in  case  of  the  absence  of  the  Mayor  or  his  inability 
to  act  for  any  period  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  in  case  of  a  vacancy 
in  the  Mayor's  office,  the  salary  provided  for  the  Mayor  shall  be 
apportioned  to  the  Mayor  pro  tempore  for  such  period,  in  lieu  of 
the  salary  allowed  the  Mayor  pro  tempore  for  such  period  as  City 
Councilman;  provided,  that  the  restriction  upon  the  right  of  the 
Mayor  to  vote  shall  not  apply  to  the  Mayor  pro  tempore  while  acting 
as  Mayor.  In  case  of  the  absence  or  inability  to  act  from  any  cause 
of  the  Mayor  and  Mayor  pro  tempore  at  any  meeting  of  the  City 
Council,  a  Chairman  shall  be  selected  from  among  the  City  Council- 
men,  who  shall  preside  over  the  City  Council,  and  who  shall  be 
clothed  with  the  full  powers  and  authority  of  the  Mayor  or  Mayor 


CHARTER  9 

pro  tempore  in  respect  to  the  transaction  of  all  city  business  during 
such  absence  or  inability  to  act  as  aforesaid. 

(As  amended  twenty-third  session  of  the  "legislature,  March  28, 
1907.    Statutes  of  1907,  page  341.) 

Sec.  5.  The  mayor  shall,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  city 
council,  appoint  all  officers  of  the  city  whose  election  or  appoint- 
ment is  not  otherwise  provided  for  in  this  charter  or  by  law.  The 
mayor  must  nominate  such  appointments  to  the  city  council  at  the 
first  subsequent  meeting,  and  in  case  the  person  so  nominated  is 
not  confirmed  by  a  majority  vote  of  all  the  members  elected,  the 
mayor  shall  nominate  another,  and  so  on  until  the  place  is  filled. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  February 
26,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  37.) 

Sec.  6.  The  Mayor  shall  receive  a  salary  in  the  sum  of  nine 
hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

(As  amended  twenty-third  session  of  the  legislature,  March  28, 
1907.     Statutes  of  1907,  page  341.) 


ARTICLE    IV. 
CITY  CLERK. 


SECTION  1.  There  shall  be  a  city  clerk,  who  shall  be  elected 
by  the  qualified  electors  of  the  city  at  each  general  city  election, 
and  he  shall  hold  office  for  the  term  of  four  years  and  until  his  suc- 
cessor shall  have  been  duly  elected  and  qualified.  No  person  shall 
be  eligible  for  said  office  who  shall  not  be  a  bona  fide  resident  of 
the  city  for  a  period  of  at  least  one  year  next  preceding  his  election, 
and  who  is  not  a  citizen  of  the  state,  and  of  the  age  of  at  least 
twenty-one  years,  and  a  taxpayer  and  elector  in  said  city. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  2.  The  City  Clerk  shall  have  the  custody  of  all  official 
bonds  except  his  own,  which  shall  be  filed  with  the  City  Treasurer. 
He  shall  have  the  care  and  custody  of  all  books,  papers,  documents, 
the  corporate  seal  and  all  records  not  otherwise  specially  provided 
for.  He  shall  be  Clerk  of  the  Council,  attend  all  its  meetings, 
whether  regular  or  special,  and  record  all  its  proceedings.  He  shall 
record  in  a  journal  all  ordinances,  by-laws,  rules  or  resolutions 
passed  or  adopted  by  the  Council,  which  journal,  after  being  read 
and  approved  at  each  regular  meeting,  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor 
and  attested  under  the  hand  of  the  Clerk.  He  shall  countersign  all 
licenses  and  permits  issued  to  any  person  or  officer  and  shall  charge 
such  person  or  officer  with  the  same.  He  shall  keep  a  complete  set 
of  books  exhibiting  the  financial  conditions  of  the  city  in  all  its  de- 
partments, resources  and  liabilities,  with  a  proper  classification 
thereof,  and  he  shall  be  the  general  accountant  of  the  city.  He  shall 
countersign  and  certify  all  claims  for  warrants  drawn  upon  the 
Treasurer  by  the  Mayor.  He  shall,  when  required,  make  and  certify 
under  the  seal  of  the  city,  copies  of  any  and  all  papers,  documents 
or  records  in  his  custody  and  such  copies  shall  be  prima  facie  evi- 
dence of  the  matters  therein  contained,  and  the  Clerk  shall  have  the 
power  to  administer  oaths  and  affirmations.  All  claims  against  the 
city  shall  be  filed  with  the  Clerk  who  shall  report  upon  the  same  and 


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on  all  matters  pertaining  to  his  office,  at  each  regular  meeting  of 
the  Council,  or  oftener  as  may  be  required.  Such  reports  shall  be 
in  writing  and  under  oath. 

Sec.  3.     In  addition  to  the  duties  hereinbefore  imposed,  the  city 

clerk  shall  be  the  official  license  collector  of  the  city  and  shall  collect 
all  city  licenses  and  all  other  moneys  making  up  the  city  revenues, 
except  general  taxes  and  special  assessments  when  otherwise  ordered 
by  this  charter  or  city  ordinance.  All  moneys  belonging  to  the  city 
(except  general  taxes  and  special  assessments  when  otherwise 
ordered)  and  collected  by  any  person  whomsoever,  shall  be  at  once 
paid  over  to  the  city  clerk,  and  the  city  clerk  shall  promptly  pay 
the  same  over,  together  with  all  moneys  in  his  hands,  to  the  City 
Treasurer.  All  special  assessments,  whenever  and  wherever  the  same 
are  not  otherwise  ordered,  shall  be  collected  by  the  City  Clerk.  The 
time  and  manner  of  collection  of  special  assessments  and  licenses 
shall  be  fully  provided  for  and  fixed  by  ordinance.  Whenever  any 
person  required  by  any  city  ordinance  to  take  out  a  license,  or  pay 
any  special  assessment  (payment  and  collection  of  which  is  not  other- 
wise provided  for),  shall  fail,  neglect  or  refuse  to  do  so,  or  shall 
carry  on  any  licensed  business,  trade  or  calling  without  having  pro- 
cured the  requisite  license  therefor,  the  City  Clerk  shall  forthwith 
report  such  delinquent  to  the  Council,  who  may  cause  an  attachment 
suit  in  the  name  of  the  city  to  be  brought  against  such  delinquent, 
whereupon  an  attachment  shall  issue  without  bond  on  behalf  of 
the  city,  and  the  clerk  may  make  the  necessary  affidavit  for  attach- 
ment. No  fees  shall  be  allowed  any  officer  or  person  unless  the  same 
be  made  as  costs  from  the  defendant.  The  procedure  and  trial, 
except  as  above  provided,  shall  be  the  same  as  in  other  civil  cases 
of  similar  nature;  provided,  that  any  property  in  any  place  or  build- 
ing, where  by  ordinance  the  business  in  such  place  or  building  is 
required  to  pay  a  license,  shall  be  liable  for  and  may  be  taken  on 
attachment  or  execution  without  regard  to  the  actual  owTiership 
thereof,  and  any  form  of  property,  the  business  conducted  with 
which  is  required  by  ordinance  to  pay  a  license,  may  be  so  taken  on 
attachment  or  execution  without  regard  to  the  actual  ownership 
thereof.  There  shall  be  added  to  every  license  not  obtained  within 
five  days  after  the  same  becomes  due  and  payable,  the  sum  of  one 
dollar,  which  shall  become  a  part  of  the  license  and  shall,  with  such 
license,  be  collected  by  the  City  Clerk. 

(As  amended  twenty-sixth  session  of  the  legislature,  March  25, 
1913.     Statutes  of  1913,  page  325.) 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  shall,  before  entering  upon  the  discharge 
of  his  duties,  execute  to  the  city  a  good  and  sufficient  bond  for  the 
faithful  performance  of  his  duties,  which  bond  shall  be  in  such  sum 
and  conditioned  in  such  manner,  and  sureties  thereon,  approved  by 
the  Council. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  Clerk  shall  receive  a  salary  in  the  sum  of 
eighteen  hundred  dollars  per  annum  from  and  after  the  passage  of 
this  act,  which  sum  shall  be  paid  in  twelve  monthly  installments  of 
one  hvndred  and  fifty  dollars   each. 

(As  amended  twenty-sixth  session  of  the  legislature,  March  24, 
1913.    Statutes  of  1913,  page  314.) 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Clerk  shall  perform  such  other  and  further 
duties  as  may  be  required  of  him  by  the  Council,  or  prescribed  by 
ordinance. 


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ARTICLE    V. 
CITY  ATTORNEY. 

SECTION  1.  There  shall  be  a  city  attorney,  who  shall  be  elected 
by  the  qualified  electors  of  the  city  at  each  general  city  election,  and 
he  shall  hold  office  for  the  term  of  four  years  and  until  his  successor 
shall  have  been  duly  elected  and  qualified.  No  person  not  a  licensed 
and  practicing  attorney  of  the  supreme  court  of  this  state,  in  good 
standing  at  the  bar,  a  bona  fide  resident  of  the  city,  and  a  taxpayer 
therein,  shall  be  eligible  to  the  office  of  the  city  attorney. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  2.  The  City  Attorney  shall  be  the  legal  adviser  of  the 
Council  and  all  officers  of  the  city,  in  all  matters  respecting  the 
affairs  of  the  city.  He  shall  act  as  the  attorney  for  the  city  in  any 
and  all  legal  proceedings  in  any  and  all  courts,  in  which  the  city 
is  a  party  or  interested.  He  shall  prosecute  in  the  proper  courts 
for  all  offenses  against  the  provisions  of  this  charter,  the  ordinances 
of  said  city  and  shall  perform  such  other  and  further  duties  as  may 
be  required  of  him  by  the  Council,  or  prescribed  by  ordinance.  He 
shall  be  present  at  all  meetings  of  the  Council,  draw  all  ordinances, 
orders,  rules  and  resolutions  required  by  the  Council.  He  shall 
verify  and  file  for  record  all  claims  of  the  city  for  liens  for  assess- 
ments imposed  for  street  improvements  which  remain  unpaid,  and 
shall  preserve,  protect  and  enforce  the  rights  of  the  city  by  prose- 
cuting suits  for  the  foreclosure  of  the  same  in  the  proper  courts, 
and  shall  receive  all  moneys  paid  in  by  delinquents  or  otherwise 
realized  in  such  proceedings,  and  shall,  without  delay,  pay  over  all 
such  moneys  to  the  City  Clerk. 

Sec.  3.  The  Council  may,  in  the  exercise  of  its  sound  discretion, 
employ  counsel  to  aid  the  City  Attorney  whenever  in  its  judgment, 
the  public  interests  shall  require  such  employment  and  the  expense 
thereof  shall  be  allowed  and  paid  in  the  same  manner  as  other  claims 
against  the  city. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Attorney  shall  receive  a  salary  of  two  hun- 
dred dollars  per  month. 

(As  amended  twenty-fourth  session  of  the  legislature,  March  31, 
1909.     Statutes  of  1909,  page  329.) 


ARTICLE   VI. 
CITY  ASSESSOR. 


SECTION  1.  The  Assessor  of  Washoe  County  shall,  in  addition 
to  the  duties  now  imposed  upon  him  by  law,  act  as  the  Assessor  of 
the  city  and  shall  be  ex  officio  City  Assessor,  without  further  com- 
pensation. He  shall  perform  such  duties  as  the  Council  may  by 
ordinance   prescribe. 


ARTICLE    VII. 
CITY    AUDITOR. 


SECTION  1.     The  Auditor  of  Washoe  County,  shall,  in  addition 
to  the  duties  now  imposed  upon  him  by  law,  act  as  Auditor  of  the 


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city  and  shall  be  ex  officio  City  Auditor,  having  the  same  power  of 
veto  as  regards  claims  against  the  city  allowed  by  the  Council  as  is 
now  provided  by  law  in  relation  to  claims  against  the  counties  and 
allowed  by  Boards  of  County  Commissioners.  The  City  Auditor  shall 
sign  all  warrants  issued  and  shall  be  the  custodian  of  all  blank 
licenses.  All  licenses  shall  be  in  printed  form,  with  marginal  stubs 
attached,  and  stitched  together  in  books.  The  City  Auditor  shall 
deliver  them  from  time  to  time  to  the  City  Clerk,  who  shall  collect 
for  the  same.  The  City  Auditor  shall  charge  the  City  Clerk  with 
the  face  or  representative  value  of  all  blank  licenses  so  delivered, 
and  credit  him  at  the  same  rate  for  as  many  thereof  only  as  said 
City  Clerk  shall  return  to  the  City  Auditor  at  the  time  of  the  settle- 
ment of  the  account  of  the  City  Clerk. 

Sec.  2.  The  City  Auditor  shall  keep  an  accurate  record  and 
account  of  all  warrants  and  orders  drawn  upon  the  City  Treasurer, 
in  such  manner  that  the  Council  can,  at  any  time,  ascertain  the  actual 
outstanding  indebtedness.  The  City  Auditor  shall  draw  his  warrant 
for  all  claims  allowed  by  the  Council,  signed  by  the  Mayor,  certified 
by  the  City  Clerk,  and  approved  by  him,  upon  the  City  Treasurer, 
and  shall  perform  such  other  and  further  duties  as  may  be  required, 
or  prescribed  by  ordinance  of  the  Council.  He  shall  receive  as  full 
compensation  for  his  services   a  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  per 


ARTICLE    VIII. 
CITY   TREASURER. 

SECTION  1.  The  Treasurer  of  Washoe  County  shall,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  duties  now  imposed  upon  him  by  law,  act  as  treasurer  of 
the  city  and  shall  be  ex  officio  city  treasurer  and  tax  receiver.  He 
shall  receive  and  safely  keep  all  moneys  that  shall  come  to  the  city 
by  taxation  or  otherwise,  and  shall  pay  the  same  out,  only  on  claims 
duly  allowed,  except  the  principal  and  interest  of  any  municipal 
bonded  indebtedness.  The  city  treasurer  and  tax  receiver  is  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered  to  collect  all  special  assessments  which 
may  be  levied  by  authority  of  this  charter,  or  city  ordinance,  and 
placed  on  the  assessment  roll  of  Washoe  County,  in  the  same  manner 
and  at  the  same  time  as  the  general  state  and  county  taxes  or  assess- 
ments are  collected  by  law,  and  whenever  and  wherever  the  general 
laws  of  the  State  of  Nevada  regarding  the  authorized  acts  of  tax 
receivers  may  be,  the  same  hereby  are,  made  applicable  to  the  city 
treasurer  and  tax  receiver  of  the  City  of  Reno,  in  the  collection  of 
special  city  assessments  where  the  same  are  placed  on  the  assess- 
ment roll  of  Washoe  County. 

(As  amended  twenty-sixth  session  of  the  legislature,  March  25. 
1913.     Statutes  of  1913,  page  325.) 

Sec.  2.  All  taxes,  fines,  forfeitures,  or  other  moneys  collected 
or  recovered  by  any  officer  or  person  under  or  by  virtue  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  charter  or  of  any  ordinance  of  the  city,  or  by  or  under 
any  law,  and  all  moneys  received  or  collected  shall,  without  delay, 
be  paid  by  the  city  clerk,  person,  or  officer  receiving  the  same,  to  the 
city  treasurer  who  shall  keep  an  accurate  account  thereof  and  give 
itemized  receipts  therefor  in  duplicate,  one  of  which  shall  be  given 
to  the  city  auditor  immediately  for  the  more  perfect  keeping  of  his 
accounts,  and  for  the  information  of  the  city  council,  and  the  original 
of  said  receipt  shall  be  given  to  the  officer  or  person  so  paying  in 
such  money.     All  such  moneys  shall  be  placed  by  the  city  treasurer 


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in  the  funds  to  be  known  as  the  Reno  general  fund,  and  the  Reno 
bond  redemption  fund,  and  shall  be  so  kept  intact  and  not  commingled 
with  other  moneys  or  in  any  manner  disposed  of,  except  as  paid  out 
upon  proper  warrants  and  claims  against  the  city,  including  the 
principal  and  interest  of  any  municipal  bonded  indebtedness.  And 
the  city  council  may  designate  any  bank  or  banks  in  the  city  of  Reno 
in  which  the  city  treasurer  shall  deposit  any  or  all  funds  of  the  city 
in  the  name  of  the  city  of  Reno,  either  with  or  without  interest, 
subject  to  checks  drawn  by  the  city  treasurer  upon  proper  warrants 
and  claims  against  the  city.  The  city  council  may  also  designate 
any  savings  bank  or  banks  for  the  deposit  of  bond  redemption  funds, 
at  the  usual  rate  of  interest  and  subject  to  the  rules  of  such  banks, 
to  be  drawn  by  the  city  treasurer  in  the  usual  manner  when  required 
to  pay  such  bonds  at  maturity. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  3.  On  pajdng  any  warrant,  the  Treasurer  shall  write  or 
stamp  across  the  face  thereof,  in  red  ink,  the  word  "Redeemed" 
with  the  date  of  such  redemption  and  sign  his  name  thereto  officially 
and  the  warrant  so  cancelled  shall  be  a  sufficient  voucher  for  the 
Treasurer  as  to  the  amount  so  paid,  in  his  official  settlements  with 
the  city,  which  shall  take  place  annually  on  the  fourth  Monday  in 
December  of  each  year,  or  oftener  as  may  be  required  by  the  Council. 
The  Mayor,  City  Clerk,  or  any  member  of  the  Council  may  at  any 
time  examine  the  books  and  vouchers  of  the  Treasurer,  concerning 
the  state  of  the  finances  and  moneys  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer, 
belonging  to  the  city. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Treasurer  shall,  before  entering  upon  the  dis- 
charge of  his  duties,  execute  to  the  city  a  good  and  sufficient  bond, 
with  sureties  approved  by  the  Council;  said  bond  to  be  in  such  sum 
and  conditioned  as  may  be  required  by  the  Council.  The  City 
Treasurer  shall  perform  such  other  and  further  duties  as  may  be 
required,  or  be  prescribed  by  ordinance,  and  he  shall  receive  as  full 
compensation  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 


ARTICLE    IX. 

POLICE  DEPARTMENT. 

SECTION  1.  There  shall  be  a  Chief  of  Police  of  said  city  who 
shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the 
Council.  He  shall  be  an  actual  bona  fide  resident  and  elector  of  the 
city,  of  the  age  of  not  less  than  thirty  years,  a  taxpayer  in  the  city 
and  citizen  of  the  state.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  have  power  to 
appoint  an  Assistant  Chief  of  Police,  by  and  with  the  consent  and 
subject  to  the  confirmation  of  the  Council,  and  also,  to  appoint  the 
necessary  number  of  policemen  required  by  the  Council,  such 
appointees  to  be  subject  to  approval  and  confirmation  of,  and  salaries 
or  compensation  fixed  by,  the  Council. 

Sec.  2.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  have  command  and  control  of 
the  police  force  of  the  city,  and  may  suspend  any  police  officer  for 
cause  pending  investigation  by  the  City  Council.  He  shall  be  vigilant 
in  the  detection  of  crimes  and  the  speedy  apprehension  of  all  crim- 
inals and  offenders,  and  shall  diligently  see  that  all  ordinances  of  the 
city  of  a  police  nature,  the  general  laws  and  the  provisions  of  this 
charter,  are  rigidly  enforced  and  observed. 


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Sec.  3.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  execute  all  process  issuing 
from  the  Municipal  Court.  In  his  absence  or  inability  to  act,  hio 
assistant  may  act  in  his  place.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall,  before 
entering  upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  furnish  a  bond  to  said 
city  which  shall  apply  in  like  manner  to  any  assistant  acting  in  his 
stead.  Said  bond  shall  be  in  a  sum  and  conditioned  as  the  City 
Council  shall  require  and  shall  be  approved  by  said  Council.  The 
duties  of  the  Chief  of  Police  may  be  more  fully  defined  and  provided 
for  by  such  ordinances  as  the  City  Council  shall  from  time  to  time 
enact.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  receive  a  salary  in  the  sum  of 
twenty-one  hundred  dollars  per  annum  from  and  after  this  Act  goes 
into   effect. 

(As  amended  twenty-third  session  of  the  legislature,  March  28, 
1907.      Statutes   of   1907,   page    341.) 


ARTICLE    X. 
FIRE   DEPARTMENT. 

SECTION  1.  There  shall  be  a  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department 
who  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the 
Council.  He  shall  give  his  entire  time  and  attention  to  the  duties 
of  his  office,  and  shall  see  that  all  rules,  regulations,  laws  and  ordin- 
ances concerning  the  department  are  carried  into  effect  and  observed. 
He  shall  diligently  observe  the  condition  of  all  apparatus  in  use  by 
the  department,  and,  from  time  to  time,  shall  report  to  the  Council, 
with  his  recommendations  for  the  betterment  of  the  department  and 
to  increase  its  efficiency.  He  shall  have  power,  subject  to  confirma- 
tion by  the  Council,  to  appoint  the  necessary  number  of  firemen  as 
may  be  required  by  the  Council. 

(As  amended  twenty-sixth  session  of  the  legislature,  March  25, 
1913.     Statutes  of  1913,  page  380.) 

Sec.  2.  The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  have  command 
and  control  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  shall  exert  himself  to  pro- 
tect property  from  fire  and  generally  to  exercise  the  utmost  vigilance 
for  the  safety  of  the  city  against  conflagrations..  The  Council  shall 
have  power  to  enact  ordinances  authorizing  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department  to  command  the  aid  and  assistance  of  any  person  or 
persons  present  at  a  fire,  and  to  punish  disobedience  of  the  orders 
of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department. 

Sec.  3.  The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  in  charge  thereof  at 
any  fire,  may  cause  any  building  or  structure  to  be  pulled  down  or 
destroyed,  when  deemed  necessary  by  him  to  arrest  the  progress  of 
fire,  and  no  action  can  be  maintained  against  him  or  the  city  there- 
for; but  if  any  person  having  an  interest  in  the  building  or  structure 
shall  apply  to  the  Council  within  three  months  after  such  fire,  for 
damages  or  compensation  for  such  building  or  structure,  the  Council 
may,  in  its  discretion,  pay  him  such  sum  as  it  shall  deem  just.  The 
Council  may  ascertain  such  damages  by  agreement  with  the  owner, 
by  arbitration  or  by  the  appraisal  of  a  jury,  to  be  selected  in  the 
same  manner  as  in  case  of  juries  to  appraise  damages  for  taking 
private  property  for  public  use,  and  the  Council  shall  have  the  power 
to  cause  the  amount  of  any  damages  or  any  portion  thereof,  so  de- 
termined, to  be  defrayed  by  a  special  assessment  upon  the  property 
which  in  the  judgment  of  the  Council  was  protected,  saved  or  bene- 
fited by  the  destruction  of  such  building  or  structure,  but  no  damages 
shall  be  paid  for  any  loss  which  would  probably  have  occurred  to 


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such  building-   or  structure,  if    it    had    not    been    pulled    down    or 
destroyed. 

Sec.  4.  The  Council  may  provide  suitable  compensation  for  any 
injury  which  any  fireman  or  other  person  may  receive  to  his  person 
or  property  in  consequence  of  the  performance  of  his  duty  at  any 
fire,  and  while  acting-  under  the  orders  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department. 

Sec.  5.  The  Council  may  purchase  and  provide  suitable  fire 
engines  and  such  other  apparatus,  instruments,  horses,  harness  and 
all  necessary  means  for  the  use  of  the  Fire  Department  as  may  be 
required  for  the  extinguishment  of  fires;  and  may  sink  wells,  con- 
struct cisterns  and  reservoirs  in  the  streets,  public  grounds  and  other 
suitable  places,  within  or  without  the  city,  and  make  all  necessary 
provisions  for  a  convenient,  sufficient  and  proper  supply  and  force 
of  water  for  the  use  of  the  Fire  Department. 

Sec.  6.  The  Council  may  also  provide  or  erect  all  necessary  and 
suitable  buildings  for  keeping  the  engines,  carriages,  horses  and 
apparatus  of  the  Fire  Department. 

Sec.  7.  The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  may,  with  the  con- 
sent and  subject  to  the  confirmation  of  the  Council,  appoint  an  assis- 
tant chief  of  the  fire  department,  who  shall  have  all  the  power  and 
duties  of  the  Chief,  during  the  absence  or  inability  of  such  Chief 
to  act.  The  salary  of  such  assistant  and  all  firemen  shall  be  fixed 
by  ordinance.  The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  receive  a 
salary  in  the  sum  of  eighteen  hundred  dollars  ($1,800)  per  annum. 

(As  amended  twenty-sixth  session  of  the  legislation,  March  24, 
1913.     Statutes  of  1913,  page  276.) 


ARTICLE    XI. 

CITY  ENGINEER  AND  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  STREETS. 

SECTION  1.  There  shall  be  a  City  Engineer,  who  shall  be  a 
citizen  of  the  State,  a  bona  fide  resident  and  qualified  elector  of  the 
city.  He  shall  have  had  not  less  than  three  years  practical  experi- 
ence as  a  civil  engineer,  next  preceding  his  appointment.  The  City 
Engineer  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  subject  to  confirmation 
by  the  Council. 

Sec.  2.  The  City  Engineer  shall  perform  all  the  engineering 
and  surveying  required  by  the  city,  in  the  carrying  on  of  any  public 
works  and  improvements,  and  prepare  all  estimates,  plans  and  speci- 
fications of  any  public  improvements  or  sidewalks.  All  maps,  plats, 
profiles,  field  notes,  estimates  and  all  other  memoranda  of  surveys 
and  other  professional  work  made  or  done  by  him  or  under  his  direc- 
tion or  control,  shall  be  and  continue  to  be  the  property  of  the  city. 
He  shall  keep  a  book  in  which  he  shall  record  each  and  every  item 
of  expense,  cost  or  indebtedness  incurred  in  the  making  of  any  public 
improvement  or  laying  of  sidewalk,  so  that  the  actual  cost  of  said 
work  may  at  any  time  be  ascertained,  and  the  said  book  shall  be 
open  to  inspection  by  any  person  interested  in  the  said  improvement 
at  all  reasonable  hours.  The  City  Engineer's  office  is  hereby  created 
an  office  of  record  for  all  maps,  plans,  plats,  profiles,  drawings,  dedi- 
cations, final  estimates,  specifications  and  contracts,  which  in  any 
way  relate  to  the  affairs  of  the  city.  The  City  Engineer  shall  be  cus- 
todian of  and  must  keep  all  the  drawings  and  documents  above  men- 


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tioned  on  file,  properly  indexed,  and  his  office  shall  be  supplied  with 
necessary  books,  cases  and  supplies  for  recording  and  filing  as  here- 
in required.  The  City  Engineer  shall  be  provided  with  a  seal  by 
the  city  for  his  use,  containing  the  words  "City  of  Reno,  Nevada, 
Engineering  Department,"  and  said  seal  shall  be  affixed  to  every 
certification  or  approval.  He  shall  keep  all  documents  and  records 
filed  in  his  office  in  good  condition  and  turn  the  same  over  to  his 
successor  in  office.  Copies  of  all  documents,  maps,  files,  estimates, 
plans,  profiles,  drawings,  specifications,  dedications,  and  all  other 
records  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Engineer,  when  properly  authen- 
ticated or  certified  by  the  City  Engineer,  shall  be  admitted  as  evi- 
dence in  all  courts  of  law,  the  same  as  documents  of  any  other  office 
of  record.  The  City  Engineer  shall  perform  such  other  and  further 
duties  as  the  Council  may  require  or  which  shall  be  prescribed  by 
ordinance. 

(As  amended  twenty-sixth  session  of  the  legislature,  March  25, 
1913.     Statutes  of  1913,  page  325.) 

Sec.  3.  As  Street  Superintendent  the  City  Engineer  shall  see 
that  all  laws,  ordinances,  rules  and  regulations  concerning  the  public 
streets,  highways,  alleys  and  roads  within  the  city  are  observed  and 
that  the  penalties  for  any  breach  thereof  are  rigidly  enforced.  He 
shall  superintend  and  direct  the  sweeping,  cleaning  and  sprinkling 
of  the  streets,  the  cleansing  and  flushing  of  sewers  and  have  general 
care  of  the  streets,  alleys  and  highways  of  the  city,  and,  from  time 
to  time,  make  such  recommendations  as  to  their  betterment  and  im- 
provement as  he  shall  deem  proper.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  enforce 
all  rules,  regulations  and  ordinances  pertaining  to  the  streets,  alleys, 
highways,  roads  and  sidewalks  in  the  city,  and  to  receive,  investi- 
gate and  act  on  all  complaints  concerning  the  same.  He  shall  in- 
spect all  street  improvement  or  sidewalk  improvement  works  carried 
on  by  the  city  or  individuals,  and  shall  have  power  to  approve,  reject, 
change  or  alter  the  same  and  to  inspect,  approve,  reject  or  alter  the 
material  used  therein  or  the  manner  of  the  construction  thereof. 
He  shall  report  to  the  Council  from  time  to  time  and  whenever 
required  and  shall  perform  such  other  and  further  duties  as  may  be 
required  by  the   Council  or  which  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Engineer  and  Superintendent  of  Streets  shall 
receive  a  salary  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand  four  hundred  dollars 
($2,400)  per  annum. 

(As  amended  twenty-sixth  session  of  the  legislature,  March  24, 
1913.     Statutes  of  1913,  page  276.) 


ARTICLE  XII. 

LEGISLATIVE   DEPARTMENT. 

SECTION  1.  The  legislative  power  of  the  city,  except  as  here- 
inbefore provided,  shall  be  vested  in  a  city  council,  consisting  of  six 
members,  who  shall  hold  office  for  the  term  of  four  years  from  and 
after  the  date  of  their  election.  They  shall  be  citizens  of  the  state, 
bona  fide  residents  and  taxpayers  in  the  city,  and  qualified  electors 
of  their  respective  wards,  whose  names  appear  upon  the  official 
register  as  electors  of  such  ward,  and  residents  thereof,  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  said  city;  provided,  that  no  person  shall  be 
eligible  to  the  office  of  Councilman  who  shall  not  have  been  an  actual 
bona  fide  resident  in  the  ward  to  be  represented  by  him  for  the 
period  of  at  least  six  months  immediately  preceding  the  date  of  such 
election. 


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(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  2.  Of  the  Councilmen  elected  hereunder  at  the  next  general 
city  election,  the  one  elected  from  the  First  ward,  the  one  elected 
from  the  Second  ward,  the  one  elected  from  the  Third  ward,  the  one 
elected  from  the  Fourth  ward,  and  the  one  elected  from  the  Sixth 
ward  shall  serve  for  the  term  of  four  years,  from  and  after  the. 
date  of  their  election.  Upon  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  office  of 
the  Councilman  heretofore  elected  from  the  Fifth  ward,  the  vacancy 
shall  be  filled  as  provided  in  section  3  of  this  article;  and  thereafter 
at  each  general  city  election  one  Councilman  shall  be  elected  from 
each  ward  in  the  city  to  serve  for  the  term  of  four  years  from  and 
after  the  date  of  his  election. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  3.  Any  vacancy  occurring  in  the  office  of  Councilman  shall 
be  filled  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  at  the  first  regular  meeting 
after  such  vacancy,  when  the  Mayor  shall,  subject  to  confirmation 
by  the  City  Council,  appoint  some  person  possessing  the  requisite 
qualifications  as  hereinbefore  prescribed,  and  in  case  the  person  so 
nominated  is  not  confirmed  by  a  majority  vote  of  all  the  members 
elected,  the  mayor  shall  nominate  another,  and  so  on  until  the  place 
is  filled.  The  person  so  appointed  shall  hold  such  office  until  the 
election  and  qualification  of  a  Councilman  therefor  at  the  next  gen- 
eral city  election. 

(As  amended  twenty- seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  4.  A  majority  of  all  the  members  elected  to  the  City  Council 
shall  constitute  a  quorum  to  do  business,  but  a  less  number  may  meet 
and  adjourn  from  time  to  time,  and,  with  the  approval  of  the  Mayor, 
compel  the  attendance  of  the  absent  members.  The  City  Council  may 
adopt  rules  for  the  government  of  its  members  and  proceedings.  It 
must  keep  a  journal  of  all  its  proceedings  and  upon  the  call  of  any 
one  member,  or  the  mayor,  must  cause  the  ayes  and  nays  to  be  taken 
and  entered  in  its  journal  upon  any  question  before  it.  Its  delibera- 
tions, sessions,  and  proceedings  must  be  public.  The  Councilmen 
shall  each  receive  a  salary  of  six  hundred  dollars  per  annum  from 
and  after  this  act  goes  into  effect. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  February 
26,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  37.) 

Sec.  5.  The  City  Council  shall  hold  its  regular  meetings  on  the 
second  and  fourth  Mondays  of  each  month  and  shall  continue  in 
session  until  the  unfinished  business  of  each  regular  meeting  shall 
have  been  fully  and  finally  disposed  of  as  far  as  practicable.  Special 
meetings  may  also  be  held  on  a  call  of  the  Mayor,  or  by  a  majority 
of  all  the  members  elected  to  the  City  Council;  provided,  that  no 
ordinance  shall  be  read  or  passed,  or  any  claim  allowed  at  such 
special  meeting;  and  provided  further,  that  no  business  shall  be 
transacted  at  such  special  meeting  except  such  as  shall  be  stated  in 
the  call  therefor. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  February 
26,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  37.) 

Sec.  6.  Upon  the  passage  of  ordinances,  or  any  resolution 
appropriating  money,  allowing  claims,  granting,  denying,  increasing, 
decreasing,  abolishing  or  revoking  licenses  or  changing  the  rate  or 


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terms  of  licenses,  the  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  taken  and  the  Clerk 
shall  enter  the  same  and  the  vote  of  each  member,  as  well  as  the 
Mayor's  vote  in  case  of  a  tie,  in  the  journal. 

Sec.  7.  The  style  of  ordinances  shall  be  as  follows:  "The  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  do  ordain,"  and  all  proposed  ordinances, 
when  first  proposed,  shall  be  read  aloud,  in  full,  to  the  City  Council, 
and  then  laid  over  until  the  next  regular  meeting-  for  adoption  or 
rejection.  All  ordinances  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  be 
published  in  full,  together  with  the  votes  cast  thereon,  in  some  daily 
newspaper  published  in  the  city,  for  a  period  of  at  least  one  week, 
before  the  same  shall  go  into  effect,  except  as  provided  in  section  10, 
subdivision  second,  article  XII,  of  this  charter. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  February 
26,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  37.) 

Sec.  8.  The  Council  shall  have  the  power  to  punish  any  person 
or  member  thereof,  for  disorderly  conduct  in  its  presence,  and  to 
compel  the  attendance  of  witnesses  and  the  production  of  all  papers 
relating  to  any  business  before  the  Council;  and  may  punish  dis- 
obedience of  its  subpena,  or  any  contemptuous  or  disorderly  conduct 
committed  in  its  presence,  by  fine  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  or  im- 
prisonment not  exceeding  fifteen  days,  or  by  both  such  fine  or  im- 
prisonment. The  Mayor,  Mayor  pro  tempore  while  acting  in  the 
stead  of  the  Mayor,  and  the  City  Clerk  shall  have  power  to  administer 
oaths  and  affirmations  relating  to  any  business  pertaining  to  the 
city  before  the  Council  or  to  be  considered  by  it. 

Sec.  9.  No  ordinance  shall  be  passed  except  by  bill  and  when 
any  ordinance  is  amended,  the  section  or  sections  thereof  shall  be 
reenacted  as  amended,  and  no  ordinance  shall  be  revised  or  amended 
by  reference  only  to  its  title.  Every  ordinance  shall  embrace  but 
one  subject  and  matters  necessarily  connected  therewith  and  pertain- 
ing thereto,  and  the  subject  shall  be  clearly  indicated  in  the  title  and 
in  all  cases  where  the  subject  of  the  ordinance  is  not  so  expressed  in 
the  title,  the  ordinance  shall  be  void  as  to  the  matter  not  expressed 
in  the  title. 

Sec.  10.  The  City  Council,  among  other  things,  shall  have 
power  : 

First — To  fix  the  place  of  its  meetings  and  the  time  for  calling 
same  to  order,  and  to  judge  of  the  qualifications  and  election  of  its 
owTi  members. 

Second — To  make  and  pass  all  ordinances,  resolutions,  and  orders, 
not  repugnant  to  the  constitution  of  the  United  States,  or  of  the 
State  of  Nevada,  or  to  the  provisions  of  this  charter,  necessary  for 
the  municipal  government  and  the  management  of  the  city  affairs, 
for  the  execution  of  all  the  powers  vested  in  said  city,  and  for  mak- 
ing effective  the  provisions  of  this  charter,  and  to  cause  to  be  com- 
piled from  time  to  time,  not  to  exceed  once  in  every  two  years,  the 
charter  and  its  amendments  and  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Reno 
in  book  or  pamphlet  form,  of  which  not  less  than  two  hundred  copies 
shall  be  issued  for  general  distribution  within  said  city,  at  a  reason- 
able price,  in  which  said  compilation  the  ordinances  of  the  said  city 
once  passed  and  published  as  provided  in  section  7  of  this  article  may 
be  repealed,  revised,  amended,  and  validated  without  further  pub- 
lication. 

Third — To  levy  and  collect  annually  for  general  purposes  a  tax 
of  not  to  exceed  three-quarters  of  one  per  cent  upon  the  assessed 
value  of  all  real  and  personal  property  within  the  city,  and  which  is 


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by  law  taxable  for  state  and  county  purposes,  fifteen  per  cent  of 
which  shall  be  set  aside  in  special  fund  to  provide  for  a  sewage  dis- 
posal plant  or  system  for  the  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose,  until 
such  time  as  said  sewage  disposal  plant  or  system  shall  be  actually 
installed  and  paid  for;  and  in  addition  thereto  to  levy  and  collect 
annually  a  tax  of  not  to  exceed  one-quarter  of  one  per  cent  upon 
the  assessed  value  of  all  real  and  personal  property  within  the  city, 
which  is  by  law  taxable  for  state  and  county  purposes,  to  provide  a 
fund  for  the  payment  of  the  interest  on  the  bonds  of  the  city  out- 
standing, and  that  may  be  lawfully  issued  and  sold  hereafter,  and 
to  provide  a  fund  for  the  payment  of  the  principal  of  such  bonds, 
and  for  the  redemption  thereof  as  they  shall  mature,  and  for  no 
other  purpose. 

Fourth — To  sell,  use,  lease,  improve,  hold,  and  take  care  of  the 
real  estate  and  personal  property  of  the  city;  provided,  the  City  Coun- 
cil shall  not  have  power  to  mortgage,  hypothecate,  or  pledge  any 
property  of  the  city  for  any  purpose. 

Fifth — To  lay  out,  extend,  change  the  grade,  open,  vacate,  and 
alter  the  streets  and  alleys  within  the  city,  and  by  ordinance  require 
and  provide  for  the  macadamizing,  oiling,  curbing,  graveling,  grading 
and  regrading,  paving,  draining,  cleaning,  repairing,  lighting,  sur- 
facing and  resurfacing  and  widening  any  highway,  street,  or  alley, 
or  otherwise  improving  same;  also  to  provide  by  ordinance  the  im- 
provement and  preservation  of  the  city  parks,  and  the  construction, 
repair,  and  preservation  of  sidewalks,  crossings,  bridge,  drains,  curbs, 
gutters,  and  sewers;  for  the  prevention  and  removal  of  obstructions 
from  the  streets  and  sidewalks  of  the  city;  and  to  regulate  and  pro- 
hibit the  placing  of  signs,  awning  posts,  show  windows,  and  other 
things  upon  and  over  the  sidewalks,  and  regulate  and  prohibit  the 
construction  and  use  of  openings  in  the  streets  and  sidewalks,  and  all 
vaults,  structures,  and  excavations  in  and  under  the  same,  and  to 
prevent,  prohibit,  and  remove  all  obstructions  and  nuisances  upon 
the  sidewalks,  streets,  and  alleys  within  the  city  limits;  and  for  that 
purpose  and  for  the  purpose  of  defraying  the  expense  thereof,  may 
divide  the  city  into  districts.  Such  part  of  the  expenses  of  improv- 
ing any  streets,  lanes,  avenues,  or  alleys  by  grading,  paving,  gravel- 
ing, curbing,  constructing  sidewalks,  or  otherwise  improving  the 
same,  as  the  City  Council  shall  determine,  may  be  paid  from  the 
general  fund,  street  fund,  or  district  street  fund,  from  the  proper 
street  district,  or  the  said  cost,  or  a  portion  thereof,  as  the  City 
Council  shall  determine,  may  be  defrayed  by  special  assessments 
upon  lots  and  premises  fronting  upon  that  part  of  the  street  or  alley 
so  improved  or  proposed  so  to  be,  or  the  lands  fronting  upon  such 
improvement  and  such  other  lands  as  in  the  opinion  of  the  City 
Council  may  be  benefited  by  the  improvement.  When  the  City  Coun- 
cil shall  determine  to  make  any  public  improvements,  such  as  laying 
pavements,  constructing  sewers,  drains,  or  sidewalks  and  curbing, 
macadamizing,  oiling,  graveling,  or  grading  any  streets  or  alleys,  or 
in  any  way  improving  the  same,  and  defray  the  whole  or  any  part 
of  the  costs  or  expenses  thereof  by  special  assessment,  they  shall  so 
declare  by  ordinance,  stating  the  improvements  and  what  part  or 
portion  of  the  expenses  thereof  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  general  fund, 
street  fund,  district  street  fund  or  any  other  fund.  When  expenses 
for  such  improvements  or  repairs  shall  be  assessed,  and  there  shall 
be  lands  belonging  to  the  city,  school  buildings,  or  other  public 
buildings  or  public  grounds  not  taxable,  fronting  on  such  improve- 
ments, such  part  of  the  expense  of  such  improvement  as  in  the 
opinion  of  the  City  Council,  or  assessor  making  such  special  assess- 
ment would  be  justly  apportionable  to  such  public  grounds,  buildings. 


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and  city  property,  and  to  any  interior,  squares  or  spaces  formed  by 
the  intersection  of  streets  where  they  are  taxable,  shall  be  paid  from 
the  general  fund,  or  from  the  proper  street  or  district  street  fund, 
or  part  from  each,  as  the  City  Council  shall  determine  to  be  just,  and 
the  balance  of  such  expense  shall  be  assessed  upon  the  taxable  lots 
and  premises  fronting  upon  such  improvement  or  improved  streets, 
in  proportion  to  their  number  of  feet  frontage;  or,  if  the  special 
assessment  shall  include  other  lands  not  fronting  upon  the  improve- 
ment, then  upon  all  land  included  in  such  special  assessment,  in  pro- 
portion to  the  estimated  benefits  resulting  thereto  from  the  improve- 
ment. When  such  assessment  is  to  be  made  upon  lots  in  proportion 
to  their  frontage  upon  the  improvement,  if  from  the  shape  or  size  of 
any  lot,  the  assessment  thereon  in  nroportion  to  its  frontage  would 
be  unjust  and  disproportionate  to  the  assessment  upon  other  lots,  the 
city  council,  or  assessor  making  the  assessment,  may  assess  such 
lot  or  such  number  of  feet  frontage  as  in  their  opinion  would  be 
just.  The  cost  and  expense  of  the  following  improvement,  including 
the  necessary  land  therefor,  viz.,  for  city  hall  and  other  public 
buildings  for  the  use  of  the  city,  officers,  engine-houses  and  struc- 
tures for  the  fire  department,  water-works,  city  prison,  levees  and 
embankments,  shall  be  paid  from  the  proper  general  fund  of  the 
city;  except  that,  in  case  of  lands  appropriated  for  streets  and  rights 
of  way,  the  cost  thereof  may  be  paid  in  whole  or  in  part  from  the 
avails  of  special  assessment  to  be  levied  therefor  in  the  manner 
herein  prescribed.  Whenever,  in  the  opinion  of  the  City  Council,  the 
benefits  thereof  are  special  rather  than  general  or  public,  when  by 
the  provisions  of  this  act  the  cost  and  expense  of  any  local  improve- 
ments mav  be  defrayed  in  whole  or  in  part  by  special  assessment 
upon  the  lands  fronting  and  adjacent  to  or  otherwise  benefited  by 
such  improvement,  such  assessment  may  be  made  in  the  manner 
hereinafter  specified.  When  the  City  Council  shall  determine  to 
make  any  public  improvement  or  repairs,  in  the  laying  of  pavements, 
or  constructing  sidewalks,  or  in  any  way  improving  the  streets  in 
the  city,  and  defray  the  whole  or  any  part  of  the  cost  and  expense 
thereof  by  special  assessments,  they  shall  so  declare  by  ordinance, 
stating  the  improvement  and  what  part  or  portion  of  the  expense 
thereof  shall  be  paid  by  special  assessment,  and  what  part,  if  any, 
has  been  appropriated  from  the  general  fund  of  the  city,  or  from  the 
street  funds,  or  district  street  funds,  and  whether  the  assessment  is 
to  be  made  according  to  benefits  or  frontage,  and  in  case  the  assess- 
ment is  to  be  made  according  to  benefits  they  shall  by  apt  description 
designate  the  district,  if  a  special  district  is  set  apart  therein,  in- 
cluding the  lands  to  be  so  assessed;  or  in  case  there  is  no  district 
so  set  apart  they  shall  describe  definitely  the  location  of  the  improve- 
ment, and  state  that  the  assessment  is  to  be  made  upon  all  the  lands 
benefited  thereby  according  to  benefit;  but  in  case  the  assessment  is 
to  be  made  upon  the  property  according  to  the  frontage,  it  shall  be 
sufficient  in  said  ordinance  to  so  state  with  a  definite  location  of  the 
improvements  to  be  made.  It  shall  not  be  necessary  in  any  case  to 
describe  minutely  in  the  ordinance  each  particular  lot  to  be  assessed, 
but  simply  to  so  designate  the  property,  district,  or  the  location  that 
the  various  parts  to  be  assessed  can  be  ascertained  and  described  by 
the  city  assessor.  Before  ordering  any  public  improvement  or  re- 
pairs as  provided  in  the  last  preceding  section,  any  part  of  the 
expense  of  which  is  to  be  defrayed  by  special  assessment,  the  City 
Council  shall  cause  estimates  of  the  expense  thereof  to  be  made  by 
the  City  Engineer,  and  also  plats  and  diagrams,  when  practicable, 
of  the  work  and  of  the  locality  to  be  improved,  and  deposit  the  same 
with  the  city  clerk  for  public  examination  and  they  shall  give  notice 
thereof  and  of  the  proposed  improvement  or  work  and  of  the  location 


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of  the  improvement  and  of  the  district  to  be  assessed,  by  publication 
for  two  weeks  at  least  in  one  of  the  newspapers  of  the  city,  by  posting 
printed  notices  of  the  same  in  at  least  three  of  the  most  public  places 
in  each  ward,  and  also  a  notice  in  or  near  each  post-office  of  said  city, 
and  three  notices  near  the  site  of  the  proposed  work  in  some  public 
and  conspicuous  place,  and  of  the  time  when  the  City  Council  will 
meet  and  consider  any  suggestions  and  objections  that  may  be  made 
by  parties  interested  with  respect  to  the  proposed  improvements. 
Unless  a  majority  of  the  persons  to  be  assessed  shall  petition  there- 
for, no  such  improvement  or  work  shall  be  ordered  except  by  the  con- 
currence of  two-thirds  of  all  the  members  elected  to  the  City  Council. 
In  all  cases  where  the  board  of  health  or  other  officials  of  the  city  or 
the  City  Council  are  authorized  to  do  so,  or  cause  to  be  done,  certain 
things,  the  whole  or  any  part  of  which  may  be  charged  as  a  special 
assessment  upon  the  property,  and  where  special  provisions  for 
making  the  levy  are  not  herein  made,  the  City  Council  may  cause 
sworn  statements  of  the  cost  thereof,  and  of  the  location  thereof,  to 
be  made  as  provided  in  the  last  paragraph,  and  may  at  their  option 
refer  the  same  to  the  city  assessor  and  have  the  same  assessed 
against  such  property.  The  cost  and  expenses  of  any  improvement 
which  may  be  defrayed  by  special  assessments  shall  include  the  cost 
of  surveys,  plans,  assessments,  and  cost  of  construction.  In  no  case 
shall  the  whole  amount  be  levied  by  special  assessment  upon  any 
lots  or  premises  where  any  one  improvement  exceeds  twenty  per  cent 
of  the  value  of  such  lands  as  last  before  valued  and  assessed  for 
state  and  county  taxation  in  the  county  tax  roll.  Any  cost  exceeding 
that  per  cent  which  would  otherwise  be  chargeable  upon  said  lots  or 
premises  shall  be  paid  from  the  general  funds  of  the  city.  The  City 
Council  shall  prescribe  the  fees  and  compensation  that  may  be 
charged  in  the  work  of  making  any  special  assessment  as  part  of  the 
assessment.  No  contract  for  doing  the  work  or  making  the  improve- 
ment contemplated  herein  shall  be  made  or  awarded,  nor  shall  the 
City  Council  incur  any  expense  or  liability  in  relation  thereto  until 
after  the  notice  and  hearing  provided  for  herein  shall  have  been  given 
or  had.  But  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  as  prevent- 
ing the  City  Council  from  advertising  for  proposals  for  doing  the 
work  whenever  they  see  fit,  provided  the  contract  shall  not  be  made 
or  awarded  before  the  time  herein  stated.  When  any  special  assess- 
ment is  to  be  made  pro  rata  upon  the  lots  or  premises  in  any  special 
assessment  district,  according  to  frontage  or  benefits,  the  City  Coun- 
cil shall,  by  ordinance,  direct  the  same  to  be  made  by  the  city  assessor, 
and  shall  state  therein  the  amount  to  be  assessed,  and  whether 
according  to  frontage  or  benefits,  and  describe  or  designate  the  lots 
and  premises,  or  the  locality  constituting  the  district  to  be  assessed; 
in  fixing  the  amount  or  sum  of  money  that  may  be  required  to  pay 
the  costs  of  any  improvement,  the  City  Council  need  not  necessarily 
be  governed  by  the  estimates  of  such  improvement  provided  for  here- 
in, but  the  City  Council  may  decide  upon  such  other  sum,  within  the 
limitations  described,  as  they  may  deem  necessary  to  cover  the  cost 
of  such  improvement.  Upon  receiving  such  order  and  directions  the 
city  assessor  shall  make  out  an  assessment  roll,  entering  and  de- 
scribing all  lots,  premises,  and  portions  of  land  to  be  assessed  with 
the  names  of  the  persons,  if  known,  chargeable  with  the  assessments 
thereon,  and  shall  levy  thereon  and  against  such  persons  the  amount 
to  be  assessed  in  the  manner  directed  by  the  City  Council  and  the 
provisions  of  this  act  applicable  to  the  assessment;  provided,  in  all 
cases  where  the  ownership  thereof  is  unknown  to  the  assessor  he 
shall,  in  lieu  of  the  name  of  the  owner,  insert  the  name  "unknown"; 
provided  also,  if  by  mistake  or  otherwise  any  person  shall  be  im- 
properly designated  as  the  owner  of  any  lot  or  premises,  or  if  the 


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same  shall  be  assessed  without  the  name  of  the  owner,  or  the  name 
of  the  person  other  than  the  owner,  such  assessment  shall  not  for 
any  cause  be  vitiated,  but  shall  in  all  respects  be  as  valid  upon  and 
against  such  lot,  parcel  of  land,  or  premises  as  though  assessed  in 
the  name  of  the  proper  owner,  and  when  the  assessment  roll  shall 
have  been  confirmed  and  recorded,  shall  be  a  lien  on  such  lot,  parcel 
of  land,  or  premises,  and  collected  as  in  other  cases.  If  the  assess- 
ment is  required  to  be  according  to  the  frontage,  the  city  assessor 
shall  assess  each  lot  or  parcel  of  land  or  such  relative  portion  of  the 
whole  amount  to  be  levied,  as  the  length  of  front  of  such  premises 
fronting  upon  the  improvement  bears  to  the  whole  frontage  of  all 
the  lots  to  be  assessed;  unless  on  account  of  the  shape  or  size  of  any 
lot  or  lots  an  assessment  for  a  different  number  of  feet  would  be 
more  equitable;  and  the  frontage  of  all  lots  to  be  assessed  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  the  aggregate  number  of  feet  as  determined  upon  for 
assessment  by  the  city  assessor.  If  the  assessment  is  directed  to  be 
according  to  benefits,  the  city  assessor  shall  assess  upon  each  lot 
such  relative  portion  of  the  whole  sum  to  be  levied  as  shall  be  pro- 
portionate to  the  estimated  benefit  resulting  to  such  lot  from  the 
improvement.  When  the  assessor  shall  have  completed  the  assess- 
ment he  shall  report  the  same  to  the  City  Council.  Such  reports 
shall  be  signed  by  him  and  made  in  the  form  of  a  certificate  and  en- 
dorsed on  the  assessment  roll  as  follows: 

State  of  Nevada,  City  of  Reno,  ss.  To  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno:  I  hereby  certify  and  report  that  the  foregoing  is  the 
assessment  roll,  and  the  assessment  made  by  me  pursuant  to  an 
ordinance  of  the  City  Council  of  the  said  city,  adopted  (give  date), 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  that  part  of  the  cost  which  the  City 
Council  decided  should  be  paid  and  borne  by  special  assessment  for 
the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  (e.  g.)  for  paving  Virginia  street 
from  First  street  to  Fourth  street  in  said  city  (as  the  case  may  be), 
(or  constructing  a  sewer  on  Sierra  street),  (or  as  the  case  may  be). 
That  in  making  such  assessment,  I  have  as  near  as  may  be  and 
according  to  my  best  judgment  conformed  in  all  things  to  the  direc- 
tions contained  in  the  ordinance  of  the  City  Council  hereinbefore 
referred  to,  as  well  as  to  the  charter  of  the  city  relating  to  such 
assessment. 

Dated,  Reno,  Nevada,  ,  A.  D.   19 

City   Assessor. 

When  any  expense  shall  be  incurred  by  the  city  upon  or  in 
respect  to  any  separate  or  single  lot,  parcel  of  land,  or  premises 
which,  by  the  provisions  of  this  act,  the  City  Council  is  authorized 
to  charge  and  collect  as  special  asssessment  against  the  same,  and 
not  being  of  that  class  of  special  assessments  required  to  be  made 
pro  rata  upon  several  lots  or  parcels  of  land,  on  account  of  the  labor 
or  services  for  which  such  expense  was  incurred,  verified  by  the 
officer  or  person  performing  the  services,  or  causing  the  same  to  be 
done,  with  a  description  of  the  lot  or  premises  upon  or  in  respect  to 
which  the  expense  was  incurred,  or  the  name  of  the  owner  or  per- 
son, if  known,  chargeable  therewith,  shall  be  reported  to  the  City 
Council  in  such  manner  as  the  City  Council  shall  present.  And  the 
provisions  of  the  previous  subdivisions  with  reference  to  special 
assessments  generally  and  the  proceedings  necessary  to  be  had  before 
making  the  improvement,  shall  not  apply  to  the  assessments  to  cover 
the  expense  incurred,  in  respect  to  that  class  of  improvements  con- 
templated in  this  subdivision. 

The  City  Council  shall  determine  what  amount  or  part  of  every 
expense  shall  be  charged  and  the  person,  if  known,   against  whom 


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and  the  premises  upon  which  the  same  shall  be  levied  as  a  special 
assessment;  and  as  often  as  the  City  Council  shall  deem  it  expedient 
they  shall  require  all  of  the  several  amounts  so  reported  and  de- 
termined, and  the  several  lots  or  premises  and  the  persons  charge- 
able therewith  respectively  to  be  reported  by  the  city  clerk  to  the 
city  assessor  for  assessment. 

Upon  receiving  the  report  mentioned  in  the  preceding  subdivision 
the  city  assessor  shall  make  a  special  assessment  roll  and  levy  a 
special  assessment  therein  upon  each  lot  or  parcel  of  land  so  reported 
to  him  and  against  the  person  chargeable  therewith,  if  known,  the 
whole  amount  or  amounts  of  all  the  charges  so  directed  as  afore- 
said to  be  levied  upon  each  of  such  lots  or  premises,  respectively,  and 
when  completed  he  shall  report  the  assessment  roll  to  the  City 
Council.  When  any  special  assessment  shall  be  reported  by  the  city 
assessor  to  the  City  Council  as  in  this  section  and  subdivision 
directed,  the  same  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  city  clerk  and 
numbered.  Before  adopting  the  assessment  the  city  council  shall 
cause  notice  to  be  published  for  two  weeks  at  least  in  some  news- 
paper of  the  city  of  the  filing  of  the  same  with  the  city  clerk,  and 
appointing  a  time  when  the  city  council  and  assessor  will  meet  to 
review  the  assessments.  Any  person  objecting  to  the  assessment 
may  file  his  objections  thereto  in  writing  with  the  city  clerk.  The 
notice  provided  for  in  this  subdivision  may  be  addressed  to  the  per- 
sons whose  names  appear  upon  the  assessment  roll  and  to  all  others 
interested  therein,  and  may  be  in  the  following  form: 

Notice  of  Special  Assessment. 

To  (insert  the  names  of  the  persons  against  whom  the  assess- 
ment appears)  and  to  all  persons  interested,  take  notice:  That  the 
roll  of  the  special  assessment  heretofore  made  by  the  city  assessor 
for  the  purpose  of  defraying  that  part  of  the  costs  which  the  city 
council  decided  should  be  paid  and  borne  by  special  assessment  for 
the  (e.  g.,  paving  Virginia  street  to  Fourth  street  in  said  city), 
(or  constructing  a  sewer  on  Sierra  street  between  First  street  and 
Fifth  street),  or  (as  the  case  may  be),  is  now  on  file  at  my  office 
for  public  inspection.  Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  city  council 
and  city  assessor  of  the  city  of  Reno  will  meet  in  the  council  room 
in  said  city  on  (insert  the  date  fixed  upon),  to  review  said  assess- 
ment, at  which  time  and  place  opportunity  will  be  given  all  persons 
interested  to  be  heard. 

Dated City   Clerk. 

At  the  time  appointed  for  the  purpose  aforesaid  the  city  council 
and  city  assessor  shall  meet  and  there,  or  at  some  adjourned  meeting, 
review  the  assessment;  and  shall  hear  any  objection  to  said  assess- 
ments which  may  be  made  by  any  person  deeming  himself  aggrieved 
thereby,  and  shall  decide  upon  the  same;  and  the  city  council  may 
correct  the  same  as  to  any  assessment  or  description  of  the  premises, 
appearing  therein,  and  may  confirm  it  as  reported  or  as  corrected, 
or  they  may  refer  the  assessment  back  to  the  city  assessor  for  re- 
vision; or  annul  it  and  direct  a  new  assessment;  in  which  case  the 
same  proceedings  shall  be  had  as  in  respect  to  the  previous  assess- 
ment. When  a  special  assessment  shall  be  confirmed  the  city  clerk 
shall  make  an  endorsement  upon  the  roll  showing  the  date  of  con- 
firmation which  shall  be  in  the  following  words:  "Special  assess- 
ment roll  for  (describing  fully  what  the  assessment  is  for),  as  ap- 


24  CHARTER 

proved  by  the  city  council,  the day  of (month),  19 

(affixing  the  time). 

Dated   City   Clerk." 

Sixth — When  any  special  assessment  roll  shall  be  confirmed  by 
the  city  council  it  shall  be  final  and  conclusive  except  as  hereinafter 
provided;  but  no  such  assessment  shall  be  confirmed  except  by  a 
two-thirds  vote  of  all  the  members  elected  to  the  city  council.  The 
city  clerk  and  clerk  of  the  city  council  shall  thereupon  deliver  to 
the  county  auditor,  acting  ex  officio  city  auditor,  the  assessment 
roll  as  confirmed  by  the  city  council,  with  his  certificate  of  such  con- 
firmation, and  of  the  date  thereof.  The  county  auditor,  acting  ex 
officio  citv  auditor,  shall  thereupon,  without  extra  compensation, 
record  such  assessment  roll  in  his  office,  in  a  suitable  book  to  be 
kept  for  that  purpose,  and  append  thereto  his  certificate  of  the  date 
of  such  recording,  whereupon  from  said  date  all  persons  shall  be 
deemed  to  have  notice  of  the  contents  of  such  assessment  roll.  Said 
roll  when  so  endorsed  and  recorded  shall  be  prima  facie  evidence 
in  all  courts  and  tribunals  of  the  regularity  of  all  proceedings  pre- 
liminary to  the  making  thereof  and  of  the  validity  of  said  assess- 
ment and  assessment  roll. 

All  special  assessments  shall,  from  the  date  of  recording  thereof, 
constitute  a  lien  upon  the  respective  lots  or  parcels  of  land  assessed 
and  shall  be  charged  against  the  persons  and  properties  until  paid. 
Upon  the  confirmation  and  recording  of  any  assessment  the  amount 
thereof  may  be  divided  into  not  more  than  ten  installments,  one  of 
which  installments  to  be  collected  yearly,  in  a  manner  hereinafter 
prescribed,  with  annual  interest  thereon  at  a  rate  not  exceeding  seven 
per  cent. 

All  special  assessments,  except  such  installments  thereof  as  the 
city  council  shall  make  payable  at  a  future  time,  shall  be  due  and 
payable  upon  recording,  and  suit  may  be  commenced  for  the  collec- 
tion thereof  in  the  name  of  the  city  of  Reno  in  the  same  manner  as 
any  other  action  for  money  owed  the  city  of  Reno;  provided,  the 
court  shall  order  the  property,  or  sufficient  thereof  to  cover  the 
amount  of  judgment  and  costs,  sold,  and  the  proceedings  in  said 
action,  where  the  same  are  not  inconsistent,  shall  be  the  same  as  is 
provided  in  the  civil  practice  act  of  the  State  of  Nevada,  and  when- 
ever and  wherever  the  words  "justice  court,"  "justice  of  the  peace," 
and  "constable"  are  used  in  said  civil  practice  act  the  same  shall  be 
held  to  mean  police  court,  police  judge,  and  chief  of  police,  respec- 
tively, for  the  purposes  of  said  action. 

Should  any  lots  or  lands  be  divided  after  a  special  assessment 
thereon  shall  have  been  confirmed  and  divided  into  installments  and 
before  the  collection  of  the  installments,  the  city  council  may  require 
the  city  assessor  to  apportion  the  uncollected  amounts  upon  the  sev- 
eral parts  of  lands  so  divided.  The  report  of  such  apportionment 
when  confirmed  shall  be  conclusive  on  all  the  parties,  and  all  assess- 
ments thereafter  made  upon  such  lots  or  lands  shall  be  according  to 
such  subdivision. 

Should  any  special  assessment  prove  insufficient  to  pay  for  the 
improvement  or  work  for  which  it  is  levied,  and  the  expense  incident 
thereto,  the  amount  of  such  deficiency  shall  be  paid  from  the  general 
fund  in  the  treasury  of  the  city;  and  in  case  a  greater  amount  shall 
have  been  collected  than  was  necessary  the  excess  shall  be  refunded 
ratably  to  those  by  whom  it  was  paid. 

Whenever  any  special  assessment  shall,  in  the  opinion  of  the  city 
council,  be  invalid  by  reason  of  any  irregularity  or  informality  in  the 


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proceedings,  or  if  any  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  shall  adjudge 
such  assessments  to  be  illegal,  the  city  council  shall,  whether  the 
improvement  has  been  made  or  not,  or  whether  any  part  of  the 
assessments  have  been  paid  or  not,  have  power  to  cause  a  new  assess- 
ment to  be  made  for  the  same  purpose  for  which  the  former  assess- 
ment was  made.  All  of  the  proceedings  for  such  reassessment  and 
for  the  collection  thereof  shall  be  conducted  in  the  same  manner  as 
provided  for  special  assessment  in  this  act. 

Whenever  any  sum  or  any  part  thereof  levied  upon  any  premises 
in  the  assessment  so  set  aside  has  been  paid  and  not  refunded,  the 
payment  so  made  shall  be  applied  upon  the  reassessment  on  said 
premises;  and  the  assessment  to  that  extent  be  deemed  satisfied. 

No  judgment  or  decree  nor  any  act  of  the  city  council  vacating 
a  special  assessment  shall  destroy  or  impair  the  lien  of  the  city 
upon  the  premises  assessed  for  such  amount  of  the  assessment  as 
may  be  equitably  charged  against  the  same  or  as  by  regular  mode  of 
proceedings  might  have  been  lawfully  assessed  thereon. 

When  any  special  assessment  shall  be  confirmed,  recorded,  and 
be  payable,  and  the  city  council  desires  to  have  the  same  paid  in 
annual  installments  as  hereinbefore  provided,  the  city  council  may, 
by  resolution,  direct  the  city  clerk  to  report  to  the  city  assessor  a 
description  of  such  lots  and  premises  as  are  contained  in  said  roll, 
with  the  amount  of  the  assessment  levied  upon  each,  or  the  amount 
of  the  annual  installment  with  the  interest  added,  and  the  name  of 
the  owner  or  occupant  against  whom  the  assessment  was  made,  and 
to  require  the  city  assessor  to  levy  the  several  sums  so  assessed  as 
a  tax  upon  the  several  lots  or  premises  to  which  they  were  assessed 
respectively,  and  the  city  council  shall  annually  and  at  the  same  time 
the  city  tax  levy  is  made  continue  to  so  require  the  city  assessor  to 
levy  the  said  installments  of  special  assessments  until  the  whole 
sum  assessed  with  interest  thereon  has  been  paid.  Upon  receiving 
such  report,  the  city  assessor  shall  levy  the  sums  therein  mentioned 
upon  the  respective  lots  and  premises  to  which  they  were  assessed 
and  against  the  persons  chargeable  therewith  as  a  tax  in  the  general 
assessment  roll  next  thereafter  to  be  made  in  a  column  for  special 
assessments,  and  the  county  auditor,  acting  ex  officio  city  auditor, 
shall  extend  the  same  on  said  roll  in  the  same  manner  as  state  and 
county  taxes  or  assessments  are  extended,  and  thereupon  the  amount 
so  levied  in  said  assessment  roll  shall  be  collected  and  enforced  with 
the  other  taxes  in  the  assessment  roll  by  the  county  tax  receiver, 
acting  ex  officio  city  tax  receiver,  and  in  the  same  manner,  and  shall 
continue  to  be  a  lien  upon  the  premises  assessed  until  paid,  and  when 
collected  shall  be  credited  to  the  proper  funds;  provided,  that  nothing 
in  this  paragraph  set  forth  shall  be  construed  as  preventing  the  city 
of  Keno  from  collecting  any  special  assessment  by  suit  in  the  name 
of  the  city  of  Reno  in  the  manner  in  this  subdivision  before  con- 
tained, and  the  said  special  assessment  roll  and  the  certified  resolu- 
tion confirming  it,  as  recorded,  shall  be  prima  facie  evidence  of  the 
regularity  of  the  proceedings  in  making  the  assessment  and  of  the 
right  of  the  city  to  recover  judgment  therefor. 

If  in  any  action  for  the  collection  of  any  assessment  it  shall  ap- 
pear by  reason  of  any  irregularity  of  informality  that  the  assess- 
ment has  not  been  properly  made  against  the  defendant,  or  the  lot 
or  the  premises  sought  to  be  charged,  the  court  may,  nevertheless, 
on  satisfactory  proof  that  the  expense  has  been  incurred  by  the  city 
which  is  a  proper  charge  against  the  defendant,  or  the  lot  or  premises 
in  question,  render  judgment  for  the  amount  properly  chargeable 
against  such  defendant  or  upon  such  lot  or  premises. 
,    The  city  council  of  the  city  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  em- 


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powered  to  correct  or  amend  the  said  special  assessment  roll,  by 
resolution,  at  any  time  after  confirmation  and  recording  of  the  same, 
so  as  to  make  it  conform  to  the  actual  cost  of  the  work  for  which 
the  same  was  levied,  and  all  changes  in  said  roll  shall  be  made  by 
resolution,  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  all  the  members  elected  to  the 
city  council,  "and  the  said  resolution,  or  a  copy  thereof  certified  by 
the  clerk  of  the  city  council  as  being  a  true  copy,  shall  be  posted 
in  the  said  special  assessment  roll  and  shall  constitute  conclusive 
authority  for  the  change  so  made. 

In  construing  the  fifth  and  sixth  powers  of  section  ten,  article 
twelve,  anything  in  this  act  contrary  thereto  shall  not  be  deemed 
in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  said  powers. 

Seventh — To  organize,  regulate,  maintain,  and  disband  a  fire 
department,  to  nrovide  for  the  extinguishment  of  fire  and  protection 
against  the  same;  to  regulate  or  prohibit  the  storage  of  gunpowder 
or  other  explosive,  combustible,  or  inflammable  material  within,  or 
transported  through,  the  city,  and  to  prescribe  the  distance  from 
said  city  where  the  same  may  be  stored,  held,  or  kept;  to  regulate 
the  selling,  using,  or  keeping  of  firecrackers,  fireworks,  and  the  giv- 
ing of  any  exhibition  of  fireworks  within  the  city  limits  and  any 
designated  portion  thereof. 

Eighth — To  determine,  by  ordinance,  what  shall  be  deemed 
nuisances,  and  to  provide  for  the  abatement,  prevention,  and  removal 
of  the  same  by  the  city  or  at  the  expense  of  the  parties  creating, 
maintaining,  causing,  or  committing  such  nuisances,  and  to  provide 
for  the  penalty  and  punishment  of  the  same. 

Ninth — To  provide  for  safeguarding  the  health  of  the  city.  For 
this  purpose,  the  city  council  may  appoint  a  city  board  of  health  and 
by  ordinance,  prescribe  its  duties  and  powers,  and  provide  that  any 
violation  of  any  order  of  the  board  of  health  shall  be  considered  a 
misdemeanor. 

Tenth — To  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  and  to  regu- 
late all  character  of  lawful  trades,  callings,  industries,  occupations, 
professions  and  business,  conducted  in  whole  or  in  part  within  the 
city,  including  all  theaters,  theatrical  or  melodeon  performances  and 
performances  of  any,  every,  and  all  kinds  for  which  an  admission  fee 
is  charged,  or  which  may  be  held  in  any  house,  place,  or  enclosure 
where  wines,  spirituous,  malt,  vinous,  or  intoxicating  liquors  are 
sold  or  given  away;  circuses,  shows,  billard  tables,  pool  tables,  bovd- 
ing  alleys,  and  all  exhibitions  and  amusements.  To  fix,  impose,  and 
collect  a  license  tax  on  and  regulate  all  taverns,  hotels,  restaurants, 
chop  houses,  cafes,  saloons,  eating-houses,  lunch  counters,  barrooms, 
lodging-houses  accomodating  four  or  more  lodgers,  manufacturers, 
laundries,  livery  stables,  sale  stables,  cattle  or  horse  corrals,  express 
companies,  telegraph  and  telephone  companies,  oil  wells  or  tanks, 
oil  refineries,  tanneries,  foundries,  brickyards,  pressed-brick  yards, 
street  railway  companies  operating  in  whole  or  in  part  within  the 
city.  To  fix,  impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  and  regulate  auc- 
tioneers and  stock  brokers.  To  fix,  impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax 
on,  regulate,  prohibit,  or  suppress  all  tippling  houses,  dram  shops, 
saloons,  bars,  barrooms,  raffles,  hawkers,  peddlers,  except  those 
dealing  in  their  own  agricultural  products  of  this  state.  To  fix, 
impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax  on,  regulate,  prescribe  the  location 
of,  or  suppress,  all  saloons,  barrooms,  gambling  games,  tippling 
houses,  dram-shops,  and  any  and  all  places  where  intoxicating  drinks 
are  sold  or  given  away,  street  fakers,  street  peddlers,  except  as 
above  stated,  fortune  tellers,  mediums,  astrologers,  palmists,  clair- 
voyants,   phrenologists,    pawn    shops,    pawn    brokers,    oil    wells,    oil 


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tanks,  oil  refineries,  soap  manufacturers,  brickyards,  livery,  feed,  or 
sale  stables,  cattle  or  horse  corrals,  foundries,  and  machine  shops. 
To  prohibit  and  suppress  all  dog-fights,  prize-fights,  cock-fights, 
bear,  bull,  or  badger  baits,  sparring  and  sparring  contests.  To  regu- 
late, prohibit,  prescribe  the  location  of,  and  suppress,  all  houses  of 
ill-fame,  hurdy-gurdy  houses,  bawd  houses,  and  any  and  all  places 
where  persons  resort  to  for  lewd  or  lascivious  purposes,  or  purposes 
of  lewdness  or  prostitution,  including  dance  houses  and  saloons  hav- 
ing special  attractions,  such  as  music  or  otherwise.  To  fix,  impose, 
and  collect  a  license  tax  on  and  regulate  all  lawful  professions, 
trades,  callings,  and  business  whatsoever,  including  grocers,  mer- 
chants of  any,  every,  and  all  kinds,  trades  and  traders  of  all  kinds, 
hotels,  butcher  shops,  slaughter  houses,  wood  and  fuel  dealers,  coal 
dealers,  sewing  machine  agents,  marble  or  stone  dealers,  saddle  or 
harness  makers  or  shops,  cigar  stores,  stationery  stores,  confection- 
ery stores,  newspaper  stands,  plumbing  shops,  tin  shops  when 
separate  from  hardware  stores,  hardware  stores,  paint  or  oil  stores, 
bicycle  shops,  garages,  repair  shops,  cycleries,  warehouses,  cold- 
storage  plants,  daily,  weekly,  semi-weekly,  monthly,  and  semi- 
monthly newspapers  or  publications,  ice  peddlers,  insurance  com- 
panies, fire,  life,  and  accident,  and  agents  or  solicitors  for  the  same, 
surety  companies,  and  agents  or  solicitors  for  the  same,  shooting 
galleries,  upholsterers,  soap  factories,  barber  shops,  collection 
agencies,  and  collectors,  carpet  cleaners,  photographers,  wagon 
makers,  wheelwrights,  blacksmith  shops,  horseshoeing  shops,  tailors 
and  tailor  shops,  shoe  shops,  cobblers,  tinkers,  cloth-cleaning  and 
dyeing  establishments,  all  billiard  or  pool  games  or  other  or  any 
table  games  played  with  cue  and  balls  or  other  mechanical  device, 
bakeries,  milliners,  gunsmith  shops,  steam  renovating  works,  dress- 
making establishments,  railroad,  telegraph  and  telephone  companies, 
stage  companies,  electric  light,  water,  and  power  companies,  bankers 
and  brokers  of  any.  every,  and  all  kinds,  electrical  supply  houses, 
job  printers,  manufacturers  of  soda  water,  or  other  or  any  soft 
drinks,  or  of  beer,  malt,  spirituous,  or  vinous  liquors  or  other  or 
any  alcoholic  beverages,  brewing  companies,  brewing  agencies,  patent 
medicine  agencies,  agencies  of  any  and  all  kinds,  wholesale  liquor 
houses,  or  purchasers  or  brokers,  sampling  works,  flour  mills,  city 
express  and  job  wagons,  draymen,  second-hand  stores,  messenger 
service  establishments,  contractors,  contracting  mechanics  or 
builders,  sash  and  door  factories,  planing  mills,  machine  shops,  car 
shops,  building  and  loan  companies  and  agents  or  solicitors  for  the 
same,  real  estate  agents,  real  estate  solicitors,  popcorn,  peanut,  deli- 
catessen, fruit  and  lemonade  stands,  refreshment  or  coffee  stands,, 
booths  and  sheds,  dry-goods  stores  of  every,  any,  and  all  kinds, 
boot  and  shoe  stores,  furniture  stores,  drug  stores,  undertakers,  glass 
and  crockery  stores,  tamale  stands  or  shops,  abstract  of  title  com- 
panies, or  persons  furnishing  the  same,  iron  works,  notions  and  notion 
stores,  pipe  and  tobacco  stores,  advertising  by  billboards,  placards  and 
the  like,  bootblacks  and  bootblack  stands,  gun  stores,  sporting,  hunting, 
and  Ashing  tackle  stores,  jewelry  stores,  resorts  for  amusements  of 
all  kinds  and  all  and  singular,  each  and  every,  and  any  business, 
and  all  trades  and  professions,  including  attorneys,  doctors,  phy- 
sicians, and  denists,  and  all  character  of  lawful  business  or  callings 
not  herein  specifically  named;  provided,  that  in  fixing  licenses,  the 
city  council  must  as  nearly  as  practicable,  make  the  same  uniform 
in  proportion  to  the  approximate  amount  of  business  done  by  the 
licensee;  and  provided  further,  that  in  fixing  licenses  hereunder,  the 
city  council  must  have  due  regard  for  and  be  governed  as  far  as 
possible  by,  the  approximate  amount  or  volume  of  business  done  by 


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each  person,  firm,  company,  association,  or  corporation  thus  licensed. 

Eleventh — To  fix,  impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax  on,  and  regu- 
late all  saloons,  barrooms,  dram  shops,  bars,  tippling  houses,  or 
places  where  spirituous,  malt,  vinous,  or  intoxicating  liquors  are 
sold  or  given  away;  and  to  limit  the  number  of  saloons  and  all  other 
retail  liquor  licenses,  and  to  revoke  the  same. 

Twelveth — To  fix,  impose,  and  collect  an  annual  per  capita  tax 
on  all  dogs  and  to  provide  for  the  capture  and  destruction  of  all  dogs 
on  which  said  tax  shall  not  be  paid.  To  fix,  impose,  and  collect  a 
license  tax  on  and  regulate  hacks,  hackney  coaches,  cabs,  omnibuses, 
express  wagons,  drays,  job  wagons,  and  all  other  vehicles  used  for 
hire,  and  to  regulate  the  stands  of  all  hacks,  hackney  coaches,  cabs, 
omnibuses,  express  wagons,  drays,  job  wagons,  and  all  other  vehicles 
used  for  hire,  and  to  regulate  their  rates  of  fare,  and  to  require 
schedules  of  rates  to  be  posted  on  or  upon  such  public  vehicles.  To 
fix,  impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax  on,  regulate,  prohibit,  or  sup- 
press runners  for  hotels,  taverns,  or  other  business. 

Thirteenth — To  prevent  and  restrain  any  riot  or  riotous  assem- 
blage or  disorderly  conduct  within  the  city,  and  to  provide  for  the 
punishment  of  the  same  . 

Fourteenth — To  provide  for  the  formation  of  a  chain  gang  for 
persons  convicted  of  offenses  against  the  ordinances  of  the  city,  and 
for  their  proper  employment  for  the  benefit  of  the  city,  and  to  safe- 
guard and  prevent  their  escape  while  being  so  employed. 

Fifteenth — To  nrovide  for  conducting  all  city  elections,  regular 
or  special,  establishing  election  precincts,  changing  the  same,  and 
appointing  the  necessary  officers  of  election. 

Sixteenth — To  regulate  the  speed  at  which  cars,  automobiles, 
bicycles,  and  other  vehicles  may  run  within  the  city  limits,  and  to 
prescribe  the  length  of  time  any  street  may  be  obstructed  by  trains 
being  made  up  or  cars  standing  thereon,  and  to  require  railway  com- 
panies, at  the  expense  of  said  railway  companies,  either  to  erect 
safety  gates  and  maintain  the  same,  or  to  station  flagmen  or  place 
such  sufficient  warning  signals  or  signal  bells  on  street  crossings  as 
may,  in  the  judgment  of  the  city  council  be  necessary,  and  to  require 
street  railway  cars  to  be  provided  with  modern  fenders,  and  suf- 
ficient heat  and  other  conveniences  for  the  passengers  and  employees, 
and  to  have  warning  or  signal  bells  rung  at  all  street  crossings, 
and  generally  to  regulate  and  control  the  same  for  the  comfort,  safety, 
and  security  of  pedestrians  and  the  traveling  public.  And  the  city 
council  of  the  city  of  Reno  is  hereby  vested  with  full  power  and 
authority  to  exercise  the  right  of  eminent  domain  in  all  cases  where 
the  same  is  deemed  necessary  to  condemn  a  right  of  way  for  street 
or  other  public  purposes  over  and  across  any  railroad  right  of  way. 

Seventeenth — To  examine  all  books,  papers,  reports,  and  state- 
ments of  the  several  officers  or  other  persons  having  custody,  care,  or 
disbursement  of  any  moneys  belonging  to  the  city,  and  to  examine  and 
liquidate  all  accounts  and  claims  against  the  city  and  to  allow  or 
reject  the  same  or  any  part  thereof. 

Eighteenth — To  provide  for  the  issuance  of  all  licenses  in  this 
charter  authorized  and  to  fix  the  amount  thereof  and  the  times  for, 
manner  of  and  terms  upon  which  the  same  shall  be  issued. 

Nineteenth — To  make  all  appropriations,  examine  and  audit,  re- 
ject or  allow  the  accounts  of  all  officers,  or  other  persons  having  the 
care  or  custody  of  any  city  moneys  or  property  and  to  determine  the 
fee  or  salary  of  such  officer  or  person,  except  as  herein  otherwise  pro- 
vided, to  make  contracts  and  agreements  for  the  use  and  benefit  of 


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the  city,  such  contracts  to  specify  the  fund  out  of  which  payment  for 
the  same  is  to  be  made;  provided,  that  in  no  case  shall  a  liability  be 
created  or  warrant  drawn  against  any  fund  beyond  the  actual  amount 
then  existing  in  such  fund  wherewith  to  meet  the  same. 

Twentieth — To  control,  enlarge,  or  abolish  cemeteries  and  to  sell 
or  lease  lots  therein;  to  control  and  regulate  the  interments  therein 
and  to  prohibit  them  within  the  city  limits,  and  to  prescribe  the  dis- 
tance from  said  limits,  where  the  same  may  be  located;  and  to  pro- 
vide for  the  issuance  of  burial  or  transit  nermits,  and  make  a  charge 
therefor. 

Twenty-first — To  establish,  lay  out  and  change  fire  limits  and 
regulate  or  prevent  the  erection  or  repair  of  wooden  buildings  therein; 
to  regulate  and  prescribe  the  material  to  be  used  in  the  construction 
or  repair  of  buildings  or  sheds  in  such  limits  and  to  prevent  the  erec- 
tion or  construction  of  any  buildings  or  sheds  of  other  material;  to 
regulate,  prescribe  the  material  of,  and  prohibit  awnings,  porches, 
signs,  placards  or  billboards  over  sidewalks,  or  across  streets,  and  to 
regulate  the  same  throughout  the  city. 

Twenty-second — To  provide  by  ordinance,  for  supplemental  regis- 
tration of  all  persons  possessing  the  requisite  qualifications  of  voters 
in  said  city  and  whose  names  do  not  appear  on  the  official  register  of 
voters  in  said  city  for  the  next  preceding  general  election;  such  sup- 
plemental registration  may  be  had  every  four  years,  before  the  police 
judge,  and  conform  as  nearly  as  possible  with  the  requirement  of 
general  laws  governing  registration  of  persons  for  general  elections; 
provided,  that  no  such  supplemental  registration  shall  be  had  or  taken 
later  than  thirty  days  preceding  any  regular  city  election,  and  the 
registration  books  shall  be  closed  at  least  ten  days  before  the  day 
of  election. 

Twenty-third — To  provide  and  maintain  a  city  prison  and  pro- 
vide for  the  guarding,  safe-keeping,  care,  feeding,  and  clothing  of 
the  city  prisoners. 

Twenty-fourth — To  prevent  or  regulate  the  running  at  large 
in  the  city  of  any  poultry,  hogs,  sheep,  goats,  swine,  horses,  cows, 
or  animals;  to  establish  and  maintain  a  pound  and  to  authorize  the 
impounding,  sale,  or  disposal  of  any  animals  found  running  at  large, 
and  to  authorize  the  destruction  of  all  fowls  or  poultry  running  at 
large. 

Twenty-fifth — To  regulate  or  prohibit  the  use  of  steam  boilers; 
the  location  of  telegraph,  telephone,  electric  light  and  other  poles, 
and  the  suspension  thereon  of  wires,  and  the  construction  of  entrances 
to  cellars  and  basements  from  sidewalks. 

Twenty-sixth — To  prevent  and  regulate  the  erection  or  main- 
tenance of  insecure  or  unsafe  buildings,  walls,  chimneys,  stacks,  or 
other  structures;  to  prescribe  the  manner  of  construction  and  loca- 
tion of  drains  and  sewers;  to  lay  out,  change,  and  create  sewer  dis- 
tricts; to  require  connections  with  sewers;  to  require  the  owners, 
lessees  or  other  persons  in  control  or  possession  of  public  buildings 
or  buildings  used  for  public  purposes,  including  hotels,  dancing  halls, 
theaters,  and  theater  buildings,  to  place  in  or  upon  the  same,  fire 
escapes  and  appliances  for  protection  against  the  extinguishment  of 
fire;  to  prevent  the  construction  and  cause  the  removal  of  dangerous 
chimneys,  stovepipes,  ovens  and  boilers,  and  to  prevent  the  depositing 
of  sewer  filth,  offal,  manure,  or  other  offensive  matter  in  the  city; 
to  prevent  the  depositing  of  ashes,  rubbish,  shavings,  or  any  com- 
bustible material  in  unsafe  places;  to  regulate  and  compel  the  abat- 
ing, removal,  or  cleansing,  at  the  expense  of  the  person  in  possession 
of  responsible   therefor,   of   all   nauseous   matter,   filth,   accumulated 


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rubbish,  debris,  nauseous,  stinking  or  foul  privy  vaults;  and  if  after 
the  city  council  has  ^iven  written  notice  to  the  owner  or  agent  of 
anv  lot  or  premises  to  clean  the  same  of  any  accumulated  rubbish, 
garbage,  or  filth,  the  said  owner  or  agent  refuses  or  fails  for  a  period 
of  two  days  from  and  after  receipt  of  said  notice  so  to  do,  the  city 
council  may  remove  the  said  rubbish,  garbage  or  filth  and  collect  the 
cost  of  said  removal  by  suit  against  the  said  owmer  and  lot  or  prem- 
ises, and  the  cost  of  said  removal  shall  be  a  lien  against  the  said 
lot  or  premises  until  paid,  and  in  the  said  action  for  recovery  of  the 
cost  of  said  removal  it  shall  not  be  necessary  to  join  as  defendant 
any  party  other  than  the  name  of  the  actual  record  owner  and  the 
said  lot  or  premises. 

Twenty-seventh — To  regulate  the  entrance  to  and  exit  from 
theaters,  lecture  rooms,  public  halls,  and  churches,  and  the  number 
and  construction  of  such  entrances  and  exits,  and  to  prohibit  the 
placing  of  chairs,  stools,  or  benches  in  or  crowding  or  otherwise  im- 
peding or  obstructing  the  passageways,  aisles,  entrances  or  exits  of 
such  places. 

Twenty-eighth — To  regulate  and  control  the  construction  and 
maintenance  of  any  tubes,  pipes,  or  pipe  lines,  conduits,  ditches,  sig- 
nal bells,  warning  signs,  and  other  electric,  telegraph,  and  mechani- 
cal appliances  in,  along,  over,  under,  and  across  the  streets  and 
alleys;  provided,  that  no  such  appliances  shall,  be  placed  so  as  to 
interfere  with  the  fire  alarm  system,  or  the  extinguishment  of  fires, 
or  permanently,  with  the  free  use  of  the  streets  sidewalks  or  alleys. 

Twenty-ninth — To  require  every  railroad  and  street  railway  com- 
pany to  keep  the  streets  in  repair  between  the  tracks  and  along  and 
within  the  distance  of  two  feet  upon  each  side  of  the  tracks,  and  to 
require  all  street  railway  companies  to  sprinkle  the  streets  between 
their  tracks,  and  for  a  reasonable  distance  on  each  side  thereof. 

Thirtieth — To  require  upon  such  notice  as  the  city  council  may 
direct,  any  noxious  or  offensive  smell,  filth,  or  debris  to  be  abated, 
removed,  or  otherwise  destroyed,  at  the  expense  of  the  person  or 
persons  causing,  committing,  or  responsible  therefor,  and  the  city 
council  in  like  manner  may  require  or  cause  any  lots  or  portions  of 
lots  covered  by  stagnant  w^ater  for  any  period,  to  be  filled  up  to  such 
level  as  will  prevent  the  same  from  being  so  covered,  and  may  assess 
the  cost  or  any  portion  thereof,  of  filling,  upon  such  real  estate  an<l 
make  the  same  a  lien  thereon,  in  which  case  said  lien  shall  be  pre- 
served, enforced,  and  foreclosed  as  in  other  cases  herein  provided  for. 

Thirty-first — To  provide  for  and  regulate  the  manner  of  weigh- 
ing of  all  food  products  and  food  stuffs,  and  hay,  grain,  straw,  and 
coal,  and  the  measuring  and  selling  of  firewood  and  of  all  fuel  with- 
in the  city,  and  to  provide  for  the  seizure  and  forfeiture  of  such 
articles  offered  for  sale  which  do  not  comply  with  such  regulation?, 
and  to  examine,  test  and  provide  for  the  inspection  and  sealing  of 
all  weights  and  measures,  throughout  the  city  and  enforce  the  keep- 
ing by  traders  and  dealers,  of  proper  weights  and  measures  duly 
tested  and  sealed,  and  by  ordinances  provide  a  penalty  for  the  using 
of  false  weights  or  measures. 

Thirty-second — To  restrain  and  punish  vagrants,  drunkards, 
drunkenness,  disorderly  persons,  common  prostitutes,  mendicants, 
street  walkers,  street  solicitors  for  alms  or  otherwise,  street  beggars, 
house  beggars,  and  lew^d  persons;  to  suppress  and  abolish  houses  of 
assignation,  or  places  resorted  to  by  persons  for  the  purpose  of  pros- 
titution or  immoral  purposes;  to  prevent  diseased,  maimed,  injured, 
or  unfortunate  persons  from  displaying  their  infirmities  for  the  pur- 
pose of  receiving  alms,  and  to  prevent  and  punish  obsence  language, 


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or  conduct,  indecent  exposure  of  person,  loud  and  threatening  or  lewd 
language,  or  profane  language  in  the  presence  and  hearing  of  women 
or  children,  and  all  obnoxious,  offensive,  immoral,  indecent,  and  dis- 
orderly conduct  and  practices  in  the  city;  to  prevent  and  punish  the 
discharging  of  firearms  in  the  city,  the  lighting  of  fires  in  yards, 
streets,  or  alleys,  or  other  unsafe  places  anywhere  within  the  city; 
to  prevent  and  punish  the  carrying  of  weapons,  concealed  or  other- 
wise; to  prevent  and  punish  fast  driving,  fast  horseback  riding,  or 
the  riding  or  breaking  to  drive  of  wild  or  unmanageable  horses  in 
the  city;  to  require  that  all  horses  when  left  standing  shall  be  hitched 
to  post  or  weight,  and  to  prescribe  the  length  of  time  any  horse  ov 
animal  may  be  allowed  to  remain  tied,  held,  or  otherwise  kept  on  the 
streets  or  alleys  of  the  city. 

Thirty-third — To  prevent  and  punish  all  persons  from  showing, 
selling,  or  exhibiting  for  sale  or  in  any  manner  publishing,  any 
obscene  or  indecent  drawings,  engravings,  paintings,  books,  or 
pamphlets,  and  all  obscene  or  indecent  exhibitions  and  shows  of 
every  kind. 

Thirty-fourth — To  regulate  the  use  and  sale  of  water,  gas, 
electric,  and  other  lights  in  the  city;  to  fix  and  determine  the  price 
as  well  as  the  rentals  of  all  w^ater,  gas,  and  electric  light  meters 
within  the  city;  and  to  provide  for  the  inspection  of  such  meters;  to 
regulate  telephone  service  and  the  use  of  telephones,  and  to  fix  and 
determine  the  charges  for  telephones,  telephone  service,  and  connec- 
tions within  the  city;  provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall 
be  held  to  supercede  any  state  law  upon  this  subject,  so  long  as  any 
such  state  law  may  be  in  effect. 

Thirty-fifth — To  provide  for  the  lighting  of  the  streets  and  public 
buildings  and  places  of  the  city  and  to  regulate  such  lighting. 

Thirty-sixth — To  regulate  lodging,  tenement,  and  apartment 
houses  having  four  or  more  lodgers;  to  prevent  the  overcrowding  of 
the  same,  and  to  require  the  same  to  be  kept  in  a  sanitary  condition. 

Thirty-seventh — To  adopt  and  enforce  by  ordinance,  all  such 
measures  and  establish  all  such  regulations  in  case  no  express  pro- 
vision is  in  this  charter  made,  as  the  city  council  may  from  time  to 
time  deem  expedient  and  necessary  for  the  promotion  and  protection 
of  health,  comfort,  safety,  life,  welfare,  and  property  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  said  city,  the  preservation  of  peace  and  good  order,  the 
promotion  of  public  morals  and  the  suppression  and  prevention  of 
vice  in  the  city,  and  to  pass  and  enact  ordinances  on  any  other  sub- 
ject of  municipal  control,  or  to  carry  into  force  or  effect  any  other 
powers  of  the  city,  and  to  do  and  perform  any,  every,  and  all  acts 
and  things  necessary  or  required  for  the  execution  of  the  powers 
conferred  or  which  may  be  necessary  to  fully  carry  out  the  purpose 
and  intent  thereof. 

Thirty-eighth — To  provide  for  the  cleaning  of  the  river,  reser- 
voirs, and  streams  of  the  city,  and  the  ditches  connected  therewith, 
of  all  driftwood  and  noxious  matter;  to  prohibit,  prevent,  and  punish 
the  depositing  therein  of  any  filth  or  other  matter  tending  to  make 
the  waters  thereof  impure,  unwholesome,  or  offensive. 

Thirty-ninth — To  require  of  all  ditch  or  canal  companies,  persons, 
or  individuals  owning,  operating,  or  controlling  any  ditch  or  canal 
running  over  or  across  any  of  the  streets  or  alleys  of  the  city  to  cause 
such  ditch  or  canal  to  be  completely  bridged  from  side  to  side  of  such 
streets  or  alleys. 

Fortieth — To  compel  the  owner  of  any  grocery,  tallow-chandler 
shop,  soap  or  candle  factory,  butcher  shop  or  stall,  slaughter  house, 


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stable,  barn,  corral,  sewer,  privy,  or  other  offensive,  nauseous,  or 
unwholesome  place  or  house,  to  cleanse,  remove,  or  abate  the  sam§, 
whenever  the  city  council  shall  deem  it  necessary  for  the  health,  com- 
fort, or  convenience  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  city;  the  expense 
thereof  to  be  paid  by  the  person  causing,  maintaining,  or  committing 
the  same. 

Forty-first — To  select,  appoint,  and  employ  an  engineer,  sur- 
veyor, architect,  or  other  skilled  mechanic  or  person  from  time  to 
time,  whenever  in  the  judgment  of  the  city  council  it  shall  be  neces- 
sary or  expedient  for  the  purpose  of  supervising  and  directing  any 
public  work;  the  salary  or  compensation,  duties,  and  responsibilities 
of  such  person  to  be  fixed,  determined,  and  fully  defined  by  ordinance. 

Forty-second — To  prescribe  fines,  forfeitures,  and  penalties  for 
the  breach  or  violation  of  any  ordinance,  or  the  provisions  of  this 
charter,  but  no  penalty  shall  exceed  the  amount  of  five  hundred  dol- 
lars or  six  months  imprisonment,  or  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Forty-third — To  require  of  and  prescribe  the  amount  of  official 
bonds  from  its  members  and  all  officers  of  the  city,  whether  elective 
or  appointive. 

Forty-fourth — To  institute  and  maintain  any  suit  or  suits,  civil 
or  criminal,  in  the  name  of  the  city,  in  the  proper  court,  whenever 
necessary,  in  the  judgment  of  the  city  council  to  enforce  or  main- 
tain any  right  of  the  city,  and  they  may,  in  like  manner,  defend  all 
actions  against  the  city;  to  institute  and  maintain  any  suit  to  fore- 
close liens  or  otherwise,  against  any  property  owner  refusing  or  neg- 
lecting to  pay  as  assessed  by  the  city  council,  his  ratable  proportion 
of  the  cost  of  paving,  grading  or  otherwise  improving  any  street, 
or  building  any  sidewalk  or  other  improvement,  which  benefits  the 
property  or  owner  thereof. 

Forty-fifth — To  hold,  manage,  use  and  dispose  of  all  real  and 
personal  property  of  the  city,  and  to  enforce  the  payment  and  col- 
lection of  all  dues,  assessments,  or  demands  of  every  nature  or  kind, 
belonging  or  inuring  to  the  city,  but  no  sales  of  property  belonging 
to  the  city  shall  be  made  until  after  it  shall  have  been  appraised 
by  three  disinterested  appraisers,  residents  and  taxpayers  of  the  city, 
at  the  actual  market  value,  nor  shall  it  be  sold  for  less  than  seventy- 
five  per  cent  of  such  appraised  value;  provided,  that  no  park  or 
property  acquired  for  park  or  public  purposes  shall  be  sold  or  in  any 
manner  disposed  of. 

Forty-sixth — To  prohibit  the  injury  to  or  interference  with  the 
ornamental  trees  and  shrubbery  in  the  streets  and  public  places  of 
the  city,  and  to  prescribe  the  punishment  for  such  injury  and  inter- 
ference. 

Forty-seventh — Any  property,  real  or  personal,  necessary  or 
required  for  the  public  use  of  the  city,  may  be  condemned  and  appro- 
priated in  the  manner  prescribed  by  general  law  and  all  rights  of 
eminent  domain  may  be   exercised  by  the   city  in  relation   thereto. 

Forty-eighth — To  change  or  enlarge  the  boundaries  of  any  ward, 
by  ordinance,  so  as  to  annex  or  include  therein  additional  lands,  with 
the  tenements,  property  and  inhabitants  thereof;  provided,  the  city 
council  shall  be  first  petitioned  so  to  do  by  a  majority  of  the  persons 
of  the  district  proposed  to  be  so  annexed;  and  provided  further,  that 
no  change  in  the  boundaries  of  any  ward,  except  for  the  purpose  of 
enlarging  the  same,  shall  be  made  within  sixty  days  next  preceding 
any  general  city  election,  and  in  no  event  oftener  than  once  every 
two  years. 


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Forty-ninth — to  suppress  or  regulate  and  collect  a  license  tax 
on  circus  or  other  public  parades  through  the  streets  of  the  city. 

Fiftieth — In  its  discretion,  to  provide  and  set  aside  yearly  a  rea- 
sonable fund,  which  once  so  provided  and  set  aside  shall  not  be  in- 
creased, but  may  be  diminished,  during  the  year,  for  purposes  of 
publicity. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  11.  Whenever  there  shall  be  presented  to  the  council  a 
petition  signed  by  a  number  of  the  qualified  city  electors  equal  to 
fifteen  per  cent  of  the  votes  cast  in  the  city  at  the  next  preceding 
general  city  election,  praying  that  a  proposed  ordinance  or  ordinances, 
to  be  set  out  in  full  in  such  petition,  be  submitted  to  a  vote  of  the 
electors  of  the  city,  such  proposed  ordinance  or  ordinances  must  be 
submitted  to  the  vote  of  the  electors  of  the  city  at  the  next  general 
city  election,  unless  said  ordinance  or  ordinances  shall  have  been 
adopted  more  than  thirty  days  prior  to  such  election. 

Sec.  12.  Whenever  there  shall  be  presented  to  the  council  a 
petition  signed  by  a  number  of  qualified  city  electors  equal  to  thirty 
per  cent  of  the  votes  cast  at  the  next  preceding  general  city  election, 
praying  that  a  proposed  ordinance  or  ordinances,  to  be  set  out  in  full 
in  such  petition,  be  submitted  to  a  vote  of  the  electors  of  the  city,  at 
a  special  election  to  be  called  for  that  purpose,  such  special  election 
must  be  called  within  forty  days  after  such  petition  shall  have  been 
received  by  the  council,  and  such  nronosed  ordinance  or  ordinances 
must  be  submitted  to  the  vote  of  the  city  electors  thereat,  unless 
the  council  shall,  within  thirty  days  after  having  received  said  peti- 
tion, duly  adopt  such  ordinance  or  ordinances. 

Sec.  13.  The  city  council  may,  at  such  general  or  special  elec- 
tion, submit  an  alternative  ordinance  for  the  choice  of  the  electors, 
and  any  number  of  proposed  ordinances  may  be  voted  on  at  the 
same  election.  The  style  of  all  ordinances  voted  on  at  any  general 
or  special  election  shall  be  as  follows:  "The  People  of  the  City  of 
Reno  do  ordain." 

(As  amended  twenty- seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  14.  The  signatures  to  such  petitions  need  not  all  be  ap- 
pended to  one  paper,  but  each  signer  must  add  to  his  name  his  place 
of  residence,  giving  the  street  and  number  whenever  practicable.  One 
of  the  signers  of  each  paper  shall  make  oath  before  an  officr  com- 
petent to  administer  oaths,  that  the  statements  therein  made  are 
true  and  that  each  signature  to  the  paper  appended  is  the  genuine 
signature  of  the  person  whose  name  it  purports  to  be. 

Sec.  15.  The  tickets  used  at  such  elections  in  voting  on  such 
proposed  ordinances  shall  contain  the  words  "For  the  ordinance" 
(stating  in  brief  the  nature  thereof),  and  "Against  the  ordinance" 
(stating  in  brief  the  nature  thereof). 

Sec.  16.  If  a  majority  of  the  vote  cast  upon  the  question  of  such 
ordinance  shall  be  in  favor  of  the  adoption  thereof,  the  council  shall, 
within  twenty  days,  and  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after  such  elec- 
tion, proclaim  such  fact  by  publishing  such  proclamation  attached 
to  a  copy  of  such  ordinance  in  a  daily  newspaper  published  in  the 
city,  for  the  period  of  at  least  one  week,  and  thereupon  such  ordinance 
shall  go  into  effect  and  have  the  same  force  as  an  ordinance  duly 


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passed  by  the  Council  and  approved  by  the  Mayor  and  the  same  shall 
not  be  repealed  by  the  Council.  But  the  same  may  be  repealed  or 
amended  only  at  any  general  or  special  election,  in  the  manner  of  its 
adoption.    Such  amendment  or  repeal  may  be  proposed  by  the  Council. 


ARTICLE    XIII. 

HEALTH    DEPARTMENT. 

SECTION  1.  The  Board  of  Health  shall  consist  of  not  less  than 
three  nor  more  than  five  members,  all  of  whom,  except  the  Mayor, 
shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the 
Council.  Each  of  the  members  thus  appointed  shall  be  a  citizen  of 
the  State  and  shall  have  been  a  bona  fide  resident  and  qualified  elec- 
tor of  the  city  for  the  period  of  at  least  one  year  next  preceding  his 
appointment,  and  the  majority  of  the  members  thus  appointed  shall 
be  practicing  physicians  of  reputable  standing  in  their  profession. 
The  term  of  office  shall  be  two  years  and  until  their  successors  shall 
have  duly  qualified.  The  Mayor  shall  be  the  presiding  officer  of  the 
Board. 

Sec.  2.  A  majority  of  the  members  of  the  Board  shall  constitute 
a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  Board  shall  at  its  first  meeting  and  annually  there- 
after, appoint  one  of  its  members,  who  is  a  practicing  physician,  as 
Secretary  of  the  Board.  The  Secretary  shall  be  ex  officio  Health 
Officer  of  the  city. 

Sec.  4.  The  Board  of  Health  shall  have  supervision  of  all  mat- 
ters pertaining  to  the  sanitary  condition  of  the  city  and  the  public 
institutions  thereof,  and  full  powers  are  hereby  given  the  Board 
over  all  questions  of  defective  drainage,  the  said  infection  (disin- 
fection) and  sanitary  cleaning  of  all  public  and  private  places,  and 
the  abatement  of  all  nuisances  prejudicial  to  the  health  of  the  city. 
The  Board  shall  adopt  such  forms,  rules  and  regulations  for  the  use 
of  physicians  and  undertakers  as  in  their  judgment  may  be  best  cal- 
culated to  secure  vital  and  reliable  mortality  statistics  in  said  city, 
and  to  prevent  the  spread  of  contagious  and  infectious  diseases,  and 
for  that  purpose  shall  have  power  to  adopt  quarantine  laws,  rules 
and  regulations.  The  Board  shall  have  the  power  to  prevent  or  for- 
bid communication  with  infected  families  or  houses,  and,  with  the 
consent  of  the  Mayor,  may  provide  the  necessary  attendants  and 
supplies  for  any  pest  house  which  may  be  in  use,  and  the  Health 
Officer  shall  have  power  to  establish  a  temporary  pest  house  or  pest 
houses,  in  case  of  any  emergency. 

Sec.  5.  The  Board  of  Health  may  be  empowered,  among  other 
things,  to  inspect  all  meats,  poultry,  fish,  game,  bread,  butter,  cheese, 
milk,  lard,  eggs,  vegetables,  flour,  fruits,  meals,  dairy  products  and  all 
other  food  products  offered  for  sale  in  the  city  and  to  have  any  such 
products  as  are  unsound,  spoiled,  unwholesome  or  adulterated  sum- 
marily destroyed. 

Sec.  6.  The  Council  shall  by  ordinance  or  otherwise,  provide  for 
enforcing  such  orders  and  regulations  of  the  Board  of  Health  as  it 
may  from  time  to  time  adopt,  and  all  expenses  necessarily  incurred 
by  the  Board  of  Health  or  the  Health  Officer,  in  carrying  out  the 
provisions  of  the  law,  this  charter  and  ordinances,  shall  be  provided 


CHARTER  35 

for  by  the  Council,  which  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  make 
the  necessary  appropriations  therefor  out  of  the  general  funds  of 
the  city.  •  ; 

Sec.  7.  The  Secretary  of  the  Board  shall  see  that  the  laws  and 
ordinances  of  the  city  in  relation  to  the  health  and  the  regulation.s 
and  orders  of  the  Board  of  Health  are  properly  enforced  and  ob- 
served. The  secretary  shall  keep  a  full  record  of  all  the  transac- 
tions of  the  Board  as  well  as  all  records  pertaining  thereto.  No 
interments  or  cremations  shall  be  made  in  the  cemeteries  of  the  city 
unless  said  Health  Officer  is  satisfied  of  the  correctness  and  relia- 
bility of  the  certificate  of  death  presented  for  his  inspection.  He 
shall  have  power  to  reject  certificates  which  do  not  comply  with  the 
regulations  of  the  Board.  He  shall  have  the  power  of  a  police  officer 
in  the  enforcement  of  all  rules  pertaining  to  his  office  and  duties,  and 
shall  make  an  extended  annual  report  to  the  Board  of  Health  of  the 
affairs  pertaining  to  his  office,  including  mortuary  and  other  statis- 
tics, with  such  observations  and  recommendations  in  relation  to  the 
sanitary  condition  of  the  city,  as  he  may  deem  proper. 

Sec.  8.  The  Health  Officer  shall  visit  at  least  twice  a  year,  and 
oftener  if  necessary,  all  public  buildings  or  buildings  used  for  public 
purposes,  and  all  school-houses  in  said  city.  During  such  visits  he 
shall  examine  the  manner  in  M^hich  such  buildings  are  lighted,  heated 
and  ventilated,  and  particularly  as  to  their  sanitary  condition.  The 
Health  Officer  shall  promptly  report  in  writing  to  the  principal  or 
governing  authorities  of  all  schools,  the  name  and  residence  of  every 
person  sick  with  cholera,  smallpox,  scarlatina,  diptheria  or  any  con- 
tagious or  infectious  disease.  Said  principals  or  authorities,  when 
so  notified,  must  refuse  admittance  to  the  schools  of  any  member  of 
the  household,  one  or  more  of  whose  inmates  are  sick  from  any  of 
the  aforementioned  diseases.  The  person  excluded  shall  be  admitted 
on  presenting  a  certificate  from  his  or  her  attending  physician,  coun- 
tersigned by  the  Health  Officer,  to  the  effect  there  is  no  longer  any 
danger  from  contagion.  When  a  case  of  contagious  disease  is  re- 
ported to  the  Health  Officer,  he  may  visit  the  premises  where  the 
person  is,  and,  when  satisfied  that  such  disease  exists,  he  shall  place 
a  flag  of  conspicuous  notice  on  said  premises,  which  shall  remain  on 
the  same  during  the  continuance  of  the  disease  at  such  place. 

Sec.  9.  The  Health  Officer  maj^  cause  to  be  removed  to  a  small- 
pox hospital  or  pest  house  any  person  in  said  city  having  smallpox. 
When  a  case  of  smallpox  exists  in  any  house  and  the  person  so 
affected  is  not  removed  to  said  hospital  or  pest  house,  the  Health 
Officer  shall  immediately  place  a  quarantine  flag  on  said  premises 
and  may  place  a  competent  person  in  charge  thereof,  who  shall  see 
that  a  quarantine  is  strictly  enforced,  as  long  as  the  public  safety 
requires. 

Sec.  10.  Every  member  of  the  Board  of  Health  may  administer 
oaths  on  matters  connected  with  the  Health  Department. 

Sec.  11.  The  Council  may  by  ordinance,  prescribe  a  salary  for 
the  Health  Officer,  but  such  salary  when  fixed,  shall  not  be  changed 
so  as  to  increase  the  same,  oftener  than  once  every  two  years,  except 
temporarily  during  the  period  of  any  emergency  of  dangerous  epi- 
dmic  or  the  like.  The  other  members  of  the  board  shall  serve  with- 
out compensation. 


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ARTICLE   XIV. 

JUDICIAL  DEPARTMENT. 

SECTION  1.  There  is  hereby  created  and  established,  in  and  for 
the  City  of  Reno,  a  Municipal  Court,  which  is  hereby  vested  with 
the  judicial  power  of  the  city  for  municipal  purposes. 

Sec.  2.  The  municipal  court  shall  be  presided  over  by  a  police 
judge,  who  shall  be  a  citizen  of  the  state,  a  bona  fide  resident  of 
the  city  for  the  period  of  at  least  one  year  next  preceding  his  elec- 
tion, and  he  shall  be  an  elector  and  taxpayer  in  the  city.  He  shall 
be  elected  by  the  qualified  electors  of  the  city  at  each  general  city 
election  and  shall  hold  office  for  the  term  of  four  years,  and  until 
his  successor  shall  have  been  duly  elected  and  qualified.  He  shall, 
before  entering  upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  make  and  execute 
to  the  city  a  good  and  sufficient  bond  in  such  sum  and  condition  as 
the  city  council  may  prescribe,  and  the  sureties  thereon  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  the  approval  of  the  City  Council. 

(As  amended  twenty- seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  3.  The  Municipal  Court  shall  have  the  powers  and  juris- 
diction in  said  city  as  are  now  provided  by  law  for  Justices  of  the 
Peace,  wherein  any  person  or  persons  are  charged  with  the  breach  or 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  any  ordinance  of  said  city  or  of  this 
charter,  of  a  police  nature;  provided,  that  the  trial  and  proceedings 
in  such  cases  shall  be  summary  and  without  a  jury.  The  said  court 
shall  have  jurisdiction  to  hear,  try  and  determine  all  cases,  whether 
civil  or  criminal,  for  the  breach  or  violation  of  any  city  ordinance  or 
any  provision  of  this  charter  of  a  police  nature,  and  shall  hear,  try, 
determine,  acquit,  convict,  commit,  Ine  or  hold  to  bail  in  accord- 
ance with  the  provisions  of  such  ordinances  or  of  this  charter.  The 
practice  and  proceedings  in  said  court  shall  conform  as  nearly  as 
practicable,  to  the  practice  and  proceedings  of  Justice's  Courts  in 
similar  cases.  Fines  imposed  by  the  court  may  be  recovered  by  execu- 
tion against  the  property  of  the  defendant,  or  the  payment  thereof  en- 
forced by  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  of  said  city,  at  the  rate  of  one 
day  for  every  one  dollar  of  such  fine,  or  said  court  may,  in  its  discre- 
tion, adjudge  and  enter  upon  the  docket,  a  supplemental  order  that 
such  offender  shall  work  on  the  streets  or  public  works  of  said  city,  at 
a  rate  of  two  dollars  for  each  day  of  the  sentence,  which  shall  apply 
on  such  fine  until  the  same  shall  be  exhausted  or  otherwise  satisfied. 

Sec.  4.  Said  court  shall  have  jurisdiction  of  any  action  for  the 
collection  of  taxes  or  assessments  levied  for  city  purposes,  when  the 
principal  sum  thereof  does  not  exceed  three  hundred  dollars;  also  of 
actions  to  foreclose  liens  in  the  name  of  the  city  for  the  non-payment 
of  such  taxes  or  assessments  where  the  principal  sum  claimed  does 
not  exceed  three  hundred  dollars;  also  of  any  action  for  the  collection 
of  any  money  payable  to  the  city  from  any  person  when  the  principal 
sum  claimed  does  not  exceed  three  hundred  dollars;  also  for  the 
breach  of  any  bond  given  by  any  officer  or  person  to  or  for  the  use 
or  benefit  of  the  city,  and  any  action  for  damages  in  which  the  city 
is  a  party,  and  upon  all  forfeited  recognizances  given  to  or  for  the 
use  or  benefit  of  the  city,  and  upon  all  appeal  bonds  given  on  appeals 
from  said  court  in  any  of  the  cases  above  named,  when  the  princi- 
pal sum  claimed  does  not  exceed  three  hundred  dollars;  also,  for  the 
recovery  of  personal  property  belonging  to  the  city,  when  the  value 
thereof  does  not  exceed  three  hundred  dollars;  provided,  that  nothing 


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herein  contained  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  give  such  court  juris- 
diction to  determine  any  such  cause  when  it  shall  be  made  to  appear 
by  the  pleadings  or  the  verified  answer,  that  the  validity  of  any  tax, 
assessment  or  levy,  shall  necessarily  be  in  issue  in  such  cause,  in 
which  case,  the  court  shall  certify  such  cause  to  the  District  Court 
in  like  manner  and  with  the  same  effect  as  provided  for  (by)  law 
for  certification  of  causes  by  Justice's  Courts. 

Sec.  5.  The  said  court  shall  have  jurisdiction  of  the  following 
offenses  committed  within  the  city,  w^hich  violate  the  peace  and 
good  order  of  the  city  or  which  invade  any  of  the  police  powers  of 
the  city  or  endanger  the  health  of  the  inhabitants  thereof,  such  as 
breaches  of  the  peace,  drunkenness,  intoxication,  fighting,  quarreling, 
dog-fights,  cock-fights,  routs,  riots,  affrays,  violent  injury  to  property, 
malicious  mischief,  vagrancy,  indecent  conduct,  lewd  or  lascivious 
cohabitation  or  behavior,  and  all  disorderly,  offensive  or  opprobious 
conduct,  and  of  all  offenses  under  ordinances  of  the  city. 

Sec.  6.  The  said  court  shall  be  treated  and  considered  as  a 
Justice's  Court  whenever  the  proceedings  thereof  are  called  into 
question.  The  court  shall  have  power  to  issue  all  warrants,  writs 
and  process  necessary  to  a  complete  and  effective  exercise  of  the 
powers  and  jurisdiction  of  said  court,  and  may  punish  for  contempt 
in  like  manner  and  with  the  same  effect  as  is  provided  by  general  law 
for  Justices  of  the  Peace.  The  Police  Judge  shall  keep  a  docket  in 
which  shall  be  entered  all  official  business  in  like  manner  as  in 
Justice's  Courts.  He  shall  render  monthly  or  oftener,  as  the  Coun- 
cil may  require,  an  exact  and  detailed  statement  in  M'riting,  under 
oath,  of  the  business  done  and  of  all  fines  collected,  as  well  as  fines 
imposed  but  uncollected,  since  his  last  report,  and  shall  at  the  same 
time  render  and  pay  unto  the  City  Clerk  all  fines  collected  and 
moneys  received  on  behalf  of  the  city  since  his  last  report. 

Sec.  7.  In  all  cases  in  which  the  Police  Judge  shall  by  reason 
of  being  a  party,  or  being  interested,  or  related  to  either  defendant 
or  plaintiff  or  complaining  witness  as  the  case  may  be,  by  consan- 
guinity or  affinity  within  the  third  degree,  or  in  case  of  his  sickness, 
absence  or  inability  to  act,  any  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  said  county 
on  the  written  request  of  the  Mayor,  maj^  act  in  the  place  and  stead 
of  said  Police  Judge  and  the  Council  shall  have  power  to  apportion 
ratably,  the  salary  of  such  Police  Judge  to  such  Justice  of  the  Peace 
so  serving,  and  deduct  the  sum  so  apportioned  from  the  salary  of 
such  Police  Judge. 

Sec.  8.  Appeals  to  the  District  Court  may  be  taken  from  any 
final  judgment  of  said  court,  in  the  same  manner  and  with  the  same 
effect  as  in  cases  of  appeal  from  Justice's  Courts  in  civil  or  criminal 
cases,  as  the  case  may  be. 

Sec.  9.  The  Police  Judge  shall  receive  a  salary  of  twelve  hun- 
dred dollars  per  annum  from  and  after  this  Act  goes  into  effect. 

(As  amended  twenty-third  session  of  the  legislature,  March  28, 
1907.     Statutes  of  1907,  page  341.) 


38  CHARTER 

ARTICLE  XV. 

REVENUE    AND   TAXATION. 

SECTION  1.  The  council  shall  annually,  at  the  time  prescribed 
by  law  for  levying  taxes  for  state  and  county  purposes,  levy  a  tax 
as  hereinbefore  prescribed,  upon  all  real  and  personal  property  with- 
in the  city  and  made  assessable  by  law  for  state  and  county  pur- 
poses; and  the  tax  so  levied  shall  be  collected  at  the  same  time  and 
in  the  same  manner  and  by  the  same  officers,  exercising  the  same 
functions  (acting  ex  officio  as  city  officers)  as  prescribed  and  pro- 
vided in  the  revnue  laws  of  the  state  for  the  collection  of  state  and 
county  taxes;  and  the  revenue  law^s  of  the  state  shall,  in  every  re- 
spect not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  charter,  be  deemed 
applicable  and  so  held  to  the  levying,  assessing  and  collecting  of  the 
citv  taxes;  provided,  that  in  the  matter  of  equalizing  or  equalization 
of  assessments  upon  property,  the  rights  of  the  city  and  inhabitants 
thereof  shall  be  protected  in  the  same  manner  and  to  the  same  extent 
as  is  the  state  and  county,  by  the  action  of  the  County  Board  of 
Equalization.  And  whenever  or  wherever  practicable  and  expedient, 
all  forms  and  blanks  in  use  in  the  levying,  assessing  and  collecting 
of  state  and  county  revenue,  shall  with  such  alterations  or  additions 
as  may  be  necessary,  be  used  in  the  levying,  assessing  and  collecting 
of  the  revenue  of  the  city.  And  the  Council  shall  enact  all  such 
ordinances  as  shall  be  found  necessary  and  not  inconsistent  with  this 
charter  and  the  laws  of  the  state,  for  the  prompt,  convenient  and 
economical  collection  of  the  city  revenue. 

Sec.  2.  All  general  taxes  collected  under  or  by  virture  of  this 
charter  or  of  any  ordinance  of  the  city,  shall  be  paid  to  the  City 
Treasurer  at  the  same  time  as  payment  for  state  and  county  taxes 
is  made. 

Sec.  3.  All  real  and  personal  property  levied  upon  for  taxes 
due  the  city,  if  sold  by  virture  of  any  judgment  for  taxes,  shall  be 
sold  by  the  officer  holding  the  execution  upon  the  judgment,  which 
shall  include  the  taxes  due  and  all  costs.  Property  so  sold  shall  be 
subject  to  redemption  as  in  other  cases;  provided,  that  so  far  as 
possible,  the  collection  of  the  tax  due  the  city  shall  be  made  by  the 
City  Treasurer  in  the  same  manner  and  time  as  collection  of  taxes 
for  state  and  county  purposes,  and  the  lien  of  said  city  for  unpaid 
taxes  to  be  enforced  by  the  said  City  Treasurer  and  the  property 
sold  for  any  delinquent  tax  due  the  city,  in  the  same  manner  and 
with  like  effect  as  in  the  case  of  delinquent  taxes  levied  for  state 
and  county  purposes. 

Sec,  4.  The  Board  of  County  Commissioners  of  Washoe  County 
shall  from  time  to  time,  upon  the  request  of  the  Council,  apportion 
to  the  city,  such  proportion  of  the  General  Road  Fund  of  the  County 
of  Washoe  as  the  value  of  the  whole  property  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  city,  as  shown  by  the  assessment  roll,  shall  bear  to  the 
whole  property  of  the  county,  inclusive  of  the  property  within  the 
city,  and  all  such  moneys  so  apportioned  shall  be  expended  upon  the 
streets,  alleys  and  public  highways  of  the  city,  under  the  direction 
and  control  of  the  Council. 

Sec.  5.  The  Council  shall  have  full  power  to  pass  and  enact  all 
ordinances  necessary  or  required  to  carry  into  effect  the  revenue 
laws  in  said  city  and  to  enlarge,  fix  and  determine  the  powers  and 
duties  of  all  officers  in  relation  thereto. 


CHARTER  39 

ARTICLE    XVI. 
CLAIMS  AND  DEMANDS. 

SECTION  1.  The  fees,  salaries  or  other  compensation  of  officers 
or  other  persons  shall  be  regulated  by  regularly  enacted  ordinances 
as  to  salaries  and  by  resolution  as  to  compensation  for  persons  not 
regularly  employed  by  the  city.  All  claims  for  fees,  salaries  and  all 
expenses  necessarily  incurred  in  carrying  on  the  legitimate  purposes 
and  duties  of  the  city  government  and  all  claims  against  the  city, 
wherever  the  nature  of  such  claims  will  permit,  shall  be  filed  with 
the  city  clerk  and  acted  upon  by  the  City  Council  at  the  first  regular 
meeting  thereafter,  and  the  City  Council  shall  consider  and  allow  or 
reject  the  same  in  the  order  as  presented  and  filed,  and  the  record 
of  their  action  shall  be  entered  upon  the  journal.  Upon  allowance 
in  whole  or  in  part  of  any  claim,  by  a  majority  of  all  the  members 
elected  to  the  city  council,  the  city  clerk  shall  certify  all  such  claims 
or  portions  allowed  as  the  case  may  be  after  the  same  is  signed  by 
the  Mayor  to  the  City  Auditor,  who  shall,  if  such  claim  is  approved 
by  him,  draw  a  warrant  upon  the  Treasurer  for  the  amount  so  allowed 
and  shall  state  in  general  terms  the  nature  of  the  claim>  and  when 
so  presented  to  the  treasurer,  the  same  shall  be  naid  by  him. 

(As  amended  twentv-seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  Februarv 
26,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  37.) 

Sec.  2.  The  holder  of  any  demand  or  claim  mentioned  in  this 
charter  which  has  been  rejected  in  whole  or  in  part,  may  within  six 
months  after  the  date  of  such  rejection,  commence  an  action  in  any 
court  of  competent  jurisdiction  for  the  recovery  of  the  amount  so 
rejected,  and  if  not  so  commenced,  such  claim  or  amount  so  rejected 
together  with  the  right  of  action  thereon  shall  be  forever  barred  and 
the  Council  shall  not  have  power  to  allow  or  pay  the  same  in  whole 
or  in  part  at  any  time  subsequently.  The  action  shall  be  against 
the  city  and  the  service  of  summons  shall  be  made  upon  the  Mayor. 
In  case  of  final  recovery  of  judgment  by  the  plaintiff,  no  execution 
shall  issue  therefor,  but  the  Council  must  allow  the  amount  of  the 
same  with  costs  taxed,  which  judgment  with  such  costs  shall  be 
paid  in  the  order  as  presented;  provided,  nothing  herein  shall  be  so 
construed  as  to  make  the  city  liable  for  any  damages  suffered  or  in- 
curred by  any  person  for  or  by  reason  of  any  neglect  of  the  city  or 
any  of  its  officers. 

Sec.  3.  No  debts  shall  be  created  directly  or  indirectly  against 
the  city,  nor  shall  any  contract  for  supplies,  water,  gas,  electric  light 
or  any  supplies  for  the  city,  or  any  contract  whatsoever  made  by  or 
on  behalf  of  the  city,  be  valid  for  any  amount  exceeding  the  revenue 
for  the  year  in  which  the  contract  is  made,  except  as  otherwise  pro- 
vided in  this  charter. 

Sec.  4.  No  officer  of  the  city  shall  be  directly  or  indirectly 
interested  in  any  contract  with  the  city  or  with  any  officers  thereof 
in  their  official  capacity  for,  or  in  doing  any  work  or  furnishing  any 
supplies  for  the  use  of  the  city  or  its  officers  in  their  official  capacity, 
exceeding  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  in  any  single  transaction  and  any 
claim  for  any  amount  in  violation  hereof  shall  be  void,  and  if  allowed, 
shall  not  be  paid  by  the  Treasurer.  Any  wilful  violation  of  the 
provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  deemed  a  misdemeanor  and  pun- 
ished as  such  and  shall  subject  the  offender  to  removal  from  office. 


40  CHARTER 

ARTICLE    XVII. 
ELECTIONS. 

SECTION  1.  The  first  municipal  election  hereunder  shall  be 
held  in  said  city  on  the  first  Tuesday  after  the  first  Monday  in  May, 
1915,  and  on  the  same  day  every  four  years  thereafter,  at  which  time 
there  shall  be  elected  one  mayor,  councilmen  as  hereinbefor  pro- 
vided, one  city  attorney,  one  city  clerk,  and  one  police  judge.  All 
elections  held  under  this  charter  shall  be  governed  by  the  provisions 
of  the  general  election  laws  of  the  state,  so  far  as  the  same  can  be 
made  applicable  and  which  are  not  inconsistent  herewith.  The  con- 
duct and  carrying  on  of  all  city  elections  shall  be  under  the  control 
of  the  city  council,  and  they  shall  by  ordinance  provide  for  the  hold- 
ing of  the  same,  appoint  the  necessary  officers  thereof,  and  do  all 
other  or  further  things  required  to  carry  the  same  into  effect. 

(As  amended  twenty- seventh  session  of  the  legislature,  March 
22,  1915.     Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 

Sec.  2.  Every  person  who  resides  within  the  exterior  boundaries 
of  said  city  at  the  time  of  holding  any  city  election,  and  whose  names 
appear  upon  the  official  register  of  voters  in  and  for  said  city,  shall 
have  the  right  to  vote  at  each  city  election,  whether  regular  or  special, 
and  for  all  officers  to  be  voted  for  and  on  all  questions  that  may  be 
submitted  to  the  people  at  any  such  general  or  special  city  elections, 
except  as  herein  otherwise  provided;  and  nothing  herein  shall  be  so 
construed  as  to  deny  or  abridge  the  power  of  the  Council  to  provide 
for  a  supplemental  registration  as  in  this  charter  hereinbefore  pro- 
vided. 

Sec.  3.  The  election  returns  from  any  city  or  special  city  elec- 
tion, shall  be  filed  with  the  City  Clerk,  who  shall  immediately  place 
the  same  in  a  safe  or  vault  and  no  person  shall  be  permitted  to 
handle,  inspect  or  in  any  manner  interfere  with  the  same  until  can- 
vassed by  the  Mayor  and  Council.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall 
meet  within  five  days  after  any  election  and  canvass  the  returns  and 
declare  the  result.  The  election  returns  shall  then  be  sealed  up  and 
kept  by  the  City  Clerk  for  six  months  and  no  person  shall  have  access 
thereto  except  on  order  of  a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction,  or  by 
order  of  the  Council.  The  City  Clerk,  under  his  hand  and  official 
seal,  shall  issue  to  each  person  declared  to  be  elected,  a  certificate 
of  election.  The  officers  so  elected  shall  qualify  and  enter  upon  the 
discharge  of  their  respective  duties  on  the  first  regular  meeting  of 
the  Council  next  succeeding  that  in  which  canvass  of  returns  was 
made  as  above  provided. 

Sec.  4.  A  contested  election  for  any  city  office  must  be  deter- 
mined according  to  the  law  of  the  state  regulating  proceedings  in 
contested  elections  in  county  offices. 

Sec.  5.  All  officers  of  the  city,  whether  elective  or  appointive, 
shall  take  and  subscribe  to  the  official  oath  of  office. 

Sec.  6.  All  county  officers  acting  as  city  officers  ex  officio,  and 
all  other  officers  of  the  city,  may  act  in  the  same  manner  and  with 
like  effect,  by  their  regularly  appointed  deputies. 

Sec.  7.  If  a  vacancy  occurs  in  the  office  of  any  officer,  acting 
ex  officio  or  otherwise,  or  in  event  any  officer  acting  ex  officio  as  city 
officer  shall  refuse  to  act  as  ex  officio  city  officer,  and  in  all  other 


CHARTER  41 

cases  of  vacancy  not  otherwise  provided  for,  the  mayor  shall,  subject 
to  confirmation  by  the  city  council,  appoint  some  -person  possessing 
the  requisite  qualifications  to  fill  such  vacancy,  and  in  case  the  per- 
son so  nominated  is  not  confirmed  by  a  majority  vote  of  all  the 
members  elected,  the  Mayor  shall  nominate  another,  and  so  on  until 
the  place  is  filled. 

(As  amended  twenty-seventh   session  of  the  legislature,   March 
22,  1915.    Statutes  of  1915,  page  253.) 


ARTICLE    XVIII. 

MUNICIPAL  BONDS  AND  FRANCHISES. 

SECTION  1.  The  city  shall  have  the  power  to  acquire  and  pur- 
chase water,  light,  gas  and  power  systems,  street  railways  and  any 
public  utility,  and  to  hold,  manage  and  operate  the  same  when  ac- 
quired, for  the  public  use  of  the  people  of  the  city.  The  Council  shall 
have  the  power,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  article,  to  acquire 
the  same  and  may  submit  a  proper  resolution  for  that  purpose  and 
the  same  may  be  voted  on  by  the  people  as  provided  herein. 

Sec.  2.  The  Council  shall  have  the  power  by  ordinance,  to  grant 
any  franchise  or  create  any  city  or  municipal  bonded  indebtedness 
and  issue  bonds  as  herein  provided,  but  no  ordinance  for  such  pur- 
pose or  purposes  shall  be  valid  or  effective  unless  the  council  shall 
first  pass  a  resolution  which  shall  set  forth  fully  and  in  detail,  the 
purpose  or  purposes  of  the  proposed  bonded  indebtedness,  the  terms, 
amount,  rate  of  interest  and  time  within  which  redeemable,  and  on 
what  fund;  or  the  application  for,  the  purpose  and  character  of, 
terms,  time  and  conditions  of  the  proposed  franchise  as  the  case  may 
be.  Such  resolution  shall  be  published  at  least  once  a  week  in  full, 
in  some  newspaper  published  in  the  city  for  at  least  four  weeks.  On 
the  first  regular  meeting  of  the  council  after  the  expiration  of  the 
period  of  such  publication,  the  Council  shall,  unless  a  petition  shall 
be  received  by  it  as  in  the  next  section  provided,  proceed  to  pass  an 
ordinance  for  the  issuing  of  the  bonds  or  the  granting  of  the  fran- 
chise, as  the  case  may  be;  provided,  that  such  bonds  shall  be  issued 
or  municipal  indebtedness  created,  or  franchise  granted,  as  the  case 
may  be,  only  on  the  same  terms  and  conditions  in  all  respects  as  ex- 
pressed in  the  resolution  as  published,  otherwise  such  ordinance  shall 
be  null  and  void;  provided,  further,  that  the  Council  shall  dispose 
of  said  bonds  or  franchise,  as  the  case  may  be,  only  to  the  person 
or  persons  offering  the  best  and  most  advantageous  terms  to  the 
city;  and  provided,  further,  that  this  section  with  regard  to  the 
publication  and  adoption  of  a  resolution  shall  not  apply  to  the  bonds 
which  are  issued  for  special  street  or  sidewalk  work  and  paid  in  in- 
stallments by  certain  owners  Whose  property  is  benefited  by  the  said 
improvement. 

(As  amended  twenty-sixth  session  of  the  legislature,  March  25, 
1913.     Statutes  of  1913,  page  380.) 

Sec.  3.  The  ordinance  passed  as  in  the  preceding  section  pro- 
vided, shall  be  valid  to  all  intents  and  purposes  as  other  ordinancQS 
duly  and  legally  passed  by  the  Council  and  any  municipal  bonded  in- 
debtedness thereby  created,  bonds  issued  or  franchise  granted  there- 
by, shall  be  in  all  respects  valid  and  legal  provided,  that  if  at  any 
time  within  twenty  days  from  the  date  of  the  first  publication  of 


42  CHARTER 

the  resolution  mentioned  in  the  preceding  section,  a  petition  signed 
by  not  less  than  three  hundred  taxpayers  of  said  city,  representing 
not  less  than  ten  per  cent  of  the  taxable  property  of  said  city  as 
shown  by  the  next  preceding  city  assessment  roll,  shall  be  presented 
to  the  Council  praying  for  a  special  election  in  said  city  upon  the 
question  of  whether  or  not  the  proposed  ordinance  shall  be  passed, 
then  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Council  to  call  a  special  election  as 
soon  as  practicable;  such  election  to  be  held  and  conducted  as  nearly 
as  possible  in  the  same  manner  as  elections  for  city  officers.  Notice 
of  such  election  shall  be  given  in  some  newspaper  published  in  the 
city,  which  notice  shall  be  printed  underneath  the  resolution  herein- 
before mentioned  and  refer  to  the  same,  and  the  notice  and  reso- 
lution shall  be  so  published  together  for  a  period  of  at  least  two 
weeks  before  such  election  shall  be  had.  The  Council  shall  in  duo 
time  make  provision  for  holding  such  special  election  and  the  City 
Clerk  shall  prepare  at  the  expense  of  the  city,  suitable  printed  sta- 
tionery for  use  as  ballots  which  shall  contain  the  words  "For  the 
ordinance"  (stating  briefly  the  nature  thereof)  and  "Against  the 
ordinance"  (stating  briefly  the  nature  thereof).  The  Council  shall 
appoint  suitable  and  competent  persons  to  act  as  inspectors  at  such 
election  and  shall  do  all  other  things  and  acts  necessary  to  fully 
carry  out  the  purposes  and  intent  thereof;  provided,  that  no  person 
not  a  taxpayer  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  city  shall  be  quali- 
fied to  vote  at  any  such  special  election;  and  provided  further,  that 
no  such  proposed  ordinance  shall  be  adopted  or  be  valid  or  effective 
for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  unless  the  same  shall  receive  an  afflrm- 
ative  vote  of  a  majority  of  all  the  voters  voting  thereon.  The  Council 
shall  within  five  days  after  such  election,  canvass  and  declare  the 
result  and  if  such  proposed  ordinance  be  carried  as  above  provided 
that  fact  shall  be  proclaimed  by  the  Council  publishing  at  least  once 
in  some  newspaper  of  the  city,  a  notice  to  that  effect,  and  thereupon 
at  the  first  subsequent  regular  meeting,  such  ordinance  shall  be 
passed  by  the  Council  and  signed  by  the  Mayor,  and  thenceforth 
be  of  full  force  and  effect. 


ARTICLE    XIX. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 


SECTION  1.  No  ordinance,  order  or  resolution  of  the  Council, 
having  for  its  object  or  purpose  the  increasing  of  the  salary  or  com- 
pensation, directly  or  indirectly,  of  any  officer  of,  or  person  employed 
under  the  city  government  in  excess  of  the  maximum  amount  as 
herein  provided  for,  shall  be  valid  or  effective  for  any  purpose; 
provided,  the  Council  may  in  the  exercise  of  its  sound  discretion,  de- 
crease the  salaries  or  compensation  of  the  members  thereof,  or  of 
any  officer  of  the  city,  whether  elective  or  appointive,  and  such  de- 
crease shall  take  effect  immediately;  and  provided  further,  that  no 
such  decrease  shall  apply  to  or  affect  then  (affect  the)  incumbent 
in  the  office  of  Mayor. 

Sec.  2.  Any  wilful  misconduct  in  office,  or  any  wilful  violation 
of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  charter,  or  any  wilful  failure  to  com- 
ply therewith  by  any  officer  of  the  city,  whether  elective  or  appoin- 
tive, shall  be  deemed  malfeasance  in  office,  and  any  person  guilty 
thereof  shall  be  proceeded  against  under  and  in  the  same  manner  as 
prescribed  by  the  general  laws  of  the  state  relating  to  proceedings 


CHARTER  43 

and  prosecutions  against  district,  county  and  township  officers,  for 
misconduct  in  office,  and  any  person  found  guilty  shall  forever  after 
be  disqualified  to  hold  any  office  under  said  city  government. 

Sec.  3.  All  laws  and  ordinances  not  inconsistent  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  charter,  now  in  force  in  said  city,  shall  be  and  I'e- 
main  in  full  force  and  effect  until  otherwise  provided. 

Sec.  4.  Ordinances  adopted  and  passed  by  the  Council  shall  not 
supercede  the  general  laws  of  the  state  with  respect  to  their  opera- 
tion within  the  city,  unless  it  be  so  expressly  declared  in  such 
ordinances. 

Sec.  5.  The  word  "Charter,"  wherever  and  whenever  the  same 
occurs  herein,  is  intended  to  and  does  mean,  and  shall  be  construed 
to  be  the  same  as,  and  synonymous  with,  the  word  "Act." 

Sec.  6.  A  "taxpayer,"  within  the  meaning  of  this  charter,  shall 
be  construed  to  be  and  include  all  persons  whose  names  appear  on 
the  official  tax  roll  for  the  current  or  the  year  preceding  that  in 
which  the  elector  offers  to  vote;  or  one  who  shall  have  paid  a  poll 
tax  for  the  current  or  the  year  preceding  that  in  which  he  offers  to 
vote,  or  one  who  shall  have  paid  any  authorized  license  tax  for  the 
current  or  the  quarter  next  preceding  that  in  which  the  election  is 
held  at  which  such  person  offers  to  vote.  The  judges  or  officers  of 
election  shall  have  power,  and  it  is  hereby  made  their  duty  in  all 
cases  of  special  elections  on  bonds  or  franchises,  to  require  of  each 
person  offering  to  vote  thereat,  to  show  by  the  affidavit  of  such  per- 
son that  he  possesses  the  qualifications  prescribed;  provided,  that 
such  judges  or  election  officials  may  require  further  proofs  for,  as 
well  as  against,  the  right  of  any  person  to  vote,  when  such  right  is 
challenged  by  a  duly  qualified  elector. 

Sec.  7.  This  Act  shall  be  deemed  a  public  Act  and  may  be  read 
in  evidence  without  further  proof,  and  judicial  notice  shall  be  taken 
thereof  in  all  courts  and  places,  and  shall  be  in  full  force  and  effect 
immediately  upon  its  approval. 

Sec.  8.  All  Acts  and  parts  of  Acts  in  conflict  or  inconsistent 
with  the  provisions  of  this  Act  are  hereby  repealed. 


PART  II 

General  Ordinances 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

OF 

THE  CITY  OF  RENO 


CITY  OIJDINANCE  NO.  3. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  CONNECTIONS  WITH  THE 
PUBLIC  SEWERS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  PRESCRIBING 
THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  CONNECTING  PIPES  AND 
APPURTENANCES,  AND  THE  MAINTENANCE  OF  THE 
SAME. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  No  person  or  persons,  association,  company  or  cor- 
poration shall  connect,  or  attempt  to  connect,  any  private  sewer  or 
drain  with  any  public  sewer  of  the  City  of  Reno  without  first  obtaining 
a  permit  to  do  so  from  the  Mayor  of  said  City  or  the  person  having 
the  supervision  of  the  sewers  of  said  City,  and  the  connection  of  all 
private  sewers  and  drains  with  the  public  sewers  of  the  City  of  Reno 
shall  be  made  only  under  the  supervision  control  and  approval  of  the 
Superintendent  of  Sewers  or  such  other  person  as  may  be  authorized 
and  designated  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  for  that 
purpose. 

Sec.  2.  Each  building  connected  with  any  public  sewer  must  be 
by  an  ironstone,  cast  iron  or  wrought  iron  pipe  of  standard  steam 
thickness  not  to  exceed  four  inches  in  diameter. 

Such  pipe  shall  extend  from  the  building  or  point  of  beginning, 
out  to  the  line  of  the  street  sewer,  and  laid  on  a  continuous  fall  of  not 
less  than  one  fourth  of  an  inch  to  the  foot,  and  at  as  nearly  a  uniform 
grade  as  practicable  throughout  its  entire  length. 

All  joints  in  said  ironstone  pipe  shall  be  made  with  Portland 
cement,  properly  mixed  with  clean  sharp  sand  in  the  preportion  of 
one  part  of  cement  to  two  parts  of  sand. 

Each  joint,  when  laid,  must  be  properly  cleaned  on  the  Inside  by 
a  suitable  scraper  or  swab  filling  the  full  bore  of  the  pipe  before  the 
succeeding  pipe  is  laid. 

All  joints  in  the  said  cast  iron  pipe  shall  be  made  with  suitable 
packing  of  hemp  or  oakum,  and  run  with  molten  lead  and  properly 
caulked.  When  wrought  iron  pipe  is  used  the  fittings  must  be  so  con- 
structed as  to  form  a  uniform  bore  with  the  pipe  without  burrs  or 
recesses. 


48  GENERAL   ORDINANCES 

Sec.  3.  Connections  with  the  public  sewers  shall  be  made  only  at 
the  horizontal  Y  branches  provided  for  that  purpose.  The  Y  branches 
situated  on  the  top  of  the  public  sewers  must  be  used  only  for  the 
inspection  of  the  interior  of  the  sewers,  and  for  removing  obstructions 
therefrom.  Care  must  be  taken  in  removing  the  stoppers  from  the 
branches  and  in  case  a  branch  should  be  accidentally  broken  or  dam- 
aged the  fact  must  be  at  once  reported  to  the  Superintendent  of 
Sewers  or  other  authorized  person  in  order  that  the  damage  may  be 
properly  repaired. 

In  case  a  stopper  is  broken  in  removal,  care  must  be  taken  that 
no  fragment  thereof  falls  into  the  sewer.  The  body  of  the  public 
sewer  pipes  shall  not  be  cut  or  broken  into  for  connection  or  for  any 
other  purpose  whatsoever. 

Sec.  4.  Every  pipe  connecting  with  the  public  sewer  shall  have 
a  handhole  trap  placed  within  two  feet  of  the  outer  boundary  line  of 
the  premises,  on  the  inside  of  such  line  pr  on  the  outer  edge  of  the 
sidewalk.  The  connecting  pipe  must  be  provided  with  a  fresh  air 
inlet  on  the  house  side  of  the  water  seal  of  at  least  four  inches  in 
diameter,  leading  to  the  outer  air  and  also  a  soil  pipe  extending  not 
less  than  two  feet  above  the  roof  or  fire  w^all;  provided,  that  in  lieu 
of  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  section  a  vent  pipe  at  least  two 
and  one  half  inches  in  diameter  and  extending  at  least  two  feet  above 
the  highest  wall  of  the  house  shall  be  connected  with  every  house 
drain  between  the  lowest  water  seal  and  the  public  sewer. 

Sec.  5.  Every  slop  hopper,  sink,  and  water  closet  either  within 
or  without  the  house  shall  have  its  own  independent  trap,  and  every 
slop  hopper  shall  be  provided  with  a  screen  with  not  larger  than 
quarter-inch  meshes  or  perforations.  Every  hotel,  restaurant,  and 
boarding  house  shall  be  provided  with  a  suitable  grease  trap  placed 
between  the  kitchen  sink  and  its  water  seal.  Every  livery  stable  con- 
nected with  the  public  sewer  shall  be  provided  with  a  suitable  catch 
basin  of  not  less  than  two  feet  in  depth  below  the  connecting  pipe 
and  the  pipe  must  be  protected  by  a  screen  of  not  greater  than  quarter 
inch  meshes  or  perforations.  Such  catch  basins  must  be  kept  suffi- 
ciently clean  to  prevent  sand  or  debris  from  being  carried  into  the 
sewer. 

Sec.  6.  No  steam  exhaust  shall  be  admitted  to  any  public  sewer, 
either  directly  or  indirectly. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  or  persons,  association,  company  or  corpor- 
ation, connecting  or  attempting  to  connect  any  private  sewer  or  drain 
with  any  public  sewer  of  the  City  of  Reno,  except  in  the  conformity 
with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  or  who  shall  violate  any  pro- 
vision hereof  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  con- 
viction thereof  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars 
nor  more  than  fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  8.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

The  City  Clerk  of  the  said  City  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered 
to  have  this  ordinance  published  in  the  Reno  Evening  Gazette  for  a 
period  of  one  week. 

Adopted  and  passed  June  8th,  1903. 

Approved:  GEO.  F.  TURITTIN,  Mayor. 

Attest:  D.  E.  MORTON,  Clerk. 


GENERAL   ORDINANCES  49 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  5. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF  ELECTRIC  LIGHT, 
ELECTRIC  RAILWAY,  TELEGRAPH  AND  TELEPHONE 
WIRES,  AND  REGULATING  THE  REMOVAL  OF  BUILDINGS 
IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  Except  by  officers  or  employees  of  the  City  of 
Reno,  or  by  persons  duly  authorized,  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  cut,  remove 
or  obstruct,  or  otherwise  injure,  any  part  of  the  wires,  apparatus  or 
appurtenances  of  any  telegraph,  telephone,  electric  railway,  or  electric 
lighting  company. 

Notice  of  intention  to  move  buildings  must  be  given  and  deposit 
made  to  pay  for  cutting  wires: 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  desiring  to  move  a  structure  through  the 
streets  of  the  City  of  Reno,  shall  notify  the  Superintendent  of  Streets 
of  his  intention,  giving  a  general  description  of  such  structure  and  its 
present  and  proposed  location.  The  Superintendent  of  Streets  shall 
inspect  such  structure,  and  if  satisfied  that  it  can  be  moved  with  safety 
and  without  serious  inconvenience  to  the  public,  shall  issue  a  written 
permit  for  its  removal,  designating  the  route  over  which  it  must  be 
moved.  A  copy  of  such  permit  shall  be  served  upon  the  Superin- 
tendent or  local  manager  of  any  company  or  person  owning  or  con- 
trolling telegraph,  telephone,  electric-light  or  electric  railroad  wires 
to  be  raised,  cut  or  interfered  with  in  the  removal  of  such  structure, 
at  the  office  of  said  company  or  person  in  the  City  of  Reno,  together 
with  a  notice  of  the  time  when  its  wires  will  be  required  to  be  cut  or 
its  poles  removed,  and  said  notice  to  be  served  at  least  twelve  hours 
before  the  work  is  to  be  performed,  legal  holidays  to  be  excluded; 
provided,  however,  that  no  building  or  other  structure  shall  be  moved 
across  any  electric  railroad  track  in  any  part  of  the  City  except  be- 
tween the  hours  of  12:30  o'clock  a.  m.  and  5  o'clock  a.  m.  of  the  same 
day,  without  the  written  permit  of  the  Superintendent  of  Streets 
served  upon  the  company.  The  party  giving  such  notice,  accompanied 
by  the  permit  of  the  Superintendent  of  Streets,  and  desiring  such 
company  or  person  to  raise  or  cut  its  wires  or  move  its  poles,  shall 
pay  the  expense  of  performing  such  work  and  restoring  the  disturbed 
line  of  poles,  including  the  wages  of  persons  employed  therefor.  A 
deposit  of  twenty-five  dollars  as  security  for  the  payment  of  such 
expense  shall  be  deposited  with  the  Chief  of  Police,  and  upon  receiving 
such  notice  and  permit  each  company  or  person  concerned  shall  pro- 
ceed without  delay  to  raise  or  cut  its  wires  or  remove  its  poles  for  the 
purpose  desired.  No  building  in  process  of  removal  shall  be  allowed 
to  stop  on  any  street  within  the  fire  limits  in  the  day  time  without  the 
permission  of  the  Superintendent  of  Streets,  given  in  writing. 

Sec.  3.  Penalty. — Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a  fine  of 
not  to  exceed  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in 
the  City  Jail  not  to  exceed  thirty  (30)  days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and 
imprisonment.     (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  210.) 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 


50'  GENERAL   ORDINANCES 

Sec.  5.     This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  its  pass- 
age and  approval  and  publication  of  one  week  in  the  Reno  Ledger. 

Passed  and  adopted  June  8th,  1903. 

Approved:  GEO.  F.  TURITTIN,  Mayor. 

Attest:  D.  E.  MORTON,  Clerk. 


CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  21. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  WIDTH  OF  SIDEWALKS  IN  THE 
CITY  OF  RENO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.     The  width  of  sidewalks  on  all  the  streets  within 
the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby  established  as  follows: 

On  each  side  of  Virginia  Street  from  Commercial  Row  to  the 
Truckee  River  fourteen  feet  wide;  on  each  side  of  Virginia  Street 
from  Plaza  Street  to  Fourth  Street  twelve  feet  wide;  on  each  side  of 
Virginia  Street  from  Fourth  Street  to  Fifth  Street,  stone  or  cement 
curbing  shall  be  set  twelve  feet  from  the  property  line;  on  the  east 
side  of  Sierra  Street  from  Second  Street  to  Commercial  Row  twelve 
feet  wide;  on  the  west  side  of  Sierra  Street,  from  Second  Street  to  the 
north  line  of  Plaza  Street  fourteen  feet  wide;  on  each  side  of  Sierra 
Street  from  the  north  line  of  Plaza  Street  to  Fourth  Street  twelve 
feet  wide;  on  each  side  of  Center  Street  from  Commercial  Row  to 
Second  Street  fourteen  feet  wide;  on  each  side  of  Second  Street  from 
Center  Street  to  Sierra  Street  fourteen  feet  wide;  on  the  South  side 
of  Commercial  Row  from  West  Street  to  Lake  Street  fourteen  feet 
wide;  on  the  north  side  of  Plaza  Street  from  Sierra  Street  to  Lake 
Street  twelve  feet  wide;  on  the  west  side  of  South  Virginia  Street 
from  the  Truckee  River  to  Court  Street  twelve  feet  wide;  on  the 
west  side  of  South  Virginia  Street  from  Court  Street  to  Liberty  Street 
stone  or  cement  curbing  shall  be  set  twelve  feet  from  the  property 
line  and  the  cement  walk  shall  be  five  feet  in  width;  on  each  side  of 
Fourth  Street  from  Sierra  Street  to  Virginia  Street  twelve  feet  wide; 
on  each  side  of  Front  Street  seven  feet  wide;  on  each  side  of  Church 
Street  six  feet  wide;  on  each  side  of  West  Avenue  six  feet  wide;  on 
the  north  side  of  Mill  Street  from  Virginia  Street  to  the  Virginia  and 
Truckee  Railway  track  the  sidewalk  shall  be  six  feet  and  ten  inches 
in  width;  on  the  south  side  of  Mill  Street  from  Virginia  Street  to  the 
Virginia  and  Truckee  Railway  track  stone  or  cement  curbing  shall  be 
set  twelve  feet  from  the  property  line  and  cement  walks  shall  be  five 
feet  in  width  and  laid  in  a  position  to  be  designated  by  the  City  Engi- 
neer and  the  curbing  in  all  other  streets  and  parts  of  streets  in  the 
said  City  of  Reno  not  herein  before  mentioned,  including  the  streets 
in  the  several  additions  thereto,  and  those  which  may  hereafter  be 
made  shall  be  set  at  a  distance  from  the  property  line  to  be  governed 
by  the  width  of  the  street  on  a  basis  of  three  feet  for  every  twenty 
feet  of  the  width  of  such  street  provided,  that  from  and  after  the 
date  this  ordinance  goes  into  effect  no  sidewalk  shall  be  constructed 
in  any  alley  within  the  fire  limits  of  said  City  as  established  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  30,  passed  and  approved  December  13th,  1904;  and, 
provided  further,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  prevent  the  lay- 
ing of  asphalt  or  other  pavement  in  or  upon  any  such  alley  within 
said  fire  limits,  as  the  City  Council  may  hereafter  determine.  (As 
amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  66.) 


GENERAL   ORDINANCES  51 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  after  its 
passage  and  adoption,  approval  and  publication  for  a  period  of  one 
week. 

Section  3.  The  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby  author- 
ized and  ordered  to  have  this  City  Ordinance  No.  21  published  in  the 
Nevada  State  Journal  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  10th  day  of  May,  1904. 

Approved  this  10th  day  of  May,  1904,  by 

GEO.  F.  TURRITTIN, 

Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 
Attest: 

D.  E.  MORTON, 

City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  44. 

AN  ORDINANCE  DECLARING  WHAT  ARE  NUISANCES  WITH- 
IN THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  AND  TO  PREVENT  AND  REGU- 
LATE THE  SAME;  FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLA- 
TION OF  ANY  OF  THE  PROVISIONS  THEREOF;  REPEAL- 
ING ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN 
CONFLICT  THEREWITH,  AND  OTHER  MATTERS  NECES- 
SARILY RELATING  THERETO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  That  each  and  all  of  the  several  acts  and  things 
prohibited  and  made  i:nlawful  by  the  several  sections  of  this  ordinance 
are  hereby  deemed  and  declared  to  be  nuisances  within  the  City  of 
Reno,  and  any  person  duly  convicted  of  the  violation  of  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  committing  a  nuis- 
ance, and  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  ($5.00)  dollars, 
nor  more  than  two  hundred  ($200.00)  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in 
the  City  Jail  of  said  City  of  Reno  not  to  exceed  one  hundred  (100) 
days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  occupy  any  part 
or  portion  of  any  street,  alley,  sidewalk,  court,  public  park  or  grounds, 
within  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  purpose  of  keeping  or  maintaining 
any  newspaper  stand,  bootblack  stand,  drinking  stand,  popcorn  stand, 
sandwich  wagon  or  any  stand  for  the  sale  of  notions  or  any  other 
articles  of  goods,  wares  or  merchandise,  or  any  similar  or  other 
obstruction. 

Sec.  3.  No  person  shall  obstruct  in  any  manner,  in  whole  or  in 
part,  or  at  all,  any  street,  alley,  sidewalk,  court,  public  park  or  grounds 
of  the  City  within  the  City  of  Reno.  Provided,  however,  that  nothing 
herein  shall  prevent  any  merchant  or  tradesman  from  using  the  side- 
walk in  front  of  his  place  of  business  a  reasonable  time,  not  exceeding 
six  hours,  to  receive,  ship,  or  deliver  goods,  wares,  or  merchandise; 
provided  that  a  space  of  not  less  than  six  feet  of  such  sidewalk  shall 
be  kept  clear  for  the  free  passage  for  pedestrians  and  the  accom- 
modation of  the  public;  and  provided  further,  that  nothing  herein  shall 
prevent  the  placing  and  maintaining  of  storm  doors,  between  the  first 
day  of  October  and  the  first  day  of  May  of  each  year,  in  front  of  any 


52  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

hotel  or  place  of  business,  such  storm  doors  to  not  extend  from  the 
property  line  upon  the  sidewalk  a  distance  of  more  than  three  feet 
from  such  property  line.  (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number 
122.) 

Sec.  4.  No  person  shall  engage  upon  a  public  street,  highway, 
alley,  or  other  public  place  within  the  City  of  Reno,  in  conduct  having 
a  tendency  to  annoy,  insult,  or  disturb  offensively,  any  person  or  per- 
sons passing  or  being  therein;  and  whenever  the  free  passage  of  any 
street,  alley,  or  sidewalk  shall  be  obstructed  by  a  crowd  of  three  (3) 
or  more,  except  upon  occasions  of  public  meetings  or  lawful  assem- 
blages, the  persons  composing  such  crowd  shall  disperse  or  move  on 
when  directed  to  do  so  by  the  Chief  of  Police,  or  any  Policeman  or 
Peace  Officer,  provided,  that  a  free  passage  shall  at  all  times  be  main- 
tained and  ke^pt  open  through  any  crowd  or  assemblage  for  the  accom- 
modation of  the  public. 

Sec.  5.  No  person  having  or  using  any  animal,  except  it  be 
attached  to  a  dray,  truck,  cart,  wagon,  or  other  vehicle  of  conveyance, 
shall  leave  such  animal  in  any  public  street,  alley,  highway  or  other 
public  place  within  said  city,  without  securely  hitching  the  same; 
provided,  that  no  person  shall  allow  any  such  animal  to  remain  so 
hitched  or  standing  in  any  of  the  streets,  alleys  or  other  public  place 
in  said  city  for  a  longer  time  than  five  (5)  hours.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police,  any  Policeman  or  other  Peace  Officer  of 
said  city,  when  he  finds  any  horse,  mule  or  other  animal  used  for 
draft  or  riding  purposes,  on  the  streets  of  said  city,  which  has  been 
there  exceeding  a  period  of  five  (5)  hours  without  feed  or  water,  to 
take  the  same  up  and  procure  feed  and  water  for  the  same,  and  the 
cost  of  such  feed  and  water  shall  be  paid  by  the  person  so  leaving  such 
horse,  mule  or  other  animal  in  said  street. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  discharge  any  gun, 
pistol  or  other  firearm  in  or  upon  any  of  the  public  streets,  highways, 
alleys  or  other  public  place,  or  in  or  upon  or  about  any  building  or 
vacant  lot  or  anywhere  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno;  provided 
that  nothing  herein  shall  prevent  the  establishing  and  running  of  a 
shooting  gallery  properly  enclosed  and  permitted  by  license  of  the  City 
Council  under  an  ordinance  of  said  City;  and  provided  further,  that 
nothing  herein  shall  apply  to  any  sheriff,  deputy  sheriff,  policeman  or 
other  peace  officer,  who  shall  discharge  any  pistol  or  firearm  in  the 
lawful  exercise  of  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Sec.  7.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  play  at  baseball, 
cricket  or  football  or  any  other  game  tending  to  interrupt  the  free 
or  safe  use  of  any  street,  alley  or  highway  within  said  City. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  be  found  in  any 
street,  alley  or  public  place  within  said  City,  so  grossly  intoxicated 
as  to  be  unable  to  take  proper  and  decent  care  of  himself  or  herself. 

Sec.  9.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  having  in  charge  any 
animal  which  may  die,  to  neglect  or  refuse  to  remove  or  cause  to  be 
removed  such  dead  animal  to  the  City  Dumping  Ground  or  crematory, 
and  to  provide  for  the  disposal  of  the  same  in  the  manner  provided 
by  law,  within  six  (6)  hours  after  having  notice  of  the  death  of  such 
animal. 

Sec.  10.  No  person  shall  place  or  maintain  any  chair,  bench  or 
permanent  seat  on  any  street,  alley  or  sidewalk  within  the  City  of 


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Reno;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  and  all  Peace 
Officers  to  summarily  remove  any  such  obstructions. 

Sec.  11.  No  person  shall  keep  or  maintain  any  bull  or  stallion 
or  other  animal  for  breeding  purposes  within  said  City,  unless  the 
same  be  kept  within  an  enclosure  sufficient  to  protect  the  same  from 
public  view. 

Sec.  12.  No  person  or  persons  shall  loiter,  loaf,  congregate,  or 
sit,  in,  upon,  or  about  the  subway  connecting  North  and  South  Vir- 
ginia Street  under  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  right  of  way  in  said 
city. 

Sec.  13.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  throw  or  cause  to 
be  thrown  or  deposited  upon  the  premises  of  another  person  or  persons 
any  chips,  sand,  gravel,  broken  stones,  or  dust  or  refuse  or  garbage 
of  any  kind  whatsoever. 

Sec.  14.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  drive 
any  herd  or  band  of  cattle,  horses,  goats,  or  swine  through  that  sec- 
tion of  the  City  of  Reno  bounded  on  the  north  as  follows:  From  the 
west  line  of  Vine  Street  running  east  to  the  east  line  of  Ralston  Street, 
by  the  south  line  of  Seventh  Street,  and  from  the  said  east  line  of  Ral- 
ston Street  running  easterly  to  the  east  line  of  Sierra  Street,  by  the 
south  line  of  Elm  Street,  from  the  said  east  line  of  Sierra  Street  run- 
ning easterly  to  the  west  line  of  Alameda  Avenue,  by  the  south  line 
of  Eighth  Street;  on  the  east  as  follows:  From  Eighth  Street  to 
the  north  line  of  Fourth  Street,  bv  the  west  line  of  Alameda  Avenue, 
and  from  the  said  north  line  of  Fourth  Street  to  the  north  line  of 
North  Street,  by  the  west  line  of  Park  Street,  and  from  said  north 
line  of  North  Street  running  southerly  to  the  north  line  of  Roberts 
Street,  by  the  west  line  of  Washoe  Street,  and  from  said  north  line 
of  Roberts  Street  southerly  to  the  north  line  of  Vassar  Street,  by  the 
west  line  of  Kirman  Street;  on  the  south  as  follows:  From  the  west 
line  of  Kirman  Street  westerly  to  the  west  line  of  Arlington  Avenue, 
by  the  north  line  of  Vassar  Street  and  Ely  Street,  and  from  the  west 
line  of  Arlington  Avenue  w'esterly  to  the  east  line  of  the  county  road, 
paralleling  the  western  city  limits,  by  the  south  line  of  California 
Avenue  and  its  extensions;  and  on  the  west  from  the  north  line  of  Ely 
Street  northerly  to  the  south  line  of  California  Avenue,  by  the  west 
line  of  Arlington  Avenue,  and  from  the  south  line  of  California 
Avenue  northerly  to  the  north  line  of  Riverside  Avenue,  by  the  east 
line  of  the  county  road  which  immediately  parallels  the  western  city 
limits,  and  from  the  north  line  of  Riverside  Avenue  to  the  north  line 
of  Third  Street,  by  the  west  line  of  Keystone  Avenue,  and  from  the 
north  line  of  Third  Street  to  the  south  line  of  Seventh  Street,  by  the 
west  line  of  Vine  Street.  Provided,  that  ten  or  more  unhitched  and 
unattached  animals  as  herein  contained  shall  be  considered  a  herd  or 
band.     (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  167.) 

Sec.  15.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  erect 
or  maintain  any  barbed  wire  fence  or  fencing  for  any  purpose  w^hat- 
soever  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  16.  Every  owner,  agent,  or  driver  of  any  dray,  hack, 
carriage,  express  wagon,  or  accommodation  wagon  or  other  vehicle 
employed  or  used  for  carrying  freight,  packages,  or  passengers  for 
hire,  w^ho  shall  habitually  stand  or  permit  any  such  dray,  hack, 
carriage,  or  express  wagon  or  accommodation  wagon  or  other  vehicle 


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to  habitually  stand  or  occupy  any  portion  of  any  street  or  alley  in 
front  of  any  building:  or  place  of  business  in  said  City,  without  consent 
or  permission  of  the  occupant  thereof,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  main- 
taining a  nuisance. 

Sec.  17.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  other  than  pas- 
sengers or  employees  to  ride  upon,  jump  on  or  off  any  moving  train, 
engine,  street  car,  or  cars,  or  railroad  car  or  cars,  within  said  City, 
without  the  consent  of  those  properly  in  charge  thereof. 

Sec.  18.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  bathe 
or  swim  in  the  Truckee  River,  or  any  open  ditch,  creek,  reservoir, 
flume  or  canal  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  20.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  owning,  controlling, 
or  having  the  possession  of  any  stairway  or  entrance  to  any  cellar, 
basement,  or  excavation  beneath  the  sidewalk  along  any  street,  or 
alley  to  maintain  the  same  without  a  proper  guardrail  around  such  en- 
trance, cellar,  basement,  or  excavation,  said  guardrail  to  consist  of 
iron  and  to  be  ^V2  feet  from  the  ground. 

Sec.  21.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  or  corporation 
to  receive,  keep,  store,  or  have  in  one  place,  within  the  limits  of  said 
City,  more  than  fifty  (50)  pounds  of  gun  powder,  dynamite,  nitro- 
glycerine or  other  explosive  substance,  or  more  than  five  hundred 
(500)  gallons  of  kerosene  oil,  or  one  hundred  (100)  gallons  of  gaso- 
line; provided,  that  nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  to  prohibit  or 
prevent  the  keeping,  within  such  limits,  of  shot  gun  and  rifle  shells 
or  cartridges  and  cartridge  percussion  caps  by  any  business  firm,  or 
individual,  to  be  disposed  of  in  the  usual  course  of  business. 

Sec.  21-A.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  use  any  pro- 
fane or  obscene  language  upon  any  street  or  alley,  or  in  any  public 
place,  in  the  hearing  of  any  person  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the 
City  of  Reno.     (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  208.) 

Sec.  21-B.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride,  drive,  or 
lead  any  horse,  mule,  or  other  animal  of  similar  kind  upon  any  side- 
walk in  the  City  of  Reno,  except  at  regular  crossings,  or  to  suffer  any 
horse  or  other  animal  to  stand  thereon.  (As  amended  by  City  Ordi- 
nance Number  208.) 

Sec.  21-C.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  without  proper 
authority,  to  tear  down  or  deface  any  ordinance,  bill,  notice,  adver- 
tisement, or  any  other  paper  of  a  business  or  legitimate  character 
lawfully  posted  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  at  any  time 
before  the  object  of  such  notice  has  been  accomplished.  (As  amended 
by  City  Ordinance  Number  208.) 

Sec.  21-D.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  within  the  limit.« 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  to  designedly  make  an  indecent  or  obscene  ex- 
posure of  his  or  her  person  or  the  person  of  another.  (As  amended 
by  City  Ordinance  Number  208.) 

Sec.  21-E.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  throw  or 
deposit,  or  cause  to  be  thrown  or  deposited,  in  any  street,  alley,  gutter, 
or  highway  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  any  dirt,  rubbish, 
ashes,  paper,  shavings,  or  other  inflammable  material  or  trash;  and 
it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  kindle  or  use  any  fire  upon  any 
public  street,  alley,  highway,  or  anywhere  else  in  the  open  air  within 


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the  limits  of  said  City;  and  it  shall  also  be  unlawful  for  any  owner, 
agent,  or  occupant  of  any  yard,  lot,  or  enclosure  within  the  limits  of 
said  City  to  permit  or  allow  to  accumulate  therein  or  thereabout  any 
refuse,  rubbish,  trash,  garbage,  ashes,  paper,  excelsior,  shavings, 
wooden  boxes,  packing-cases,  or  any  other  inflammable  or  combustible 
material;  and  every  such  person,  owner,  agent,  or  occupant,  upon 
receiving  a  written  notice  from  the  Chief  or  Assistant  Chief  of  the 
Fire  Department  of  said  City  that  such  condition  exists  in,  upon,  or 
about  any  property  owned,  occupied,  or  managed  by  such  person  or 
persons  as  aforesaid,  must,  within  three  days  thereafter,  remove,  or 
cause  to  be  removed,  all  such  garbage,  refuse,  boxes,  or  other  trash 
hereinbefore  mentioned,  (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number 
208.) 

Sec.  22.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  23.     This  ordinance  shall  go  into  effect  immediately. 

Sec.  24.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  City  Ordinance 
Number  Forty-four  published  daily  in  the  Daily  Nevada  State  Journal, 
a  daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one 
week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  29th  day  of  August,  1905,  by  the  follow- 
ing vote  of  the  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Mr.  Wilson,  Mr.  Newmarker,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr.  Kinney. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Mr.  Drappo. 

Approved  this  29th  day  of  August,  1905. 

N.  E.  WILSON, 

Attest:  Mayor  pro  tem  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  45. 

AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  BREACHES  OF  THE  PEACE, 
FIGHTING,  ROUTS,  RIOTS,  AFFRAYS,  INJURY  TO  PROP- 
ERTY, MALICIOUS  MISCHIEF,  DISORDERLY  PERSONS, 
LEWD  OR  LASCIVIOUS  COHABITATION  OR  BEHAVIOR, 
BEGGING,  CARRYING  DEADLY  WEAPONS,  AND  RESIST- 
ING AN  OFFICER,  WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  TO  RE- 
STRAIN AND  PUNISH  THE  SAME  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL 
ORDINANCES  OR  SECTIONS  THEREOF  IN  CONFLICT 
THEREWITH,  AND  OTHER  MATTERS  RELATING  THERETO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  If  any  person  shall,  maliciously  and  willfully  dis- 
turb the  peace  or  quiet  of  any  neighborhood,  or  family,  within  the  City 
of  Reno,  by  loud  or  unusual  noises,  or  by  tumultuous  and  offensive 
conduct,  threatening,  traducing,  quarrelling,  challenging  to  fight,  or 
fighting,  every  person  convicted  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  Two  Hundred  Dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail 
or  said  City,  not  more  than  Two  Months. 


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Sec.  2.  If  two  or  more  persons  assemble  for  the  purpose  of  dis- 
turbing the  public  peace,  or  committing  any  unlawful  act,  within  the 
City  of  Reno,  and  do  not  disperse,  on  being  desired  or  commanded  so 
to  do  by  a  Judge,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  Sheriff,  Coroner,  Constable,  or 
other  public  officer,  the  person  so  offending  shall,  on  conviction,  be 
severally  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  Five  Hundred  Dollars,  or 
imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  not  more  than  Six  Months. 

Sec,  3.  If  two  or  more  persons  shall,  by  agreement,  fight  in  a 
public  place,  within  said  City,  to  the  terror  of  the  citizens  of  this  city, 
the  person  so  offending  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  affray  and  shall 
be  severally  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  Two  Hundred  Dollars,  or 
imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  of  said  City  not  more  than  One 
Month. 

Sec.  4.  If  two  or  more  persons  shall  meet  to  do  an  unlawful  act, 
within  said  City,  upon  a  common  cause  of  quarrel  and  make  advances 
toward  it,  they  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  rout,  and,  on  conviction, 
shall  be  severally  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  Five  Hundred  Dollars, 
or  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  not  more  than  Six  Months;  and  if 
two  or  more  persons  shall  actually  do  an  unlawful  act  of  violence, 
either  with  or  without  a  common  cause  of  quarrel,  or  even  do  a  lawful 
act  in  a  violent,  tumultuous  and  illegal  m.anner,  they  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a  riot  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  exceeding  Five  Hundred  Dollars  each  or  by  imprisonment  in  the 
City  Jail  of  said  City  for  any  term  of  time  not  exceeding  Six 
Months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  5.  Every  person  who  shall,  ^vithin  the  City  of  Reno,  beat  or 
torture  any  horse,  ox,  mule  or  other  animal,  whether  belonging  to  him- 
self or  to  any  other  person,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than 
Thirty  or  more  than  One  Hundred  Dollars  or  by  imprisonment  in  the 
City  Jail  for  a  period  not  to  exceed  Thirty  Days  or  by  both  such  fine 
and  imprisonment;  and  every  person  who  shall,  within  the  City  of 
Reno,  willfully,  unlawfully  and  maliciously  destroy,  burn,  cut  or  other- 
wise injure  any  goods,  chattels  or  property  of  any  description  what- 
ever belonging  to  another,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  punished  by  a  fine 
of  not  more  than  Five  Hundred  Dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the 
City  Jail  not  exceeding  Six  Months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  im- 
prisonment. 

Sec.  6.  Any  person  who  shall,  within  the  City  of  Reno  willfully, 
unlawfully  or  maliciously  break,  destroy,  or  injure  the  door  or  window 
of  any  dwelling  house,  shop,  store,  or  other  house  or  building,  or  the 
door  or  window,  grating,  platform,  wheels  or  other  part  of  any  rail- 
road or  street  car,  or  sever  therefrom,  or  from  any  gate,  fence  or  in- 
closure  any  part  thereof,  or  of  any  material  of  which  it  is  formed,  or 
sever  from  the  freehold  any  produce  thereof,  or  anything  attached 
thereto,  or  pull  down,  injure,  or  destroy  any  gate,  post,  railing,  or 
fence,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  break,  destroy,  or  injure  any  boat,  or 
cut  down,  lap,  girdle,  or  otherwise  injure  or  destroy  any  fruit  or 
shade  tree,  being  the  property  of  another,  or  who  shall,  without  the 
consent  of  the  owner,  agent,  or  occupant  of  the  premises  or  property 
herein  mentioned,  deface,  disfigure,  or  cover  up  any  fruit  tree,  or 
ornamental  tree,  fence,  house,  wall,  shop,  or  building,  property  of 
another,  by  pasting  upon  or  in  any  way  fastening  thereto,  any  printed 
bill,  signboard,  show  poster  or  other  device  whatsoever  or  who  shall, 
without  a  written  permit  from  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
deface,  disfigure,  or  cover  up  by  pasting  upon  or  in  any  way  fastening 


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thereto,  any  printed  bill,  sign-board,  show-poster  or  other  device  what- 
soever, upon  any  public  building,  monument,  grave  stone,  ornamental 
tree,  or  other  object  or  property  under  the  supervision  and  control  of 
said  City  or  of  any  association  or  society  whatsoever,  shall,  for  each 
and  every  such  offense  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and,  on 
conviction  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  Two  Hundred  Dollars, 
or  be  imprisoned  in  the  City  Jail  of  said  City  for  a  term  not  exceeding 
Six  Months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  7.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  v^dthin  the  limits  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  to  wear,  carry  or  have  concealed  upon  his  person 
any  dirk  knife,  pistol,  sword  in  case,  slung  shot,  brass  knuckles,  razor 
or  other  dangerous  weapon,  without  first  obtaining  permission  from 
the  City  Council.  The  City  Council  may,  upon  application  made  in 
writing  showing  the  reason  of  the  person  or  the  purpose  for  which  any 
concealed  weapon  is  to  be  carried,  grant  permission  under  the  seal 
of  the  City  and  attested  by  its  Clerk,  to  the  person  making  such 
application,  authorizing  such  person  to  carry  the  concealed  weapon 
described  in  such  permission.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  on 
conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  Twenty  ($20.00)  Dollars, 
nor  more  than  Five  Hundred  ($500.00)  Dollars,  or  imprisoned  in  the 
City  Jail  for  not  less  than  Thirty  (30)  Days,  nor  more  than  Six  (6) 
Months.  This  section  shall  not  apply  to  peace  officers  in  the  discharge 
of  their  duties,  nor  to  persons  acting  or  engaged  in  the  business  of 
common  carriers,  within  this  State,  or  to  persons  traveling  through  the 
State. 

Sec.  8.  Persons  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  who  have 
the  physical  ability  to  work,  not  having  visible  means  of  support, 
living  idly,  or  who  are  found  loitering  or  loafing  about  the  streets  or 
public  places,  or  who  are  found  loafing  or  loitering  habitually  in  or 
about  dramshops,  tippling  houses,  saloons,  bar-rooms,  gambling 
houses,  or  places  where  gambling  is  carried  on,  or  houses  of  ill  fame 
or  places  resorted  to  by  persons  for  purposes  of  prostitution  or  im- 
moral purposes,  or  who  are  found  wandering,  loafing  or  loitering  about 
the  streets  at  late  and  unusual  hours  of  the  night,  not  giving  a  satis- 
factory account  of  themselves,  and  all  common  drunkards,  and  all 
vagrants,  shall  be  deemed  disorderly  persons,  and  upon  conviction 
thereof  before  the  Police  Judge  of  said  City,  shall  be  punished  by  im- 
prisonment in  the  City  Jail  of  said  City  for  a  term  not  exceeding 
Ninety  (90)  Days. 

Sec.  9.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Police  Judge  of  said  City,  hav- 
ing personal  knowledge,  or  on  complaint  being  made  under  oath,  that 
any  person  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  a  disorderly  person 
of  any  one  of  the  classes  designated  in  Section  8  of  this  ordinance,  to 
cause  such  person  to  be  brought  before  him,  and  if,  upon  examination, 
such  person  be  found  guilty  of  being  a  disorderly  person,  he,  or  she, 
for  each  offense,  shall  be  punished  as  therein  provided. 

Sec.  10.     (Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  Number  212.) 

Sec.  11.  No  person  shall,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  whether 
by  look,  word,  sign,  or  deed  practice  begging  or  mendicancy,  within 
the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  or  on  any  of  the  streets,  sidewalks, 
alleys,  thoroughfares  or  highways  thereof;  nor  shall  any  person  who 
is  diseased,  maimed,  mutilated  or  in  any  way  deformed  so  as  to  be 
an  unsightly  or  disgusting  object,  or  an  improper  person  be  allowed  in 


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or  on  the  streets,  alleys,  sidewalks,  thoroughfares  or  highways  or 
public  places  in  the  city,  therein  or  thereon  expose  himself  or  herself 
to  public  view.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
section,  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine  of  not  more  than  Fifty  ($50.00) 
Dollars,  or  to  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  not  more  than  Fifty  (50) 
days,  or  to  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  12.  Any  person  who  shall  interfere  with,  resist,  molest  or 
threaten  to  molest  any  officer  of  said  City,  in  the  exercise  of  his  official 
duties,  shall  be  liable  to  a  line  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  One  Hundred 
($100.00)  Dollars,  or  to  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  not  more  than 
Three  (3)  Months,  or  to  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  13.  Fines  imposed  by  the  Police  Court  under  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance,  may  be  recovered  by  execution  against  the  property 
of  the  defendant  or  the  payment  thereof  enforced  by  imprisonment  in 
the  City  Jail  of  said  City,  at  the  rate  of  one  (1)  day  for  every  dollar 
of  such  fine,  or  said  Court  may,  in  its  discretion,  adjudge  and  enter 
upon  the  docket  a  supplemental  order  that  such  offender  shall  work 
on  the  streets  or  public  works  of  said  City,  at  a  rate  of  Two  ($2.00) 
dollars  for  each  day  of  the  sentence,  which  shall  apply  on  such  fine 
until  the  same  shall  be  exhausted  or  otherwise  satisfied. 

Sec.  14.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  15.     This  ordinance  shall  go  into  effect  immediately. 

Sec.  16.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  City  Ordinance 
Number  Forty-five  published  daily  in  the  Reno  Evening  Gazette,  a 
daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one 
week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  29th  day  of  August,  1905,  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote  of  the  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Mr.  Wilson,  Mr.  Newmarker,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr.  Kinney. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Mr.  Drappo. 

Approved  this  29th  day  of  August,  1905. 

N.  E.  WILSON, 

Attest:  Mayor  pro  tem  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  50. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  AND  REGULATING  THE 
NUMBERING  OF  RESIDENCES  AND  PLACES  OF  BUSINESS 
IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  REPEALING  ALL  ORDINANCES 
AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH, 
AND  FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  Every  person,  firm  or  corporation  owning  any 
building,  or  the  agent  thereof,  must,  within  two  w^eeks  after  the  com- 
pletion or  occupation  of  such  building,  place,  or  caused  to  be  placed 


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on  or  over  the  door  or  gate  used  as  an  entrance  to  such  building,  or 
adjacent  to  such  door  or  gate,  so  as  to  be  readily  seen  from  the  street, 
the  appropriate  number  of  such  building  as  herein  specified. 

Sec.  2.  All  entrances  from  streets  to  buildings,  or  to  special 
apartments  in  buildings,  shall  be  numbered,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  whether  owner  or  occupant  of  the  building;  or  any 
apartment  therein,  to  place,  maintain  or  allow  to  remain  thereon,  any 
number  other  than  the  one  required  by  this  ordinance.  The  number 
placed  upon  any  entrance  shall  be  of  a  different  color  from  the  back- 
ground upon  which  it  is  placed,  and  each  figure  of  such  number  shall 
be  at  least  1%  inches  in  height  and  of  proportionate  width.  All  num- 
bers must  be  made  of  substantial  and  permanent  material,  and  must 
be  so  placed  or  fixed  as  not  to  be  easily  effaced  or  removed. 

Sec.  3.  On  streets  running  east  and  w^est  all  buildings  facing 
south  thereon  shall  Oe  numbered  with  odd  numbers,  and  all  buildings 
facing  north  thereon  shall  be  numbered  with  even  numbers-  On  streets 
running  north  and  south  all  buildings  facing  east  thereon  shall  be 
numbered  with  odd  numbers,  and  all  buildings  facing  west  thereon 
shall  be  numbered  with  even  numbers,  as  in  this  ordinance  hereinafter 
set  forth. 

Sec.  4.  One  hundred  numbers,  or  as  many  thereof  as  may  be 
necessary,  shall  be  alloted  to  the  property  frontage  in  each  block  be- 
tween two  main  streets,  upon  the  basis  of  one  number  for  every  12% 
feet,  except  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  5.  The  Truckee  River  shall  be  the  dividing  line  for  all  streets 
running  north  and  south,  and  Virginia  Street  shall  be  the  dividing  line 
for  all  streets  running  east  and  west. 

Sec.  6.  On  all  streets  running  north  and  south,  north  of  the 
Truckee  River,  commencing  with  First  Street,  the  numbers  shall  begin 
on  the  southeast  or  the  southwest  corner  of  the  block,  as  the  case  may 
be,  with  the  number  100  or  101  at  the  point  nearest  the  river,  and  the 
number  200  or  201  in  the  next  block,  and  so  on  north  consecutively, 
allowing  one  hundred  numbers  for  each  block  upon  the  basis  herein- 
before specified,  provided,  that  all  numbers  shall,  as  near  as  practica- 
ble, correspond  in  each  block  between  the  same  streets,  except  that  the 
blocks  between  Walnut  or  West  Sixth  Street  and  Maple  Street  shall, 
for  the  purpose  of  this  ordinance,  be  considered  as  one  block  between 
said  street,  and  buildings  facing  on  streets  running  north  and  south 
betw^een  said  streets  shall  be  numbered  accordingly  on  the  basis  herein- 
before specified.  Between  First  Street  and  the  Truckee  River  there 
shall  be  alloted  the  numbers  1  to  99  inclusive,  or  as  many  thereof  as 
may  be  necessary  to  the  entire  property  frontage,  irrespective  of 
blocks,  allowing  one  number  for  every  twenty  feet  or  fraction  thereof, 
except  on  Virginia  Street,  where  the  basis  shall  be  as  otherwise  herein 
specified;  provided,  however,  that  the  numbers  in  all  blocks  between 
two  streets  shall,  as  near  as  practicable,  correspond  as  hereinbefore 
specified. 

Sec.  7.  On  all  streets  running  north  and  south,  south  of  the 
Truckee  River,  commencing  with  Island  Avenue  and  Mill  Street,  the 
numbers  shall  begin  on  the  northeast,  or  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
block,  as  the  case  may  be,  with  the  number  100  or  101  at  the  point 
nearest  the  river,  and  the  number  200  or  201  in  the  next  block  and  so 
on  south  consecutively,  allowing  one  hundred  numbers  for  each  block 


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upon  the  basis  as  hereinbefore  specified;  except  that  the  blocks  be- 
tween Mill  Street  and  Pine  Street  shall,  for  the  purpose  of  this  ordi- 
nance, be  considered  as  one  block  between  said  streets,  and  buildings 
facing  on  streets  running  north  and  south  between  said  streets  shall 
be  numbered  accordingly  upon  said  basis  of  12%  feet  as  aforesaid; 
provided,  that  between  the  river  and  Mill  Street  there  shall  be  alloted 
the  numbers  1  to  99  inclusive,  or  as  many  thereof  as  may  be  necessary 
to  the  entire  property  frontage,  irrespective  of  blocks,  allowing  one 
number  for  every  25  feet  or  fraction  thereof. 

Sec.  8.  On  all  streets  running  east  and  west,  the  numbers  shall 
begin  at  Virginia  Street,  the  first  block  being  numbered  from  1  to  99 
inclusive,  the  next  block  100  to  199  inclusive,  and  so  on  east  or  west 
from  Virginia  Street  as  the  case  may  be. 

Sec.  9.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  Superintendent  of 
Streets  of  said  City,  w^henever  he  has  knowledge  of  any  violation  of 
this  ordinance,  to  give  notice  thereof  to  the  owner,  or,  if  he  cannot  be 
found  to  the  agent  or  occupant  of  the  premises  where  the  violation 
occurs;  and  if,  after  two  weeks  the  cause  of  complaint  is  not  removed, 
to  have  the  penalty  provided  in  this  ordinance  enforced. 

Sec.  10.  Whenever  any  property  owner,  or  agent  of  any  property 
has  been  notified  to  change  the  numbers  of  his  building,  the  old  num- 
bers may  be  temporarily  retained,  in  addition  to  the  new  numbers; 
provided,  however,  that  in  no  case  shall  such  old  numbers  be  retained 
for  a  period  longer  than  sixty  days  after  the  official  notice  to  change 
the  same. 

Sec.  11.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  who  shall  violate  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  mis- 
demeanor, and,  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not 
less  than  Five  ($5.00)  Dollars,  nor  more  than  Twenty  ($20.00)  Dollars, 
or  by  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  for  not  less  than  Five  (5)  days^ 
nor  more  than  Twenty  (20)  days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprison- 
ment. 

Sec.  12.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  immedi- 
ately upon  its  passage,  adoption,  approval  and  publication  daily  for  a 
period  of  one  week. 

Sec.  13.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  14.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  Number  Fifty  published  daily  in  the  Daily  Nevada  State 
Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period 
of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  22nd  day  of  January,  1906,  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote  of  the  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Mr.  Wilson,  Mr.  Drappo,  Mr.  Newmarker,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr. 
Kinney. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  22nd  day  of  January,  1906. 

N.  E.  WILSON, 

Attest:  Mayor  pro  tern  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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BILL  NO.  52. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  52. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF  A 
CITY  ELECTRICIAN  AND  METER  INSPECTOR;  PRESCRIB- 
ING THE  DUTIES,  AND  FIXING  THE  COMPENSATION  OF 
SUCH  OFFICER,  AND  OTHER  MATTERS  RELATING 
THERETO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  The  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered  to  appoint  and  employ  a  competent  person 
to  act  and  be  known  as  City  Electrician  and  Meter  Inspector. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Electrician  and  Meter 
Inspector  to  enforce  all  laws  of  the  State  of  Nevada,  all  ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  and  all  orders  of  the  City  Council  relating  to  the 
regulation  and  inspection  of  the  installation  and  maintenance  of  elec- 
trical wires,  appliances,  apparatus,  construction  and  equipment  in,  on 
or  about  buildings  and  other  structures  in  the  City  of  Reno;  regu- 
lating the  placing,  erection,  use  and  maintenance  of  poles,  wires, 
cables,  appliances  and  apparatus  on  the  several  streets,  alleys  and 
other  public  places  therein;  the  inspection  of  electric,  gas  and  other 
meters  within  said  City,  and  the  collection  of  the  fees  therefor;  and 
to  perform  such  other  acts  and  duties  as  may  from  time  to  time  be 
lawfully  required  by  ordinance  or  otherwise. 

Sec.  3.  The  City  Electrician  and  Meter  Inspector  shall  be 
appointed  by,  and  hold  such  office  at  the  pleasure  of,  the  City  Council, 
and  shall,  wdthin  ten  days  after  his  appointment  and  before  entering 
upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  execute  to  the  City  of  Reno  a  good 
and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  One  Thousand  ($1000.00)  Dollars, 
with  two  or  more  sureties  or  a  surety  company,  to  be  approved  by  the 
Mayor;  said  bond  shall  be  conditioned  that  the  said  officer  will  per- 
form all  and  every  official  duty  imposed  upon  him  by  this  ordinance 
or  any  subsequent  ordinance,  law,  resolution,  or  order,  or  any  other 
ordinance  now  in  existence  or  hereafter  adopted,  and  that  he  will 
keep  intact  and  hand  over  to  his  successor  in  office  all  property  of  the 
City  of  Reno  which  may  come  into  his  hands  and  custody  as  such 
officer  of  the  City  of  Reno;  and  that  he  will  pay  over  to  the  proper 
officer  of  the  City  of  Reno  all  moneys  and  fees  received  by  him  as 
such  officer  of  said  city.  (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number 
165.) 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Electrician  and  Meter  Inspector  shall  receive  as 
full  compensation,  a  salary  of  Fifteen  Hundred  Dollars  per  year, 
payable  in  equal  monthly  installments.  (As  amended  by  City  Ordi- 
nance Number  72.) 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  immedi- 
ately upon  its  passage,  adoption,  approval  and  publication  daily  for  a 
period  of  one  week. 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  is  hereby  authorized,  empowered  and  directed  to  have 
this,  City  Ordinance  Number  52,  published  daily  for  a  period  of  one 


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week  in  the  Daily  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  published 
in  the  City  of  Reno,  County  of  Washoe,  State  of  Nevada. 

Passed,  adopted  and  approved,  after  the  second  reading  thereof, 
this  26th  day  of  February,  A.  D.  1906. 

N.  E.  WILSON, 
Attest:  Mayor  pro  tern  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk. 
Passed  and  adopted  after  the  second  reading  thereof  this  26th 
day  of  February,  1906,  by  the  following  vote  of  the  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Mr.  Wilson,  Mr.  Drappo,  Mr.  Newmarker,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr. 
Kinney. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  26th  day  of  February,  1906. 

N.  E.  WILSON, 
Attest:  Mayor  pro  tern  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  58. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  56. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  CONSTRUCTION,  MAIN- 
TENANCE, AND  OPERATION  OF  DITCHES,  FLUMES, 
WATER  WAYS,  AND  WATER  PIPES  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO; 
PROHIBITING  THE  FLOODING  OF  STREETS,  ALLEYS, 
SIDEWALKS  AND  OTHER  PUBLIC  PLACES  THEREIN,  FIX- 
ING A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF,  AND 
OTHER  MATTERS  RELATING  THERETO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  copartnership, 
company,  corporation,  or  agent  thereof,  to  construct  or  maintain  above 
the  surface  line  of  any  street,  alley  or  sidewalk  in  the  City  of  Reno 
any  flume  or  other  structure  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  or  carrying 
water. 

Sec.  2.  All  flumes  or  similar  structures  now  maintained  in,  about 
or  along  any  street,  alley  or  sidewalk  in  the  City  of  Reno,  which  pro- 
jects above  the  surface  of  such  street,  alley  or  sidewalk,  are  hereby 
condemned  as  nuisances,  and  within  thirty  days  after  this  ordinance 
is  in  effect,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  person,  co-partnership,  company 
or  corporation  owning  or  controlling  such  flume,  ditch  or  structure,  to 
commence  in  good  faith  to  cause  the  water  running  through  the  same 
to  be  conducted  by  means  of  a  pipe  or  other  underground  waterway, 
conduit  or  covered  ditch,  and  to  alter  or  change  such  flume  or  ditch, 
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  No  such  person,  co-partnership,  company,  corporation,  or 
agent  thereof,  shall  change,  alter  or  repair  any  such  flume  or  struc- 
ture, or  excavate  for  or  pipe  such  water  without  first  obtaining  a 
written  permit  from  the  City  Engineer,  who  shall  grant  such  permit 


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upon  application  and  shall  supervise  the  piping  or  other  method  of 
conducting  such  water,  which  shall  be  done  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions  hereof. 

Sec.  4.  All  such  flumes,  ditches  or  water  ways  shall  be  con- 
structed of  iron,  cement,  granite,  stone,  brick,  terra  cotta,  sewer  pipe, 
asphalt  or  wood,  or  a  combination  of  any  of  such  materials;  provided, 
the  same  shall'  in  all  cases,  where  maintained  across  or  along  any 
street  or  alley,  be  entirely  covered  and  so  constructed  and  maintained 
as  to  prevent  leakage. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  ditch  or  canal  company  or 
association,  or  any  person  having  the  management  or  control  of  the 
same  or  of  any  ditch,  canal  or  water  way  running  through  said  City, 
to  permit  the  accumulation  or  depositing  therein  of  any  driftwood, 
rubbish,  offal,  filth  or  other  matter  or  substance  tending  to  make  the 
waters  therein  impure,  unwholesome  or  offensive  or  which  would  cause 
the  same  to  overflow  into  any  street,  alley  or  public  place. 

Sec.  6.  No  person,  firm,  company,  association  or  corporation 
owning  or  controlling  any  hose,  water  pipe,  ditch,  canal,  flume  or 
waterway  or  through  or  from  either  or  any  other  source  shall  allow 
or  permit  water  from  the  same  or  any  part  thereof  to  flow  over  or 
into  any  sidewalk,  street,  alley  or  public  place;  provided,  nothing 
herein  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  the  wetting  of  any  sidewalk, 
alley,  street  or  public  place  for  the  purpose  of  cleaning  the  same  or 
allaying  the  dust  thereon,  nor  the  accidental  breaking  of  any  such 
hose,  water  pipe,  ditch  or  flume,  provided,  such  break  be  repaired  or 
the  flow  of  water  through  the  same  be  abated  within  two  hours  after 
personal  notice  of  such  break  be  given  the  person,  manager,  superin- 
tendent, agent,  or  officer  of  any  company,  corporation  or  association 
owning,  controlling  or  maintaining  the  same  or  having  any  pecuniary 
interest  therein.  If  such  break  be  not  repaired  or  the  water  turned 
off  within  said  time,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  City  Engineer  and 
Superintendent  of  Streets  to  cause  the  water  flowing  through  such 
hose,  w^ater  pipe,  ditch,  canal,  flume  or  waterway  to  be  shut  off,  and 
it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  again  turn  such  water  through 
the  same  until  proper  repairs  have  been  made. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  or  any  ofllicer,  manager,  superintendent  of  any 
company,  corporation,  co-partnership,  or  any  agent  thereof,  who  shall 
violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a  misdemeanor  and,  on  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  Ten  ($10.00)  Dollars,  nor  more  than  Five  Hun- 
dred ($500.00)  Dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  of  said 
City  not  less  than  five  (5)  Days,  nor  more  than  Six  (6)  Months,  or 
by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  8.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  go  into  effect  immediately  upon  its 
passage,  adoption,  approval  and  publication  daily  for  a  period  of  one 
week. 

Sec.  10.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance   Number   Fifty-six   published   daily   for   one   week  in   the 


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Reno  Evening  Gazette,  a  daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of 
Reno. 

Passed  and  adopted,  after  the  second  reading  thereof,  this  12th 
day  of  March,  1906,  by  the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Mr.  Wilson,  Mr.  Drappo,  Mr.  Newmarker,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr. 
Kinney. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  12th  day  of  March,  1905. 

N.  E.  WILSON, 
Attest:  Mayor  pro  tern  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  71. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  67. 

AN  ORDINANCE  DECLARING  ANY  INTERFERENCE  WITH,  OR 
UNAUTHORIZED  USE  OR  ATTEMPTED  USE  OF  ANY 
HYDRANT,  OR  APPARATUS  OF  THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT 
OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  TO  BE  UNLAWFUL,  AND  PROVID- 
ING PUNISHMENT  THEREFOR. 
THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN; 

SECTION  1.  It  shall  be  deemed  unlawful  for  any  person,  with- 
out the  permission  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  of  the  City  of 
Reno,  to  interfere  with,  use,  or  attempt  to  use  any  hydrant  under  the 
control  of  said  City,  or  to  place  any  obstruction  about  the  same  in  a 
manner  which  would  interfere  with  the  use  thereof  by  the  Fire  De- 
partment of  said  City  in  the  event  of  a  fire,  or,  without  the  permission 
of  said  officer,  to  interfere  with,  use,  or  attempt  to  use  any  of  the 
apparatus  of  the  Fire  Department  of  the  City  of  Reno,  or  to  know- 
ingly turn  in,  transmit,  or  cause  to  be  turned  in  or  transmitted,  any 
false  or  w^rong  alarm  to  the  Fire  Department  of  said  City. 

Any  person  found  guilty  of  such  offense  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  exceeding  Two  Hundred  ($200.00)  Dollars,  nor  less  than  Ten 
($10.00)  Dollars.     (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  207.) 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  adoption,  and  publication  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Sec.  3.  The  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized 
and  ordered  to  cause  this  City  Ordinance  No.  67  to  be  published  in  the 
Daily  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  published  and  in  cir- 
culation in  said  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  25th  day  of  March,  1907,  by  the  follow- 
ing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Mr.  Kinney,  Mr.  Drappo,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr.  Newmarker,  Mr. 
Wilson. — 5. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Non6.  ' 

Approved  this  25th  day  of  March,  1907,  by 

N.  E.  WILSON, 

Attest:  Mayor  pro  tern  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 

City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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BILL  NO  79. 
ORDINANCE  NO.  78. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  REGULATIONS  FOR  GARBAGE, 
AND  GARBAGE  MOVERS*  PROVIDING  GARBAGE  DIS- 
TRICTS, AND  PUNISHING  VIOLATIONS  OF  SUCH  REGU- 
LATIONS: 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  All  scavenger  work  shall  be  subject  to  the  direction 
and  control  of  the  Board  of  Health.  It  shall  be  the  particular  duty  of 
the  Board  of  Health  to  enforce  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  in 
reference  to  garbage  and  scavenger  work. 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  and  there  are  hereby  established  within 
the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  two  garbage  districts,  to  be  known  and 
designated  as  Garbage  District  No.  1,  and  Garbage  District  No.  2. 

Sec.  3.  Garbage  District  No.  1  shall  comprise  all  that  portion  of 
the  City  of  Reno  lying  and  being  north  of  the  Truckee  River. 

Sec.  4.  Garbage  District  No.  2  shall  comprise  all  that  portion  of 
the  City  of  Reno  lying  and  being  south  of  the  Truckee  River. 

Sec.  5.  Within  the  garbage  districts  described  in  this  ordinance, 
there  shall  be  provided  and  kept  by  the  owner,  agent  or  occupant  of 
any  and  every  building,  a  suitable  metallic  vessel,  free  from  leekage, 
in  which  shall  be  placed  all  garbage  and  liquid  refuse  that  accumu- 
lates in  said  building  or  on  the  premises.  Said  receptacle  or  recep- 
tacles shall  and  must  be  emptied  not  less  than  once  during  each  week 
from  the  dwelling  or  dwellings  or  buildings  used  as  residences  in  said 
garbage  districts.  Said  receptacles  used  in  and  about  business  houses 
or  public  places  in  said  garbage  districts  must  be  emptied  once  in 
each  twenty-four  hours  and  must  be  emptied  between  the  hours  of 
eleven  o'clock  P.  M.,  and  six  o'clock  A.  M. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  unlavvrful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  sweep 
or  deposit  any  paper  or  other  rubbish  in  any  gutter  or  ditch  within 
the  garbage  districts  created  by  Sections  3  and  4,  or  to  empty  into  any 
gutter  or  ditch  any  house  slops  or  the  contents  of  spittons. 

Sec.  7.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  within  the  garbage 
districts  described  in  Sections  3  and  4,  to  deposit  ashes  and  non- 
combustible  rubbish  in  the  same  vessel  or  receptacle  with  combustible 
garbage  or  liquid  substances. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  firm  or 
corporation  to  use  any  cart  or  vehicle  for  the  conveyance  or  removal 
of  swill,  garbage,  filth,  offal  of  any  kind,  or  any  offensive  or  ill  smell- 
ing matter,  or  any  mixture  of  swill,  garbage,  filth,  offal  of  any  kind, 
or  any  offensive  or  ill  smelling  matter  unless  the  said  cart  or  vehicle 
is  staunch,  tight  and  closely  covered  with  a  wooden  or  metal  cover  so 
as  wholly  to  prevent  leakage  or  smell;  or  to  use  any  cart  or  vehicle 
for  the  conveyance  or  removal  of  manner,  rubbish  or  street  sweepings 
unless  the  said  cart  or  vehicle  be  provided  with  a  canvas  cover  securely 
fastened  over  the  top  thereof,  and  be  so  constructed  as  to  prevent  the 
deposit  of  such  manner,  rubbish  or  street  sweepings,  or  any  portion 


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thereof,  in  or  upon  the  streets  through  which  said  cart  or  vehicle  may 
be  driven. 

Sec.  9.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  fail  to  move  all 
garbage,  manner,  ashes  and  other  refuse  and  offal  to  a  place  desig- 
nated as  the  City  Garbage  Ground,*  and  it  is  and  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  person  engaged  in  hauling  garbage,  rubbish  or  decaying  matter  of 
any  kind,  to  permit,  allow  or  cause  any  of  said  matter  to  fall  and 
remain  in  the  streets. 

Sec.  10.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  con- 
viction thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  not  more  than  One 
Hundred  Days  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  11.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  12.  This  ordinance  shall  go  into  effect  immediately  upon  its 
passage,  adoption,  approval  and  publication  daily  for  a  period  of  one 
week. 

Sec.  13.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  Number  Seventy-three,  published  daily  for  one  week  in  the 
Reno  Evening  Gazette,  a  daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of 
Reno. 

Passed  and  adopted  after  the  second  reading  thereof,  this  the  22nd 
day  of  July,  1907,  by  the  following  vote  of  the  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Mr.  Kinney,  Mr.  Jamison,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr.  Nelson,  and  Mr. 
Fitzgerald. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved,  this  the  22nd  day  of  July,  1907. 

R.  KIRMAN, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  89. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  74. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  THE  CUTTING,  MUTILATING, 
INJURY  OR  DESTROYING  OF  ORNAMENTAL  TREES  OR 
SHRUBERY,  UPON  OR  ALONG  THE  PUBLIC  STREETS, 
ALLEYS,  HIGHWAYS  OR  WITHIN  THE  PUBLIC  PARKS  OR 
PRIVATE  GROUNDS,  WITHIN  THE  CORPORATE  LIMITS  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  WITHOUT  THE  CONSENT  OF  THE 
OWNER  OR  OWNERS,  IN  WRITING,  AND  FIXING  THE 
PENALTY  THEREFOR. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.     It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
cut  or  mutilate  any  ornamental  tree  or  trees  or  shrubery  of  any  kind, 


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upon  or  along  any  of  the  public  streets,  highways,  alleys,  public  or 
private  parks  or  grounds,  or  to  tie,  hitch  or  fasten  any  horse  or  horses 
or  other  animals  to  any  ornamental  tree  or  trees  or  shrubery  on  or 
upon  any  of  the  public  streets,  highways,  alleys,  public  or  private 
parks  or  grounds,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
without  the  consent  shall  be  first  obtained  in  writing  from  the  owner 
or  owners,  person  or  officers  or  duly  authorized  agent  or  agents,  of 
the  property  or  premises  upon  or  in  front  of  which  such  tree  or  trees 
or  shrubery  stands. 

Sec.  2.  Every  person  convicted  of  a  violation  of  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  Ten 
($10.00)  Dollars,  nor  more  than  One  Hundred  ($100.00)  Dollars,  or  by 
imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  of  the  City  of  Reno  for  a  period  of  not 
less  than  Ten  (10)  Days,  nor  more  than  One  Hundred  (100)  Days, 
or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  No.  74  published  daily  in  the  Reno  Evening  Gazette,  a  daily 
newspaper,  published  in  the  said  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one 
week,  and  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  upon  its  pass- 
age, adoption  and  publication  daily  as  above  stated. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  the  13th  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1907,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Mr.  Kinney,  Mr.  Jamison,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr.  Nelson,  Mr. 
Fitzgerald. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  the  13th  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1907. 

R.  KIRMAN, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  82. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  75. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  PUBLIC  OPEN  AIR  MEET- 
INGS, GATHERINGS  OR  ASSEMBLAGES,  PROVIDING  THE 
PLACE  WHERE  THE  SAME  MUST  BE  HELD  OR  CON- 
DUCTED WITHIN  THE  CITY  LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY  OF 
RENO,  AND  PROVIDING  THE  PENALTY  FOR  A  VIOLATION 
OF  THE  SAME. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  On  and  after  the  passage,  adoption  and  publication 
of  this  ordinance  for  a  period  of  one  week  in  a  daily  newspaper  printed 
and  published  in  said  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  it  shall  and  will  be  un- 
lawful for  any  person  or  persons,  firm,  company  or  corporation,  to 
hold,  conduct  or  manage  any  public  open  air  meetings  or  gatherings 


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on  any  of  the  public  streets,  alleys  or  other  public  places  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  said  City  of  Reno,  excepting  that  portion  bounded 
on  the  north  by  the  north  side  line  of  the  Plaza,  on  the  south  by  the 
possessions  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Railway  Company,  on  the  east  by 
the  west  side  line  of  North  Virginia  Street,  and  on  the  west  by  the 
east  side  line  of  Sierra  Street. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  persons,  firm,  company  or  corporation  vio- 
lating any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  and 
declared  to  be  guilty  of  a  nuisance,  and  any  person  or  persons,  firm, 
company  or  corporation  duly  convicted  of  violating  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  committing  a  nuis- 
ance, and  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  Five  Dollars,  nor 
more  than  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail 
of  the  City  of  Reno  not  to  exceed  One  Hundred  (100)  Days,  or  by  both 
such  ,fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  Number  Seventy-five,  published  daily  in  the  Daily  Nevada 
State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper,  published  in  the  said  City  of  Reno, 
for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  the  13th  day  of  August,  A.  D.,  1907,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Mr,  Kinney,  Mr.  Jamison,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr.  Nelson,  Mr. 
Fitzgerald. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  the  13th  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1907. 

R.  KIRMAN, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  85. 
CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  77. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REQUIRING  ALL  STREET  CARS  OPERATED 
BY  STEAM,  ELECTRICITY  OR  GASOLINE  WITHIN  THE 
LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  TO  BE  EQUIPPED  WITH 
AIR  AND  HAND  BRAKES. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  That  all  street  cars  carrying  passengers,  over  or 
on  the  streets,  highways  or  alleys  of  the  City  of  Reno  and  operated 
by  steam,  electricity  or  gasoline,  must  be  equipped  with  hand  and  air 
brakes  within  ninety  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  said 
brakes  to  be  maintained  in  first-class  operative  condition  at  all  times. 

Sec.  1-A.  Any  person  or  persons,  firm,  company,  or  corporation 
operating  street  cars  over,  across,  or  along  any  of  the  streets  within 
the  corporate  limtis  of  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  without  having  his, 


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its,  or  their  said  street  cars  properly  equipped  with  hand  and  air  brakes, 
as  provided  in  Section  1  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  deemed  to  have  com- 
mitted a  misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in 
the  sum  of  Twenty-five  ($25.00)  Dollars  for  each  and  every  day  said 
streetcar,  or  cars,  is,  or  are,  so  operated.  (As  amended  by  City  Ordi 
nance  Number  191.) 

Sec.  2.     All  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  go  into  effect  immediately  upon 
its  passage,  adoption,  approval  and  publication  daily  for  a  period  of 
one  week. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  City  Ordinance  No. 
77  published  daily  for  one  week  in  the  Reno  Evening  Gazette,  a  daily 
newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno. 

Passed  and  adopted  after  the  second  reading  thereof  this   13th 
day  of  August,  1907,  by  the  following  vote: 
Ayes — Kinney,  Quinn,  Nelson,  Fitzgerald. 
Nays — Jamison. 
Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  August,  1907. 

R.  KIRMAN, 
Attest:  Mayor. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
Clerk. 


BILL  NO.  100. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  92. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REQUIRING  ALL  STREET  CARS  OPERATING 
BY  STEAM,  ELECTRICITY  OR  GASOLINE  WITHIN  THE 
LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  TO  BE  EQUIPPED  WITH 
GOOD  AND  APPROVED  FENDERS. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  That  all  street  cars  carrying  passengers,  over  or 
on  the  streets,  highways  or  alleys  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  being  oper- 
ated by  steam,  electricity  or  gasoline,  must  be  equipped  with  good  and 
approved  car  fenders  on  each  end  of  each  and  every  car  while  oper- 
ataing  over  or  along  any  and  all  streets  of  said  City  of  Reno;  and  all 
cars  so  operating  over  and  along  any  and  all  streets  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  said  City  of  Reno,  must  within  sixty  days  after  the 
passage,  adoption,  approval  and  publication  of  this  ordinance  for  the 
period  of  one  full  week,  have  its  or  their  cars  so  equipped  with  said 
good  and  approved  car  fenders,  and  the  same  to  be  maintained  in  first 
class  operative  condition  at  all  times  during  the  operation  of  any  and 
all  cars  so  operated. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  persons,  firm,  company  or  corporation  that 
continues  to  so  operate  its  said  cars  over,  across  or  along  any  of  the 
streets  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Reno,  Nevada,  after 
the  said  sixty  days  have  expired,  without  having  their  or  its  said  cars 
properly  equipped   with  good  and   approved  fenders   as   provided  in 


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section  one  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  deemed  to  have  committed  a 
misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof,  will  be  fined  in  the  sum  of 
Twenty-five  Dollars  each  and  every  day  said  car  or  cars  are  being 
operated  after  the  said  sixty  days  has  expired. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  go  into  effect  immediately  upon  its 
passage,  adoption,  approval  and  publication  daily  for  a  period  of  one 
week. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  City- 
Ordinance  Number  Ninety-two,  published  daily  for  one  week  in  the 
Reno  Evening  Gazette,  a  daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of 
Reno. 

Passed  and  adopted  after  the  second  reading  thereof  this  the  10th 
day  of  August,  1908,  by  a  vote  of  the  City  Council  as  follows: 

Ayes — Mr.  Kinney,  Mr.  Jamison,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr.  Nelson,  Mr. 
Fitzgerald. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  10th  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1908. 

R.  KIRMAN, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  104. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  94. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  EMPLOYMENT  AGENCIES, 
PRESCRIBING  THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE  LICENSE  TO  CON- 
DUCT SUCH  BUSINESS,  REQUIRING  A  BOND  FOR  CON- 
DUCTING THE  SAME,  AND  OTHER  MATTERS  RELATING 
THERETO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  associ- 
ation, or  corporation  to  engage  in  the  business  of  conducting  an  em- 
ployment agency,  for  commission,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  without  first  obtaining  a  quarterly  license  for  such  busi- 
ness, as  provided  in  the  following  schedule,  according  to  his,  her,  its, 
or  their  quarterly  gross  receipts  for  such  business,  or  occupation,  as 
follows,  to-wit: 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  do  not  exceed  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ten  ($10.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts    are    over    one    thousand 


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($1000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  three  thousand  ($3000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty-two  and  fifty  one-hun- 
dredths  ($22.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty-five  ($45.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10000.00)  dollars  end  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ninety  ($90.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thousand 
($20000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
five  ($135.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  exceed  thirty  thousand 
($30000.00)  dollars  per  quarter,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
one  hundred  and  eighty  ($180.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

The  City  Clerk  is  hereby  empowered,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty, 
to  require  each  person  herein  licensed  to  make  a  statement  under 
oath,  or  affirmation,  of  the  amount  of  business  which  he,  or  the  firm  of 
which  he  is  a  member  or  for  which  he  is  agent  or  attorney,  or  the 
association  or  corporation  of  which  he  is  president,  secretary,  or  man- 
againg  or  resident  a^ent,  have  done  or  transacted  during  the  last,  pre- 
ceding quarter,  in  order  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 
(As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  193.) 

Sec.  2.  All  employment  agencies  engaged  in  such  business  in  the 
said  City  of  Reno,  whether  free  or  for  a  commission,  must  give  a  bond 
to  the  City  of  Reno,  with  corporate  surety,  in  the  sum  of  One  Thousand 
Dollars,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  observance  of  all  ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  and  that  he,  she,  they,  or  it  will  pay  all  damages 
occasioned  to  any  person  or  persons  by  reason  of  any  mis-statement, 
misrepresentation,  fraud  or  deceit  of  himself  or  herself  or  any  of  his, 
her,  or  its  agents  or  employees;  such  bond  must  be  approved  by  the 
Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno  and  filed  with  the  City  Clerk  of  said  City. 

Sec.  3.  Every  person  or  persons,  firm,  company  or  corporation 
who  so  engages  in  the  business  of  conducting  an  employment  agency 
within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  Who  fail,  neglect  or 
refuse  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  as  a  whole,  or 
any  part  or  provision  of  the  same,  shall  be  deemed  to  have  committed 
a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
Ten  Dollars  nor  more  than  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  by  imprisonment 
in  the  City  Jail  not  less  than  Ten  Days  nor  more  than  One  Hundred 
Days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment,  for  each  and  every 
offense  so  committed.  And  each  day  that  said  business  is  conducted 
as  aforesaid  shall  constitute  a  new  and  separate  offense  in  the  vio- 
lation of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.     The  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  go  into  effect  and 


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apply  to  all  time  after  its  passage,  adoption,  approval  and  publication 
daily  for  a  period  of  one  full  week. 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  Ordinance 
Number  Ninety-four  published  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily 
newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  period  of  one  full 
week,  and  shall  certify  to  the  passage  of  the  same. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  the  24th  day  of  August,  1908,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Mr.  Kinney,  Mr.  Jamison,  Mr.  Quinn,  Mr.  Fitzgerald. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Nelson. 

Approved  this  24th  day  of  Aug.  1908. 

R.  KIRMAN, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  121 

ORDINANCE  NO.  110 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  AND  ESTABLISHING  THE  DISTANCE, 
CURBING  SHALL  BE  SET  FROM  THE  PROPERTY  LINE, 
WITHIN  THE  AREA,  OR  DISTRICT,  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO, 
NEVADA,  BOUNDED  ON  THE  NORTH  BY  COURT  STREET, 
ON  THE  SOUTH  BY  CALIFORNIA  AVENUE,  ON  THE  EAST 
BY  SOUTH  VIRGINIA  STREET,  AND  ON  THE  WEST  BY 
THE  WESTERN  LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  AND  TO 
REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  OR  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES 
IN  CONFLICT  HEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN; 

SECTION  1.  That  all  curbing  shall  be  set  twelve  feet  from  the 
property  line  on  all  streets  of  the  City  of  Reno,  within  the  District,  or 
area,  bounded  as  follows,  to-wit:  On  the  north  by  Court  Street,  on 
the  south  by  California  Avenue,  on  the  east  by  South  Virginia  Street, 
and  on  the  west  by  the  western  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  Ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  after  its 
passage,  adoption  and  publication  daily  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  City  Ordinance 
Number  110  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  news- 
paper published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  26th  day  of  July,  1909,  by  the  follow- 
ing vote  of  the  Councilmen: 


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Ayes — Councilmen  Jamison,  Sadlier  and  Clark. 
Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilmen  Steinmetz  and  Gignoux. 
Approved  this  the  26th  day  of  July,  1909. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  122. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  111. 

AN  ORDINANCE  ESTABLISHING  A  CITY  BASE  OR  PLANE  OF 
REFERENCE  FOR  ELEVATIONS,  FIXING  THE  ELEVATION 
OF  A  PRIMAL  BENCH  MARK,  ESTABLISHING  STREET 
GRADES,  AND  PIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  VIOLATION  OF 
ANY  OF  THE  PROVISIONS  HEREOF. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN; 

SECTION  1.  That  the  Official  City  Base  or  Plane  of  Reference 
for  elevations  in  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby  fixed  at  a  point  96.68  feet 
below  the  top  of  the  water  table  of  the  City  Hall  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Nevada,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  said  City  Hall. 

Sec.  2.  The  top  of.  the  letter  M  in  the  copper  plate,  set  in  the  top 
of  the  stone  buttress  on  the  south  side  of  the  east  entrance  to  the  City 
Hall  on  the  ground  floor  is  hereby  declared  to  be  the  Primal  Bench 
Mark  of  the  City  of  Reno  and  the  elevation  thereof  is  96.72  feet  above 
the  City  Base. 

Sec.  3.  Whenever  it  shall  be  deemed  advisable  to  establish  a 
grade  on  any  street  where  no  grade  has  been  heretofore  established 
or  to  change  any  established  grade,  the  City  Engineer  shall  cause  the 
necessary  survey  to  be  made  and  prepare  and  submit  to  the  Council  a 
profile  map  of  such  proposed  grade  with  his  recommendations  con- 
cerning the  same.  V/hen  ever  any  such  profile  map  shall  have  been 
approved  and  adopted  by  a  majority  of  the  City  Council  as  a  correct 
map  of  the  grade  on  such  street,  the  action  of  the  Council  shall  be 
endorsed  on  said  map  by  the  City  Clerk  and  said  map  shall  be  filed 
in  the  office  of  the  City  Engineer  and  the  grade  on  any  such  street 
shall  thereafter  be  considered  as  established  as  shown  on  such  profile 
map.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  erect  or  to  construct  or 
commence  the  erection  or  construction  of  any  building  or  other  struc- 
ture upon  the  line  of  any  street,  where  the  grade  of  said  street  has 
already  been  established,  without  first  making  application  to  the  City 
Engineer  to  indicate  the  grade  of  the  street  upon  which  said  building 
or  other  structure  is  to  be  erected  or  to  thereafter  build  to  any  grade 
other  than  that  indicated  by  the  Engineer. 

Sec.  No.  4.  All  official  elevations  hereafter  established  in  the  City 
of  Reno  shall  be  described  with  reference  to  their  elevations  as  com- 
pared with  the  official  base,  in  feet  and  decimal  parts  of  a  foot.  No 
grade  or  official  elevation  shall  be  established  other  than  in  the  manner 
described  in  this  ordinance. 


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Sec.  No.  5.     The  elevations  shall  be  fixed  at  the  property  lines. 

Sec.  No.  6.     The  elevation  of  the  curbs  shall  be  fixed  at  the  time  the 

street  is  improved  and  the  slope  of  the  property  line  to  the  curb  across 
the  sidewalk  shall  not  be  less  than  one  eighth  of  an  inch  per  foot  ( Vs ) 
nor  more  than  one  half  of  an  inch  (Vz)  per  foot. 

Sec.  No.  7.  The  shape  of  the  cross  section  and  the  elevations 
thereof  shall  be  fixed  at  the  time  the  street  is  improved  depending  on 
the  material  used  for  paving. 

Sec.  No.  8.  The  longitudinal  slope  or  grade  of  the  street  shall  be 
on  straight  lines  connecting  the  points  where  the  elevations  are  fixed  or 
shall  hereafter  be  fixed  as  provided  in  this  ordinance;  excepting  where 
the  grade  breaks  in  the  block  between  intersecting  streets,  then  the 
roadway  and  curbs  shall  be  on  vertical  curves  of  such  length  and  kind 
that  the  allowable  cross  slope  of  the  sidewalk  will  be  maintained. 

Sec.  No.  9.  The  grade  of  the  gutters  shall  be  so  fixed  that  the 
extreme  height  between  the  tops  of  the  curbs  and  the  bottom  of  the 
gutters  will  not  exceed  one  ( 1 )  foot. 

Sec.  No.  10.  The  official  elevations  of  the  corners  of  intersecting 
streets,  alleys,  places,  lanes  and  other  places  and  highways  intersect- 
ing said  street  at  points  between  points  on  which  the  official  eleva- 
tions are  fixed  in  the  manner  described  in  this  ordinance,  shall  be  and 
are  hereby,  fixed  at  an  elevation  being  on  a  straight  line  connecting 
the  two  established  points  nearest  said  intersecting  corners. 

Sec.  11.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction 
thereof  before  the  Police  Judge  of  said  City  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  less  than  Ten  Dollars  nor  more  than  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  shall 
be  imprisoned  in  the  City  Jail  for  any  term  not  less  than  Ten  Days, 
nor  more  than  One  Hundred  Days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprison- 
ment. 

Sec.  No.  12.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  or  with  any  part  of  it  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  No.  13.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  upon  its 
passage,  adoption  and  publication  daily  for  the  period  of  one  week. 

Sec.  No.  14.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  ordered  to  have  this  Ordinance 
Number  111  published  daily  in  the  Reno  Evening  Gazette,  a  daily 
newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  for  a  period  of  one 
week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  26th  day  of  July,  1909,  by  the  following 
vote  of  the  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Jamison,  Sadlier  and  Clark. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilmen  Steinmetz  and  Gignoux. 

Approved  this  the  26th  day  of  July,  1909. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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BILL  NO.  126. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  114. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  AND  PROHIBIT  POSTING  AND 
DISTRIBUTING  HAND  BILLS,  DODGERS,  CIRCULARS  OR 
OTHER  ADVERTISEMENTS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  AND 
OTHERS  MATTERS  RELATING  THERETO,  FIXING  A  PEN- 
ALTY FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF,  AND  REPEALING 
ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CON- 
FLICT THEREWITH. 
THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  post, 
stick,  stamp,  paint  or  otherwise  aflEix,  or  cause  the  same  to  be  done  by 
another,  any  notice,  placard,  bill,  poster  or  advertisement  to  or  upon 
any  sidewalk,  curbing,  hydrant,  shade  tree  or  tree  bos,  fence,  inclosure, 
or  to  place  the  same  upon  any  building,  telegraph,  telephone,  electric 
railway  or  electric  lighting  pole,  without  first  obtaining  the  permis- 
sion of  the  owner,  agent  or  occupant  thereof,  in  the  City  of  Reno; 
provided  that  this  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  the  posting  of  legal 
notices  of  any  kind. 

Sec.  2.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  distribute  or  cause  to  be  dis- 
tributed, or  thrown  upon  any  street,  sidewalk,  or  public  square,  or  in 
or  upon  any  private  premises  within  what  is  known  as  the  "Fire 
Limits"  in  the  City  of  Reno,  any  handbill,  dodger,  circular  or  other 
advertisement. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less 
than  Ten  Dollars  or  more  than  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  by  imprison- 
ment in  the  City  Jail  not  less  than  Ten  Days  or  more  than  One  Hun- 
dred Days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5,  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  after  its 
passage,  adoption  and  approval,  and  publication  daily  for  a  period  of 
one  week. 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance 
Number  114  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  news- 
paper published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  25th  day  of  October,  1909,  by  the  follow- 
ing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen. 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steinmetz,  Jamison,  Sadlier,  Clark  and 
Gignoux. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  25th  day  of  October,  1909. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 
By  A.  F.  CUNNINGHAM, 

Deputy  City  Clerk. 


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BILL  NO.  127. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  116. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  AND  ESTABLISHING  THE  DISTANCE 
CURBING  SHALL  BE  SET  FROM  THE  PROPERTY  LINES, 
ON  BOTH  SIDES  OF  COURT  STREET  IN  THE  CITY  OF 
RENO,  NEVADA,  COMMENCING  AT  THE  WEST  SIDE  LINE 
OF  BELMONT  ROAD  AND  RUNNING  WEST  ON  COURT 
STREET  TO  A  POINT  NINE  HUNDRED  AND  FIVE  AND 
73-100  FEET,  MEASURED  ALONG  THE  NORTH  SIDE  LINE 
OF  SAID  COURT  STREET,  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDIN- 
ANCES AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  HERE- 
WITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  That  all  curbing:  shall  be  set  15  feet  from  the  prop- 
erty lines  on  both  sides  of  Court  Street  in  the  City  of  Reno  commenc- 
ing at  the  west  side  line  of  Belmont  Road  and  running  west  on  said 
Court  Street  to  a  point  nine  hundred  and  five  and  73-100  feet  measured 
along  the  north  side  line  of  said  Court  Street. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed  to  the  extent  of  such  conflict. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  approval  and  publication  daily  for  a  period  of  one 
week. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  No.  116  ijublished  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a 
daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one 
week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  12th  day  of  November,  1909,  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steinmetz,  Clark,  Gignoux. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilmen  Jamison,  Sadleir. 

Approved  this  12th  day  of  November,  1909. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 


I  BILL  NO.  131. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  119. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  CHILDREN  AND  MINORS 
UNDER  THE  AGE  OF  17  YEARS  FROM  LOITERING  ABOUT 
THE  STREETS  AND  OTHER  PUBLIC  PLACES  IN  THE  CITY 
OF  RENO  AT  NIGHT,  PROVIDING  PENALTIES,  AND  RE- 
PEALING ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES 
IN  CONFLICT  HEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.     It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  under  the  age 


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of  17  years  to  loiter  about,  or  frequent,  the  streets,  alleys,  public 
parks  or  other  public  or  unoccupied  grounds  in  the  City  of  Reno  be- 
tween the  hours  of  eight  o'clock  in  the  evening  and  six  o'clock  in  the 
morning.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  police  officer  finding  any  person 
violating  this  section  to  take  the  name  and  address  of  such  person, 
direct  such  person  to  his  or  her  home,  and  report  such  name,  address 
and  circumstances  of  the  case  to  the  Chief  of  Police  of  the  City  of 
Reno  and  the  Probation  Officer  of  Washoe  County,  Nevada,  as  soon  as 
possible;  provided,  however,  that  if  such  person  shall  refuse  to  give 
his  or  her  name  and  address  to  the  officer  and  depart  for  his  or  her 
home  upon  notice,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  officer  to  take  such 
person  into  custody  and  report  the  matter  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  contained  shall  be  construed 
to  apply  to  any  child  or  children  who  are  in  company  of  a  parent,  par- 
ents, guardian  or  guardians,  nor  to  any  child  or  children  who  may  be 
sent  upon  any  proper,  lawful  or  necessary  errand  by  the  parent,  par- 
ents or  guardian,  nor  to  any  child  or  children  whose  lawful  employ- 
ment makes  it  necessary  to  be  upon  said  streets,  public  parks  or  other 
public  or  unoccupied  grounds  or  public  places  during  the  night  time 
as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  parent,  guardian  or  other 
person  having  the  legal  care,  custody  or  control  of  any  person  under 
the  age  of  17  years  to  allow  or  permit  any  such  child  to  loiter  about 
or  frequent  the  streets,  public  parks  or  other  public  or  unoccupied 
grounds  or  public  places  in  this  City  between  the  hours  mentioned  in 
Section  1  of  this  ordinance,  unless  there  be  a  reasonable,  proper  and 
lawful  necessity  therefor. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  violating  Section  3  of  this  ordinance  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  Five  Dollars  or  more  than  One  Hun- 
dred Dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  City  Jail  not  less  than  Five  Days 
nor  more  than  One  Hundred  Days,  or  both  such  fine  and  imprison- 
ment. 

Sec.  5.  For  the  purpose  of  assisting  in  the  enforcement  of  this 
ordinance,  it  is  hereby  declared  to  be  the  duty  of  the  person  in  charge 
of  the  Central  Fire  Station  of  the  City  of  Reno,  at  the  hour  of  eight 
o'clock  of  every  evening,  to  cause  the  fire  bell  to  be  rung  for  thirty 
seconds  at  said  Fire  Station. 

Sec.  6.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  go  into  effect  immediately  upon  its 
passage,  approval  and  publication  for  a  period  of  one  week  in  a  daily 
newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  Washoe  County,  Nevada. 

Sec.  8.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance 
No.  119  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  news- 
paper published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  December,  1909,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Council: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steinmetz,  Jamison,  Sadleir,  Clark,  and 
Gignoux. 

Nays — None. 


78  GENERAL   ORDINANCES 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  December,  1909. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Nevada. 


BILL  NO.  138. 
ORDINANCE  NO.  126. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  A  CITY  POUND;  APPOINT- 
MENT OF  A  POUND  MASTER  AND  DEPUTY  POUND  MAS- 
TER; PROVIDING  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE 
GOVERNMENT  OF  THE  SAME;  PROHIBITING  ANIMALS 
RUNNING  AT  LARGE  WITHIN  THE  CITY  AND  PROVIDING 
FOR  THE  CUSTODY  AND  DESTRUCTION  OF  THE  SAME 
AND  MATTERS  RELATING  THERETO;  IMPOSING  A 
LICENSE  TAX  ON  ALL  DOGS;  MAKING  IT  A  MIS- 
DEMEANOR FOR  ANY  PERSON  TO  OWN,  KEEP  OR  HAR- 
BOR A  DOG  IN  THE  CITY  WITHOUT  PROCURING  A 
LICENSE  THEREFOR;  FIXING  THE  FEES  TO  BE  CHARGED 
BY  THE  POUND  MASTER,  HIS  SALARY  AND  HIS  DUTIES; 
FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  OF  ANY  OF  THE 
PROVISIONS  HEREOF,  AND  REPEALING  ALL  ORDINANCES 
OR  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  HEREWITH. 
THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  A  Public  Pound  is  hereby  provided  and  established, 
and  the  same  shall  be  located  at  such  place  in  the  City  of  Reno  as  shall 
be  fixed  by  the  Pound  Master,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  City 
Council. 

Section  2.  The  Chief  of  Police  of  the  City  of  Reno  shall  be  ex- 
officio  Pound  Master,  and  shall  appoint  a  Deputy,  by  and  with  the 
consent  of  the  City  Council,  who  shall  have  police  power,  and  devota 
his  entire  time  to  the  duties  of  the  office.  The  Deputy  Pound  Master 
shall  receive  a  salary  of  Ninety  ($90.00)  Dollars  per  month,  without 
fees,  or  other  compensation,  and  shall  hold  his  office  during  the 
pleasure  of  the  City  Council.  The  Deputy  Pound  Master  before  enter- 
ing upon  his  office,  shall  execute  a  good  and  sufficient  bond  to  the 
City  of  Reno,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  in  the  penal  sum  of  Five 
Hundred  Dollars,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of  the 
office. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Deputy  Pound  Master  or  any 
police  officer  to  take  up,  seize  and  impound  all  horses,  mules,  asses> 
goats,  cows,  bulls,  calves,  sheep,  swine,  untagged  dogs,  fowls,  or  other 
domestic  animals,  or  any  thereof,  running  at  large  in  the  City  of 
Reno;  and  take  up,  seize  and  impound  any  of  such  animals  herded  in 
charge  of  any  person,  or  staked,  or  in  any  manner  grazing,  or  being 
grazed  or  fed,  upon  any  public  street,  alley,  sidewalk,  square,  park, 
or  public  grounds  in  said  City,  or  any  of  said  animals  which  is  upon 
or  being  led  or  driven  upon  any  sidewalk  in  said  City. 


GENERAL   ORDINANCES  79 

Sec.  4.  Any  animal  or  fowl  found  trespassing  upon  any  private 
grounds  or  premises  in  said  City  may  be  taken  up  by  any  person  and 
committed  to  the  custody  of  the  Pound  Master,  or  Deputy  Pound 
Master,  who  shall  hold  the  same  subject  to  reasonable  demands  and 
charges  for  actual  damages  done  by  said  animal  or  fowl,  in  addition  to 
the  fees  hereinafter  prescribed. 

Sec.  5.  The  Deputy  Pound  Master  shall  keep  a  true  and  com- 
plete record  of  the  number  and  description  of  all  animals  and  fowls 
taken  into  his  custody,  with  the  date  of  their  receipt,  and  the  date  and 
manner  of  their  disposal,  with  the  fees  and  charges  collected  on 
account  of  said  animals  and  fowls,  and  the  disposition  thereof.  Said 
record  to  be  kept  in  a  book  or  books  provided  for  that  purpose,  which 
shall  be  the  record  book  or  books  of  the  office  of  the  Pound  Master, 
and  shall  not  be  removed  therefrom.  He  shall  also  keep  conspicu- 
ously posted  at  the  entrance  of  the  pound,  and  on  the  bulletin  board 
in  the  south  entrance  of  the  City  Hall  a  list  of  all  animals  and  fowls 
impounded  and  detained  by  him.  He  shall  also  provide  necessary  sub- 
sistence for  all  animals  and  fowls  while  in  his  custody. 

Sec.  6.  All  fowls  and  animals,  (except  dogs)  taken  into  the 
custody  of  the  Pound  Master,  if  not  reclaimed  within  five  (5)  days 
thereafter,  shall  be  advertised  for  sale  by  written  notices  conspicu- 
ously posted  on  the  pound  gate,  and  on  the  bulletin  boards  in  the 
south  entrance  of  the  City  Hall.  Said  notices  shall  be  substantially 
in  the  following  form: 

NOTICE  OF  CITY  POUNDMASTER'S  SALE. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  to  the  owner  or  owners  of  the  animals  and 
fowls  hereinafter  described,  and  to  whomsoever  it  may  concern;  that 
there  are  impounded  at  the  present  time  in  the  City  Pound  the  fol- 
lowing described  animals  and  fowls: 

Kind  of  animal  or  fowl,  and  number 

Full  description  by  color,  age,  marks,  brands,  etc 


Damages   appraised   

Cost  of  impounding,  fees,  and  expenses  of  feeding,  sale  and  adver- 
tising,   - 

Amount  required  to  redeem,  


If  said  animal,  aniamls  or  fowls  are  not  claimed,  and  all  amounts 
due  thereon  paid,  and  said  animal,  animals  or  fowls  taken  away  within 
five  (5)  days  from  the  date  of  this  notice,  they  will  be  sold  by  the  City 

Pound  Master  or  Deputy  Pound  Master  at  public  sale  at 

in  this  City  at  the 

hour  of A.  M.,  P.  M 191 

to  the  highest  bidder. 

Dated 191 


City  Pound  Master. 

By 

Deputy  Pound  Master. 


80  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

Sec.  7.  Unless  said  animal,  animals  or  fowls  are  claimed  by  the 
owner  or  his  agent,  and  ownership  proved,  and  all  costs  and  damages 
paid  on  or  before  the  day  and  hour  named  for  the  sale,  the  Pound 
Master  must  sell  such  animal,  animals  or  fowls  to  the  highest  bidder 
for  cash,  at  the  place,  day  and  hour  set;  but  in  no  case  shall  a  sale  be 
made  for  less  than  the  damages,  fees  and  costs  of  detention  and  ex- 
pense of  sale.  And  in  the  event  of  no  bids  being  made  for  any  animal, 
animals  or  foMds  for  the  full  amount  due,  they  shall  be  bid  in  by  the 
Pound  Master  for,  and  sold  to  the  City,  for  the  amount  of  damages, 
fees  and  costs  accrued  and  accruing  against  the  same. 

Sec.  8.  The  net  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  all  animals  and  fowls 
as  herein  provided  shall  be  paid  into  the  City  Treasury,  subject  to  the 
order  of  the  owners  of  said  animals  or  fowls,  if  applied  for  within  six 
months  from  the  date  of  sale;  if  the  same  is  not  applied  for  within 
that  time  the  City  Treasurer  shall  cover  the  amount  into  the  general 
fund  of  the  City. 

Sec.  9.  The  Pound  Master  shall  have  power  to  purchase  all  neces- 
sary forage  or  feed  for  impounded  animals  and  fowls,  on  the  credit 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  shall  certify  to  all  accounts  therefor,  which, 
upon  presentation  to  the  City  Council,  if  found  correct,  shall  be 
ordered  paid. 

Sec.  10.  All  damages  done  by  any  animal,  animals  or  fowls 
trespassing  shall,  upon  the  request  of  the  person  damaged  be  forth- 
with appraised  by  any  disinterested  person  appointed  by  the  Pound 
Master,  who  may  make  a  reasonable  charge  for  such  service,  and  shall 
set  forth  in  such  appraisal  in  writing,  the  time  and  place  of  damage, 
the  amount  of  damages,  together  with  his  charges,  the  name  of  the 
owner  of  the  animal,  animals  or  fowls,  if  known,  the  name  of  the  per- 
son so  damaged,  also  the  kind  and  description  of  the  animal,  animals 
or  fowls,  which  appraisal,  if  not  paid  or  satisfactorily  arranged  for 
by  the  owner,  or  if  the  owner  be  not  found,  shall  together  with  the 
animal,  animals  or  fowls,  be  delivered  to  the  City  Pound  Master;  pro- 
vided that  if  the  owner  deems  the  appraisal  of  damages  too  high, 
said  owner  may  choose  another  appraiser,  who  with  the  first,  together 
with  the  Pound  Master  or  Deputy  Pound  Master,  may  make  a  new 
appraisal;  and  the  three  may  proceed  to  make  a  final  appraisal. 

Sec.  11.  Any  animal,  animals  or  fowls  found  doing  damage,  or 
trespassing  on  private  property  or  premises  in  the  city,  may  be  taken 
up  by  any  person,  and  if  the  owner  cannot  be  readily  found,  or  if 
found,  shall  refuse  to  pay  all  costs  and  damages  occasioned  by  said 
animal,  animals  or  fowls,  they  may  be  taken  forthwith  to  the  City 
Pound  and  delivered  to  the  keeper  thereof,  and  may  be  held  and  sola 
as  hereinafter  provided,  unless  previously  redeemed;  provided,  how- 
ever, that  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  other  than  the  City 
Pound  Master  or  Deputy  Pound  Master  to  take  up  any  animal  or  fowl 
under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  retain  it  more  than  eigh- 
teen (18)  hours. 

Sec.  12.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  maliciously  or 
mischievously  secrete  or  impound  the  animal,  animals  or  fowls  of 
another  or  to  knowingly  aid  or  abet  therein. 

Sec.  13.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  own,  keep  or 
harbor  a  dog  within  the  City  without  making  application  to  the  City 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  81 

Clerk  for  that  purpose  and  paying  to  said  Clerk  for  the  benefit  of  the 
City  an  annual  fee  or  tax  of  Three  ($3.00)  Dollars  for  a  female  dog 
and  Two  ($2.00)  Dollars  for  a  male  dog.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
City  Clerk  to  register  the  applicant's  name,  residence,  and  a  descrip- 
tion of  the  dog,  and  to  give  to  the  applicant  a  license  or  certificate  of 
registry,  and  a  metallic  plate  of  check,  numbered  to  correspond  with 
the  license  or  certificate  of  registry,  and  having  the  year  stamped 
thereon,  and  all  such  certificates  or  licenses  shall  expire  at  the  end  of 
each  calendar  year. 

Sec.  14.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owners  and  keepers  of  all 
dogs  so  licensed  to  provide  the  said  dogs  with  suitable  collars  with  a 
metallic  plate  or  check  attached  thereto,  having  a  number  correspond- 
ing with  the  license  or  certificate  of  registry,  and  year  inscribed  there- 
on, and  all  dogs  not  so  registered,  licensed,  tagged  and  collared  as 
aforesaid,  shall  be  impounded,  and  the  owners  or  keepers  subjected  to 
the  same  penalty  as  the  owners  and  keepers  of  unregisterd  dogs. 

Sec.  15.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Pound  Master,  Deputy  Pound 
Master  or  any  Policeman  to  take  up  and  impound  any  dog  found  run- 
ning at  large  within  the  City  without  a  collar  around  its  neck  with  the 
metallic  plate  or  check  showing  the  payment  of  the  current  year's 
license  attached  thereto.  Dogs  impounded  under  the  provisions  of 
this  section  shall  be  well  housed,  fed  and  watered  at  the  expense  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  while  so  impounded. 

Sec.  16.  Any  dog  impounded  as  an  unlicensed  dog  may  be  re- 
deemed and  taken  from  such  Pound  by  any  person  upon  exhibiting  to 
the  Pound  Master  or  Deputy  Pound  Master  a  certificate  of  registry  as 
provided  in  Section  13,  showing  that  the  license  fees  in  said  section 
imposed  has  been  paid  for  such  dog,  and  upon  the  payment  to  such 
officer  in  case  of  a  previously  unlicensed  dog,  of  an  impounding  fee  of 
One  Dollar,  and  in  all  cases  the  further  sum  of  twenty-five  cents  for 
each  and  every  day  such  dog  shall  have  been  impounded. 

Sec.  17.  The  Pound  Master  shall  cause  all  impounded  dogs  not 
redeemed  within  three  (3)  days  to  be  sold  for  the  charges  and  fees 
thereon  or  killed  in  the  most  humane  manner  possible,  and  it  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  maltreat  or  torture  any  dog,  or  having 
the  right  or  authority  to  kill  any  dog,  to  kill  such  dog  in  any  except  an 
humane  manner. 

Sec.  18.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  owner  or  keeper  of  any 
female  dog  to  permit  it  to  run  at  large  while  in  heat,  and  such  dog 
shall  be  taken  up  and  impounded  by  any  police  officer;  and  it  shall  be 
unlawful  for  the  owner,  keeper,  or  possessor  of  a  fierce,  dangerous  or 
mischievous  dog  to  permit  the  same  to  run  at  large. 

Sec.  19.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  kill,  or  cause  to 
be  killed  any  dog  registered  as  herein  provided,  without  the  consent 
of 'the  owner,  keeper  or  possessor  thereof,  or  to  deprive  a  rgistered 
dog  of  its  collar  or  tag  or  to  place  a  registration  tag  or  check  on  any 
dog  not  registered. 

Sec.  20.  The  Pound  Master  for  impounding  and  posting  up  notices 
shall  (on  all  animals  except  dogs)  collect  fees  for  his  services  as  fol- 


82  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

lows:  One  dollar  per  head  for  horses,  mules,  or  cattle;  fifty  cents 
per  head  for  calves,  gloats,  sheep  and  swine,  and  ten  cents  per  head 
for  all  fowls;  for  feeding  horses,  mules  and  cattle  one  dollar  per  day; 
for  calves,  goats,  sheep  and  swine,  fifty  cents  per  day,  and  for  fowls, 
ten  cents  per  day,  per  head.  Fees  for  advertising  and  sale  shall  be 
one  dollar  each  for  horses,  mules  and  cattle;  fifty  cents  each  for  goats, 
sheep,  calves  and  swine,  and  ten  cents  each  for  fowls. 

Sec.  21.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Pound  Master  to  make 
monthly  and  file  with  the  City  Clerk  on  or  before  the  second  Monday 
of  each  month,  a  sworn  statement  of  the  business  transacted  by  him 
in  connection  with  the  City  Pound,  showing  in  detail  all  animals  and 
fowls  received,  sold,  advertised  or  handled  by  him,  together  with  a 
detailed  statement  under  oath  of  all  moneys  received  and  expended  by 
him,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  turn  into  the  City  Treasury  on  op 
before  the  second  Monday  of  each  month  all  moneys  received  by  him 
in  virtue  of  said  office,  during  the  preceding  month. 

Sec.  22.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  take  his  own 
animal,  or  fowl,  or  that  of  any  other  person  out  of  the  custody  of  a 
person  holding  the  seme  for  damages  done  by  it,  or  out  of  the  City 
Pound  by  stealth,  by  fraud,  or  by  force;  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  person  to  interrupt  or  hinder  any  one  while  in  the  discharge  of 
his  duty  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  23.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordin- 
ance, shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction 
thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  Five  Dollars,  or 
more  than  One  Hundied  Dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail, 
not  less  than  Five  Days,  or  more  than  One  Hundred  Days,  or  by  both 
such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  24.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance,  are  hereby  repealed,  so  far  as  the  same  may  conflict 
therewith. 

Sec.  25.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  upon  its 
adoption  and  approval,  and  its  publication  daily  for  one  week. 

Sec.  26.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance 
No.  126  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  news- 
paper published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  24th  day  of  January,  1910,  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steinmetz,  Jamison,  Sadleir,  Clark. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Gignoux. 

Approved  this  27th  day  of  January,  1910. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Nevada. 


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GENERAL  ORDINANCES  83 

BILL  NO.  141. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  129. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  THE  OBSTRUCTION  OF  FIRE 
HYDRANTS  ON  THE  PUBLIC  STREETS  OF  THE  CITY  OF 
RENO,  AND  PROVIDING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION 
THEREOF. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  obstruct  any 
Fire  Hydrant  on  any  public  street  in  the  City  of  Reno,  or  to  place  or 
deposit  any  lumber,  rock,  sand,  or  other  substance  within  fifteen  (15) 
feet  of  any  such  hydrant  on  the  roadway  of  any  street. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  Ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and,  upon 
conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  Five 
Hundred  ($500.00)  Dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  for  a 
period  not  exceedinri^  Six  (6)  Months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  im- 
prisonment 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  eff"ect  immediately  upon  its 
adoption  and  approval,  and  its  publication  d^ily  for  one  week. 

Sec.  4.  The  Citv  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance  No. 
129  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper 
published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  28th  day  of  February,  1910,  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Sadleir,  Clark,  Gignoux. 
Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilmen  Steinmetz,  Jamison. 
Approved  this  28th  day  of  February,  1910. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Nevada. 


BILL  NO.  142. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  130. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  LICENSING,  REGULATING 
AND  CONTROLLING  THE  BUSINESS  OF  DEALING  IN 
SECOND  HAND  GOODS,  WARES,  MERCHANDISE  OR  JUNK 
OF  ANY  KIND  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  FIXING  A  LICENSE 
FEE  THEREFOR,  AND  MATTERS  RELATING  THERETO; 
FIXING  PENALTIES  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF;  AND 
REPEALING  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDIN- 
ANCES IN  CONFLICT  HEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION   1.     It  shall   be   unlawful   for   any  person,   copartner- 
ship, corporation,  or  association  to  buy,  sell,  or  deal  in  second  hand 


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goods,  or  junk,  of  any  kind  in  the  City  of  Reno  without  first  obtaining- 
a  license  so  to  do,  under  the  terms  and  conditions  hereinafter  pro- 
vided; and  the  carrying  on  of  the  aforesaid  business  together  with 
any  other  business  for  which  a  license  is  paid  ,or  required  to  be  paid, 
shall  not  exempt  such  person,  copartnership,  corporation  or  associa- 
tion from  paying  a  license  fee  as  provided  in  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2.  Applications  for  such  license  shall  be  made  annually  by 
petition  to  the  City  Council,  by  the  applicant,  and  filed  with  the  City 
Clerk;  and  such  petition  must  state  definitely,  the  particular  place  at 
which  such  business  is  to  be  carried  on.  At  the  time  of  tiling  such 
petition  the  applicant  shall  deposit  with  the  City  Clerk  an  amount  of 
money  equal  to  one-quarter  year's  charge  for  the  license  applied  for, 
which  said  sum  of  money  shall  be  refunded  to  the  applicant,  upon 
demand,  in  case  the  license  petitioned  for  shall  not  be  granted  by  the 
City  Council.  The  applicant  shall  also  file  with  the  petition  a  bond 
running  to  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one  year,  conditioned  that 
during  the  continuance  of  such  license,  and  any  renewals  for  one  year, 
he,  she,  they,  or  it  will  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance, 
and  will  pay  all  damages,  fines  and  forfeitures  which  may  be  adjudged 
him,  her,  them,  or  it,  under  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Reno;  which 
said  bond  shall  be  in  the  sum  of  One  Thousand  Dollars,  with  two  or 
more  individual  sureties.  Said  bond  and  the  sureties  thereto  to  be 
approved  by  the  Mayor  before  such  license  shall  be  issued.  To  such 
bond  shall  be  attached  a  justification  to  the  effect  that  the  sureties  are 
residents  within  the  County  of  Washoe,  State  of  Nevada,  and  each  are 
worth  the  amount  specified  in  said  bond,  over  and  above  all  just  debts, 
and  liabilities,  and  exclusive  of  property  exempt  from  execution. 

Sec.  3.  No  such  license  shall  be  issued  to  any  person,  copartner- 
ship, corporation  or  association  other  than  the  real  and  actual  proprie- 
tor of  the  place  and  business  for  which  it  is  issued,  and  the  petition 
for  such  license  in  case  of  a  copartnership  shall  state  the  names  in 
full  of  each  and  all  of  the  copartners.  Such  license  shall  be  non- 
transferable to  any  other  person  or  other  place  of  business,  except 
by  a  vote  of  four-fifths  of  the  City  Council,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  copartnership,  corporation  or  association  to  do  busi- 
ness, or  attempt  to  do  business,  under  a  license  transferred  to  him, 
her,  them  or  it,  or  at  any  other  place  without  such  consent  of  the  City 
Council,  and  no  license  shall  extend  beyond  the  period  of  one  year 
for  which  issued,  without  a  new  petition  and  bond  therefor. 

Sec.  4.  All  applications  for  said  licenses  shall  be  made  by  petition 
as  aforesaid  at  a  regular  meeting  of  the  City  Council,  and  shall  be 
immediately  referred  to  the  Chief  of  Police,  or  Acting  Chief  of  Police, 
for  his  approval,  and  in  no  case  shall  a  license  be  issued  where  his 
disapproval  thereof  is  indorsed  upon  the  petition,  except  by  a  vote  of 
four-fifths  of  the  City  Council.  The  Chief,  or  Acting  Chief,  of  Police 
shall  return  all  such  petitions  with  his  approval  or  rejection  indorsed 
thereon  to  the  City  Council  for  final  action  at  the  next  regular  meeting 
thereof  after  the  receipt  of  such  petition  by  him. 

Sec.  5.  All  licenses  issued  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  for  a  period  of  a  quarter  of  a  year,  and  such  quarter  year 
shall  each  begin  with  the  first  days  of  the  following  months,  to-wit: 
January,  April,  July,  and  October  of  each  and  every  year. 

Sec.  6.     The  following  amounts  shall  be,  and  are  hereby,  estab- 


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lished  and  fixed  as  a  quarterly  charge  for  a  license  under  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  to-wit: 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty 
($20.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars,  or  over,  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000,00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  five  thousand  ($5000.00) 
dollars,  or  over,  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty  ($40.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  ten  thousand  ($10000.00) 
dollars,  or  over,  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  thousand  ($15000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum.  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  fifteen  thousand 
($15000.00)  dollars,  or  over,  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand 
($30000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
($100.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  thirty  thousand 
($30000.00)  dollars,  or  over,  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thousanH 
($45000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
and  eighty  ($180.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  forty-five  thousand 
($45000.00)  dollars,  or  over,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
five  hundred  ($500.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

The  City  Clerk  is  hereby  empowered,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty,  to 
require  each  person  herein  licensed  to  make  a  statement  under  oath, 
or  affirmation,  of  the  amount  of  business  which  he,  or  the  firm  of  which 
he  is  a  member  or  for  which  he  is  agent  or  attorney,  or  the  association 
or  corporation  of  which  he  is  president,  secretary,  or  managing  or 
resident  agent,  have  done  or  transacted  during  the  last,  preceding 
quarter,  in  order  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance.  (As 
amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  186.) 

Sec.  7.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  whether  acting  for 
himself  or  as  agent,  servant  or  employee  of  any  other  person  to  pur- 
chase any  of  the  goods,  wares,  merchandise  or  junk  aforesaid  from 
any  minor,  except  with  the  written  consent  or  direction  of  the  parent 
or  guardian  of  such  minor. 

Sec.  8.  Every  dealer  in  second  hand  goods  or  junk  as  aforesaid, 
in  the  City  of  Reno  must  before  the  hour  of  10  o'clock  in  the  fore- 
noon of  each  and  every  day,  except  Sunday,  make  and  deliver  to  the 
Chief  of  Police  of  said  City  a  full,  true  and  detailed  report  in  writing, 
on  blank  forms  to  be  prepared  by,  and  furnished  by  the  Chief  of 
Police,  setting  forth  an  exact  description  of  each  and  every  article 
(except  paper  and  rags)  purchased  or  received  by  such  dealer  during 
the  24  hours  immediately  preceding  such  report,  and  also  the  name, 
residence,  and  full  description  of  the  vendor  thereof,  the  amount 
of  money  paid  therefor,  together  with  the  date,  and  hour,  of  the 
receipt  of  such  article,  or  thing;  and  the  report  so  made  on  each  Mon- 
day shall  include  all  purchases  made  from  and  after  the  report  made 
and  delivered  on  the  Saturday  preceding;  provided,  however,  that  if 
no  purchase  or  receipt  has  been  made  the  report  must  nevertheless 
be  made  to  that  effect. 


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Sec.  9.  Every  such  dealer  in  second  hand  goods  or  junk,  except 
furniture  and  carpets,  must  keep  without  concealment  for  a  period 
of  fifteen  days,  subject  to  inspection  by  any  police  officer,  all  goods, 
wares  and  merchandise  (except  furniture  and  carpets,  paper  and  rags) 
purchased  or  received  from  any  person,  before  selling,  shipping  or 
otherwise  disposing  of  the  same;  provided,  furniture  and  carpets  shall 
be  kept  for  a  period  of  three  days  only. 

Sec.  10.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  such  second  hand  or  junk 
dealer  to  fail  to  keep  a  substantial  and  well  bound  book  in  which  he 
shall  enter  in  ink  at  the  time  of  purchase  or  receipt,  legibly,  in  the 
English  language: 

First.  A  true  and  accurate  description  of  every  article  or  thing 
purchased  or  received  by  him  (except  paper  or  rags). 

Second.     The  name,  age,  sex  and  residence  of  the  vendor. 

Third.     The  amount  paid  therefor,  and  estimated  value  thereof. 

Fourth,     The  date  and  hour  of  purchase  or  receipt. 

Sec.  11.  Any  person,  copartnership,  corporation  or  association 
licensed  as  a  second  hand  or  junk  dealer  in  whose  place  of  business 
either  or  any  of  the  offenses  mentioned  in  this  ordinance  shall  be 
committed,  or  who  himself,  or  any  agent,  servant,  or  employee,  shall 
be  found  guilty  of  either  or  any  of  said  offenses,  shall  thereby  forfeit, 
his,  their,  or  its  license,  and  the  same  shall  upon  notice  to  appear 
before  the  City  Council  for  a  hearing,  be  revoked  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordin- 
ance shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction 
thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  one  hundred 
($100.00)  dollars,  nor  more  than  three  hundred  ($300.00)  dollars,  or 
by  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  not  less  than  one  month,  nor  more 
than  six  months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment;  and  th6 
license  of  any  such  person  to  engage  in  the  business  of  buying,  selling, 
or  dealing  in  second  hand  goods,  wares,  merchandise,  or  junk  shall  be 
ordered  forfeited,  cancelled,  and  revoked,  by  the  City  Council.  (As 
amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  186.) 

Sec.  13.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  14.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  upon  its 
adoption  and  approval,  and  its  publication  daily  for  one  week. 

Sec.  15.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance  No.  130  published 
daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  published  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  30th  day  of  March,  1910,  by  the  follow- 
ing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen   Steinmetz,   Sadleir,   Clark,   Gignoux. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Jamison. 

Approved  this  30th  day  of  March,  1910. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE. 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council. 


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BILL  NO.  146. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  134. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  INSPECTION  OF  MILK 
AND  CREAM  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  UNDER  THE  DIREC- 
TION AND  CONTROL  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  OF  THE 
CITY;  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF  AN  IN- 
SPECTOR THEREOF,  AND  DEFINING  HIS  POWERS  AND 
DUTIES;  LIMITING  THE  AMOUNT  THAT  MAY  BE  EX- 
PENDED BY  THE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  FOR  THE  EXPENSES 
OF  INSPECTION;  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  ISSUANCE  OF 
PERMITS  FOR  THE  SALE  OF  MILK  AND  CREAM  IN  THE 
CITY  OF  RENO.  AND  THE  REVOCATION  OF  SUCH  PER- 
MITS; PROHIBITING  THE  SALE,  KEEPING  OR  EXPOSING 
FOR  SALE  IMPURE,  ADULTERATED  OR  UNWHOLESOME 
MILK  OR  CREAM;  FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLA- 
TION HEREOF;  AND  AUTHORIZING  THE  BOARD  OF 
HEALTH  TO  ADOPT  AND  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND 
REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ENFORCEMENT  OF  THIS 
ORDINANCE 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  sell  or  offer  to  sell  milk  or 
cream  within  the  City  of  Reno  without  first  having  obtained  a  permit 
so  to  do  in  the  manner  and  subject  to  the  regulations  and  rules  here- 
inafter provided. 

Sec,  2.  Any  person  desiring  a  permit  to  sell  milk  or  cream  in 
the  said  City  of  Reno  shall  make  application  for  such  permit  by  filing 
with  the  City  Clerk  an  application  in  writing,  which  application  shall 
state  fully  and  explicitly  the  name  and  place  of  business  of  said  appli- 
cant, the  exact  location  of  the  premises  where  the  milk  or  cream  is 
produced,  whether  the  applicant  is  the  owner,  lessee  or  agent  of  the 
dairy  and  the  number  of  cows  in  the  herd;  if  the  applicant  shall  obtain 
milk  or  cream  from  any  source  other  than  the  herd  specified  he  shall 
make  the  same  statement  for  each  dairy  or  herd  from  which  he  pro- 
cures such  milk  or  cream;  if  after  a  permit  has  been  issued  the  holder 
thereof  shall  find  it  necessary  to  add  cattle  to  his  herd,  or  to  procure 
milk  or  cream  from  another  herd,  he  shall,  upon  doing  so,  file  an  addi- 
tional application,  stating  therein  the  same  facts  as  in  his  original 
application.  Each  original  application  for  a  permit  to  be  issued  under 
this  ordinance  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  five  dollars  ($5.00), 
which  fee  shall  be  returned  to  the  applicant  in  case  his  application  is 
denied  and  the  permit  applied  for  is  refused,  but  all  subsequent  appli- 
cations to  acquire  additional  cattle  or  to  purchase  milk  or  cream  from 
other  persons  may  be  filed  without  fee.  If  the  permit  as  herein  pro- 
vided shall  be  granted,  the  City  Clerk  shall  deliver  to  the  applicant, 
in  addition  to  the  said  permit  and  without  extra  charge,  not  more 
than  two  signs  reading  "City  of  Reno  Milk  Permit  No.  (whatever  num- 
ber the  permit  be)"  which  shall  be  of  uniform  size,  and  shall  be  posted 
one  on  each  side  of  all  milk  wagons  operated  by  the  said  applicant  in 
the  City  of  Reno;  and  in  the  event  that  the  said  applicant  shall  oper- 
ate more  than  one  milk  wagon  in  the  said  City,  he  shall  procure  from 


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the  City  Clerk  additional  signs  to  be  posted  one  on  each  side  of  each 
and  every  wagon  so  operated,  for  which  signs  he  shall  be  charged  the 
sum  of  50  cents  per  sign,  and  no  signs  shall  be  used  except  those 
obtained  from  the  City  Clerk,  or  one  which  conforms  to  the  same  in 
every  particular.  All  applications  for  a  permit  under  this  ordinance 
shall  be  promptly  referred  to  the  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Health 
of  the  City  of  Reno  for  approval  or  rejection  but  no  permit  shall  be 
issued  by  the  City  Clerk  until  the  application  for  such  permit  shall 
have  been  approved  in  writing  by  at  least  two  members  of  the  said 
Board  of  Health  and  the  City  Clerk  directed  by  them  to  issue  the  per- 
mit applied  for.  All  permits  issued  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordin- 
ance shall  be  in  effect  for  the  calendar  year  in  which  issued,  unless 
sooner  revoked,  and  shall  expire  on  the  31st  day  of  December  in  each 
year,  and  shall  be  renewed  only  on  a  new  application  therefor  and 
under  the  conditions  aforesaid.  (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance 
Number  162.) 

Sec.  3.  The  filing  of  an  application  for  a  permit  under  this 
ordinance  shall  authorize  the  applicant  to  continue  his  business  until 
his  application  shall  have  been  acted  upon  officially  by  the  Board  of 
Health. 

Sec.  4.  Upon  receipt  of  an  application  for  a  permit  under  this 
ordinance,  the  Board  of  Health  shall  themselves  examine,  or  cause  to 
be  examined  by  a  competent  person  in  their  employ,  the  dairy  prem- 
ises of  the  applicant  and  all  yards,  corrals,  stables  and  other  buildings 
used  in  the  production,  storage  or  handling  of  such  milk  or  cream,  the 
wagons  and  other  vehicles,  utensils  and  vessels  in  use  about  the  dairy, 
the  source  of  water  supply  for  the  dairy  and  shall  examine  all  cattle 
in  the  herd  in  order  to  ascertain  whether  the  milk  and  cream  from 
that  dairy  is  being  produced  from  healthy  animals  and  in  a  cleanly 
and  sanitary  manner.  After  such  examination  the  Board  of  Health 
shall  decide  whether  the  permit  applied  for  shall  be  issued,  and  shall 
approve  or  disapprove,  in  writing,  said  application  and  return  it  to 
the  City  Clerk  together  with  their  recommendations  in  regard  to  the 
issuance  of  the  permit  applied  for. 

Any  applicant  for  a  permit  under  this  ordinance  shall  allow  the 
Board  of  Health  or  any  authorized  representative  or  employee  of  said 
Board  to  enter  and  inspect  their  premises  at  any  time,  to  examine 
any  or  all  animals  in  their  herd  or  to  take  samples  of  milk  or  cream 
for  analysis  from  their  premises  or  wagons  at  any  time. 

Sec.  5.  Any  permit  granted  under  this  ordinance  may  be  sus- 
pended or  revoked  at  any  time  by  the  Board  of  Health  without  pre- 
vious notice  whenever  in  its  judgment  the  milk  or  cream  authorized 
by  such  permit  to  be  sold  is  adulterated,  or  unwholesome,  or  is  ex- 
posed to  infection  so  as  to  render  its  distribution  dangerous  to  the 
public  health,  or  for  any  willful  or  continued  violation  of  this  ordin- 
ance, or  of  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Board  of  Health  made  by 
authority  thereof. 

Sec.  6.  No  milk  or  cream  shall  be  sold  in  the  City  of  Reno  which 
is  unclean,  impure,  unhealthy,  unwholesome  or  adulterated. 

No  milk  or  cream  shall  be  sold  in  the  City  of  Reno  which  hasi 
been  drawn  from  cows  that  are  unhealthy,  whose  bodies  are  unclean, 
or  that  are  deprived  of  an  abundant  supply  of  suitable,  wholesome 
food  and  water;  nor  from  cows  within  fifteen  (15)  days  before  and 
ten  (10)  days  after  parturition;  nor  from  cows  that  are  affected  with 


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any  infectious  disease,  or  any  condition  that  may  render  the  milk  from 
such  animals  unfit  for  food,  and  all  milk  thus  produced  is  hereby 
declared  to  be  unclean,  impure,  unhealthy  and  unwholesome  milk;  nor 
shall  milk  or  cream  be  sold  in  the  City  of  Reno  which  is  shown  upon 
analysis  to  contain  any  chemical  preservative  or  to  which  any  chem- 
ical substance  has  been  added  for  any  purpose  whatever;  nor  milk  to 
which  water  has  been  added  or  from  which  the  butter  fat  or  any 
portion  of  it  has  been  removed  or  which  contains  less  than  three-and- 
a-quarter  per  centum  (3^  per  cent)  of  butter  fat  and  less  than  eight- 
and-one-half  per  centum  (8%  per  cent)  of  milk  solids  not  fat  except 
as  hereinafter  provided;  nor  cream  which  contains  less  than  twenty 
per  centum  (20  per  cent)  of  butter  fat;  and  any  such  milk  or  cream 
is  hereby  declared  to  be  adulterated.  Provided  that  nothing  in  this 
ordinance  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  the  sale  of  skimmed  milk  or 
butter  milk  when  it  is  offered  and  sold  as  such. 

Sec.  7.  No  person  affected  with  any  infectious  or  communicable 
disease  shall  assist  in  any  manner  in  the  production,  handling  or  sale 
of  milk  or  cream  in  the  City  of  Reno  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  the 
holder  of  any  permit  under  this  ordinance  to  allow  any  such  affected 
person  aforesaid  to  work  in  or  about  the  production,  handling  or  dis- 
tribution of  such  milk  or  cream  in  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  8.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  every  person  holding  a 
permit  to  sell  milk  or  cream  in  the  City  of  Reno  to  notify  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Board  of  Health  of  said  City,  in  writing,  of  the  occurrence 
of  any  case  of  infectious  or  communicable  disease  in  himself  of  his 
employees  or  in  his  own  or  in  the  families  of  his  employees  or  in  any 
persons  dwelling  on  the  premises  where  such  business  is  conducted  or 
associated  in  any  manner  whatever  with  it;  and  of  the  occurrence  of 
any  infectious  or  communicable  disease  among  the  cattle  on  the 
premises  where  such  milk  or  cream  is  produced;  such  notice  to  be 
given  immediately  after  he  shall  become  aware  of  the  occurrence 
or  existence  of  the  disease  aforesaid;  and  no  milk  or  cream  shall  be 
sold  from  such  dairy  until,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Board  of  Health,  all 
danger  to  the  health  of  the  consumers  of  such  milk  or  cream  shall 
have  been  eliminated. 

Sec.  9.  The  Board  of  Health  is  hereby  authorized  to  fix  standards 
of  purity  and  composition  of  milk  and  cream  to  be  sold  in  the  City  of 
Reno  above  or  in  addition  to  those  named  in  this  ordinance  provided 
that  such  standards  shall  not  be  below  those  established  by  this  ordin- 
ance or  by  the  State  Pure  Food  Law  and  it  is  understood  that  in  all 
matters  pertaining  to  the  quality  or  composition  of  milk  or  cream  not 
specified  in  this  ordinance  or  in  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Board 
of  Health  the  standards  established  by  the  State  Pure  Food  Law  are 
to  be  understood. 

Sec.  10.  The  Board  of  Health  is  hereby  authorized  to  make  rules 
and  regulations  governing  the  production  and  distribution  of  milk 
and  cream  in  the  City  of  Reno,  elaborating  and  supplementing  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  and  covering  points  not  herein  specified  and 
all  such  rules  and  regulations  made  and  established  by  virtue  of  the 
power  and  authority  conferred  by  law  and  by  this  ordinance  shall  have 
full  force  and  effect  and  may  be  enforced  as  are  the  provisions  herein 
specified. 

Sec.  11.  The  Board  of  Health  is  hereby  empowered  to  employ  a 
competent  person  or  persons  as  dairy  and  milk  inspectors  who  shall 


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make  such  inspections  as  are  designated  in  this  ordinance  and  as  the 
said  Board  of  Health  may  consider  essential  in  securing  a  satisfactory 
aand  sanitary  milk  supply  for  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  12.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Health  to  enforce 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinaance  and  all  rules  and  regulations  made 
by  authority  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  inter- 
fere with  any  member  or  representative  of  said  Board  of  Health  in 
the  performance  of  his  official  duty  or  to  hinder,  prevent  or  refuse  to 
permit  any  inspection  or  examination  that  may  be  undertaken  in 
accordance  with  this  ordinance  or  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the 
Board  of  Health  aforesaid. 

Sec.  13.  The  Board  of  Health  is  hereby  authorized  to  take 
samples  of  milk  and  cream  for  analysis  and  to  seize,  condemn  and 
destroy  any  or  all  milk  or  cream  that  may  be  found  in  the  possession 
of  any  dealer  or  distributor  which  fails  to  satisfy  the  requirements  of 
this  ordinance  or  of  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Board  of  Health 
that  may  be  made  by  authority  thereof. 

Sec.  14.  Every  holder  of  a  permit  under  this  ordinance  who  shall 
deliver  milk  or  cream  from  a  wagon  or  other  vehicle  shall  have  placed 
one  on  each  side  of  his  wagon  or  wagons,  or  other  vehicle,  a  sign  to 
be  furnished  him  by  the  City  Clerk,  or  one  in  conformity  therewith, 
which  shall  bear  the  number  of  his  permit  and  other  matter  in  accord- 
ance with  the  contents  of  Section  1  hereof;  if  he  sells  milk  or  cream 
from  an  open  market  or  store  he  shall  display  his  permit  in  a  con- 
spicuous place  in  the  room  where  such  business  is  conducted.  The 
use  of  false  and  misleading  statements  or  legends,  tending  to  mislead 
and  deceive  the  public,  on  milk  wagons  or  other  vehicles  in  hereby  for- 
bidden.    (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  162.) 

Sec.  15.  The  expenses  for  the  administration  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  paid  upon  order  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Health  upon 
filing  and  presenting  to  the  City  Council  proper  verified  bills  and 
vouchers  therefor,  and  shall  not  exceed  Nine  Hundred  ($900.00)  Dol- 
lars in  any  calendar  year. 

Sec.  16.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  or  any  of  the  Rules  and  Regulations  of  the  Board  of  Health 
thereunder  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  convic- 
tion thereof  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  Ten  ($10.00) 
Dollars  or  more  than  Three  Hundred  ($300.00)  Dollars  or  by  imprison- 
ment in  the  City  Jail  not  less  than  Ten  (10)  Days  or  more  than  Six 
Months  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  17.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  or  any  part  thereof  are  herby  repealed. 

Sec.  18.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  upon  its 
adoption  and  approval  and  its  publication  daily  for  one  week. 

Sec.  19.  The  City  Clerk  and  the  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance 
No.  134  published  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  in 
the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  27th  day  of  June,  1910,  by  the  following 
Vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 


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Ayes — Councilmen  Steinmetz,  Sadleir,  Clark,  Gignoux. 

Absent — Councilman  Jamison. 

Nays — None. 

Approved  this  27th  day  of  June,  1910. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 
City  Clerk. 
By      A.  F.  CUNNINGHAM, 
Deputy. 


[  BILL  NO.  150. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  138. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  LICENSING  AND  REGULAT- 
ING THE  BUSINESS  OF  PAWNBROKERS  AND  PAWNSHOPS, 
AND  DEFINING  THE  SAME;  FIXING  AND  IMPOSING  THE 
LICENSE  FEE  TO  BE  PAID  THEREFOR;  PROVIDING  REGU- 
LATIONS FOR  THE  CONDUCT  OF  SUCH  BUSINESS;  FIX- 
ING PENALTIES  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF;  DEFIN- 
ING THE  DUTIES  OF  CERTAIN  OFFICERS  IN  CONNECTION 
THEREWITH,  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND 
PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  HEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  Any  person  within  the  City  of  Reno  who  loans 
money  on  deposit  of  personal  property  or  deals  in  the  purchase  or  pos- 
session of  personal  property  on  condition  of  selling  the  same  back 
again  to  the  pledgor  or  depositor,  or  who  loans  or  advances  money 
on  personal  property  by  taking  chattel  mortgage  security  thereon, 
and  takes  or  receives  such  personal  property  into  his  possession,  is 
hereby  declared  to  be  a  pawnbroker. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or 
corporation,  to  conduct  or  transact  a  pawnbroking  business,  or  pawn- 
shop in  the  City  of  Reno,  without  first  having  procured  a  city  license 
therefor,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or 
corporation,  to  conduct  or  transact  a  pawnbroking  business,  or  pawn 
shop  in  the  City  of  Reno,  unless  he,  she,  they,  or  it,  shall  keep  posted 
in  a  conspicuous  place  in  the  nlace  of  business,  the  license  certificate 
therefor,  and  a  copy  of  all  City  Ordinances  relating  to  pawnbrokers, 
and  pawn  shops. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  unlawful,  in  all  cases  in  which  articles  pledged 
have  been  forfeited,  for  a  sale  or  other  disposition  thereof  to  be  made 
by  the  pledgee  within  the  period  of  thirty  days  after  such  forfeiture; 
during  which  time  the  pledgor  shall  have  the  first  right  to  redeem 
such  article  or  articles  at  no  greater  advance  than  ten  per  cent  upon 
the  amount  due,  w^hen  the  forfeiture  occurred. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  pawnbroker  to  fail  to  keep  a 
book  in  which  shall  be  entered  and  fairly  written  in  ink,  in  the  Eng- 
lish language,  at  the  time  of  each  loan  or  receipt  of  personal  property. 


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an  accurate  account  and  description  of  the  goods,  articles  or  things 
pawned,  or  received,  the  amount  of  money  loaned  or  advanced  thereon, 
and  time  when  redeemable,  the  time,  both  day  and  hour,  of  pawning 
or  receiving  such  goods,  article  or  thing,  and  the  name,  residence, 
age,  sex,  color,  and  a  description  as  near  as  possible  of  the  person 
pawning  or  delivering  the  said  goods,  article  or  thing;  and  no  entry 
made  in  said  book  shall  be  erased,  obliterated,  or  defaced,  and  the 
said  book,  as  well  as  every  article  or  thing  pawned,  pledged  or  de- 
posited shall  at  all  reasonable  times  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  the 
Chief  of  Police  or  any  officer  directed  by  the  Chief. 

Sec.  6.  Every  pawnbroker  or  pawnshop  keeper  in  the  City  of 
Reno  must  before  the  hour  of  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  of  each  and 
every  day,  except  Sunday,  make  and  deliver  to  the  Chief  of  Police  of 
said  City  at  the  City  Hall,  a  full,  true  and  detailed  report  in  writing, 
on  blank  forms  to  be  prepared  by  and  furnished  by  the  Chief  of  Police, 
setting  forth  an  exact  description  of  each  and  every  article  or  thing 
pawned  or  received  by  such  pawnbroker,  or  pawnshop  keeper  during 
the  24  hours  immediately  preceding  such  report,  such  report  to  be  a 
full,  detailed  and  correct  copy  of  all  entries  in  the  book  required  to  be 
kept  as  aforesaid;  and  the  report  so  made  on  each  Monday  shall  in- 
clude all  articles  or  things,  pawned  or  received  from  and  after  the 
report  made  and  delivered  on  the  Saturday  preceding:  Provided,  how- 
ever, that  if  no  article  or  thing  has  been  pawned  or  received  a  report 
must  be  made  to  that  effect. 

Sec.  7.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  pawnbroker,  pawnshop 
keeper,  servant  or  employee  to  receive  any  goods,  articles  or  things 
in  pawn  or  pledge  from  a  person  who  is  intoxicated,  or  known  to  be 
an  habitual  drunkard,  a  thief,  or  an  insane  person,  or  a  person  under 
the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  without  the  written  or  personal  consent 
of  the  parent  or  legal  guardian  of  such  minor. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  pawnbroker  to  employ  any 
clerk  or  person  under  the  age  of  16  years  to  receive  any  pledge  or 
make  any  loan. 

Sec.  9.  The  holder  of  a  pawnbroker's  license  is,  and  shall  be, 
liable  for  any  and  all  acts  of  his  employees,  and  for  any  violation  by 
them  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  10.  Application  for  a  pawnbroker's  license,  or  any  extension 
or  renewal  of  the  same,  shall  be  made  annually  by  petition  to  the 
City  Council  by  the  applicant  and  filed  with  the  City  Clerk;  and  such 
petition  must  state  definitely  the  particular  place  at  which  such  busi- 
ness is  to  be  carried  on.  At  the  time  of  filing  such  petition  the  appli- 
cant shall  deposit  with  the  City  Clerk  an  amount  of  money  equal  to 
at  least  one-half  year,  and  not  more  than  one  year's  charge  for  the 
license  applied  for,  which  said  sum  of  money  shall  be  refunded  to  the 
applicant  upon  demand  in  case  the  license  petitioned  for  shall  not  be 
granted  by  the  City  Council.  The  applicant  shall  also  file  with  the 
petition  a  bond  running  to  the  City  of  Reno  for  a  period  of  one 
year,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  observance  of  all  ordinances  of  the 
City  of  Reno  respecting  pawnbrokers,  during  the  continuance  of  such 
license,  and  any  renewal  thereof,  for  not  more  than  one  year  inclusive; 
which  said  bond  shall  be  in  the  sum  of  One  Thousand  Dollars,  with 
two  or  more  individual  sureties.  Said  bond  to  be  approved  by  the 
Mayor  before  such  license  shall  be  issued.  To  such  bond  shall  be 
attached  a  justification  to  the  effect  that  the  sureties  are  residents 


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within  the  County  of  Washoe,  Nevada,  and  each  are  worth  the  amount 
specified  in  said  bond,  over  and  above  all  just  debts  and  liabilities,  and 
exclusive  of  property  exempt  from  execution;  Provided,  however,  that 
the  license  provided  for  in  this  ordinance  shall  not  permit  the  licensee 
to  conduct  the  business  of  a  merchant,  or  any  other  business,  except 
the  sale  of  pawned  or  pledged  articles  or  things  after  forfeiture 
according  to  law. 

Sec.  11.  No  such  license  shall  be  issued  to  any  person,  copart- 
nership, corporation  or  association  other  than  the  real  and  actual 
proprietor  of  the  business  and  place  of  business  for  which  it  is  issued, 
and  the  petition  for  such  license  in  case  of  a  copartnership  or  associ- 
ation shall  state  the  names  in  full  of  each  and  all  of  the  copartners 
or  associates,  and  in  case  of  a  corporation  the  names  of  the  officers, 
and  manager  thereof.  Such  license  shall  be  non-transferable  to  any 
other  person,  or  place  of  business,  except  by  a  four-fifths  vote  of  the 
City  Council,  and  the  filing  of  a  new  bond  by  the  person  to  whom 
such  license  is  or  may  be  transferred  or  assigned;  and  it  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  person,  copartnership,  association  or  corporation  to 
do  business,  or  attempt  to  do  business  under  a  license  transferred 
to  him,  her,  them,  or  it,  without  such  consent  of  the  City  Council:, 
and  no  pawnbroker's  license  now  issued,  or  hereafter  issued,  shall  be 
renewed  or  extended  for  a  total  period  of  more  than  one  year  with- 
out complying  with  all  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  as  to  issuance  of  licenses  shall  apply  to  all 
persons  now  holding  pawnbroker's  licenses,  when  the  same  shall 
expire  by  their  terms. 

Sec.  12.  All  applications  for  said  licenses  or  renewals  thereof, 
shall  be  made  by  petition  to  the  City  Council  at  a  regular  meeting 
thereof,  and  shall  be  immediately  referred  to  the  Chief  of  Police,  or 
acting  chief,  for  his  approval,  and  in  no  case  shall  a  license  be  issued 
or  renewed  when  his  disapnroval  is  indorsed  upon  the  petition,  except 
by  a  four-fifths  vote  of  the  City  Council.  The  Chief  or  Acting  Chief 
of  Police  shall  return  all  such  petitions  with  his  approval  or  rejection 
indorsed  thereon  to  the  City  Council  for  final  action  at  the  next  reg- 
ular meeting  thereof  after  the  receipt  of  such  petition  by  him. 

Sec.  13.  Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  engaged 
in,  or  proposing  to  engage  in,  the  business  of  a  pawnbroker  in  the 
City  of  Reno  shall  obtain  a  quarterly  license  therefor,  as  provided 
in  the  following  schedule,  according  to  his,  her,  its,  or  their  quarterly 
gross  receipts  from  such  business,  as  follows,  to-wit: 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty 
($30.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  exceed  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty-five  ($45.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  ten  thousand 
($10000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  thousand- ($15000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ninety  ($90.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 


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Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  fifteen  thousand 
($15000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
($150.00)  dollars  ner  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  thirty  thousand  dollars 
($30000.00)  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thousand  ($45000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  seventy 
($270.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  forty-five  thousand 
($45000.00)  dollars  or  over,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
seven  hundred  and  fifty  ($750.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

The  City  Clerk  is  hereby  empowered,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty, 
to  reauire  each  person  herein  licensed  to  make  a  statement  under 
oath,  or  affirmation,  of  the  amount  of  business  which  he,  or  the  firm 
of  which  he  is  a  member  or  for  which  he  is  agent  or  attornev,  or  the 
association  or  corporation  of  which  he  is  president,  secretary,  or 
manap-ing  or  resident  agent,  have  done  or  transacted  during  the  last, 
preceding  quarter,  in  order  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  ordin- 
ance.    (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  187.) 

Sec.  14.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  immediately  upon  adoption 
and  nublication  of  this  ordinance  cause  such  a  number  of  blanks  to 
be  printed  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  purpose  of  making  the  reports 
required  by  this  ordinance,  and  shall  thereafter  from  time  to  time 
cause  such  additional  blanks  to  be  nrinted  as  may  be  required,  which 
said  blanks  shall  be  so  printed  and  subdivided  that  they  shall  have 
space  for  writing  in  all  the  matters  required  by  this  ordinance  to  be 
registered  and  reported,  and  said  report  shall  be  written  in  the  Eng- 
lish language  in  a  clear,  ligible  manner.  Said  blanks  shall  bear  a 
caption,  providing  spaces  in  which  shall  be  filled  in  the  date  of  said 
renort,  the  name  and  residence  of  the  person  making  the  same,  and 
the  hour  of  day  when  made,  and  all  other  matters  required  by  this 
ordinance  to  be  reported. 

Sec.  15.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  deliver  said  blanks  to  the 
person  from  whom  said  reports  are  required,  from  time  to  time,  free 
of  charge,  and  shall  upon  receipt  of  such  reports  file  the  same  in 
some  secure  place  in  his  office,  and  the  same  shall  be  open  to  inspec- 
tion only  to  the  Chief  of  Police  or  any  officer  directed  by  the  Chief, 
or  upon  the  order  of  some  Court  duly  made  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  16.  Any  pawnbroker  or  keeper  of  a  pawn  shop  shall  fur- 
nish to  the  pledgor  what  is  known  as  a  pawn  ticket,  plainly  numbered, 
containing  the  name  of  the  pledgor,  a  description  of  the  article  or 
thing  pawned  or  received,  date  of  receipt  thereof,  the  amount  loaned 
thereon,  time  for  redemption,  amount  to  be  paid  on  redemption,  and 
name  of  the  pledgee,  and  shall  affix  to  each  artlcie,  or  thing,  a  tag, 
upon  which  tag  shall  be  inscribed  a  number  of  legible  characters, 
which  number  shall  correspond  to  the  number  on  the  pawn  ticket, 
and  be  entered  in  the  book  required  to  be  kept  as  hereinbefore  pro- 
vided; and  such  article  or  thing  shall  not  be  returned  to  the  pledgor 
or  any  other  person,  or  otherwise  disposed  of  or  removed,  before  tha 
Chief  of  Police  shall  have  had  an  opportunity  of  inspecting  the  same. 

Section  17.  Any  nerson  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  convic- 
tion thereof  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  One  Hundred 
Dollars  or  more  than  Three  Hundred  Dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in 
the  City  Jail  not  less  than  One  Month,  or  more  than  Six  Months,  or 


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by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment,  and  the  license  of  such  person 
shall  be  ordered  forfeited,  cancelled  and  revoked  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  18.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  19.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  upon  its 
adoption  and  approval,  and  its  publication  daily  for  one  week. 

Sec.  20.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance 
No.  138  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  news- 
paper published  in  the  City  of  Reno  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  29th  day  of  August,  1910,  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steinmetz,  Jamison,  Sadlier,  Clark  and 
Gignoux. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None, 

Approved  this  29th  day  of  August,  1910. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

H.  E.  CHRISTIE, 

City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  153. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  140. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FOR  THE  REGULATION  OF  THE  USE  OF 
FIRE  WORKS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  PROHIBITING  FIR- 
ING OR  DISCHARGING  ANY  FIREWORKS  WITHIN  THE 
CITY  WITHOUT  A  PERMIT  GRANTED  BY  THE  CITY 
COUNCIL,  AND  PROVIDING  PENALTIES  FOR  THE  VIOLA- 
TION HEREOF. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  persons,  firm, 
company,  corporation  or  association,  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of 
Reno,  to  discharge  or  set  off  any  rocket,  squib,  fire  cracker,  or  other 
fire  works  of  any  description,  except  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  lawful  to  give  public  displays  of  fire  works 
within  the  City  of  Reno  by  obtaining  permission  from  the  City  Coun- 
cil, which  permission  shall  be  in  writing,  and  shall  specifiaclly  state 
the  time  when,  and  the  place  where  such  fire  works  may  be  dis- 
charged or  set  off. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  or  persons,  firm,  company,  corporation  or 
association  who  or  which  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction 
thereof  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  $10.00  or  more 
than  $100.00,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  for  a  period  not 
less  than  10  Days  or  more  than  100  Days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and 
imprisonment. 


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Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  upon  its 
adoption  and  approval,  and  its  publication  daily  for  one  week. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance 
No.  140  published  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper 
published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  the  16th  day  of  November,  1910,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steinmetz,  Jamison,  Sadlier,  Clark  and 
Gignoux. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  18th  day  of  November,  1910. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  156. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  143. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REQUIRING  DITCH,  CANAL  AND  FLUME 
COMPANIES,  CORPORATIONS  AND  PERSONS  OWNING, 
OPERATING,  OR  CONTROLLING  DITCHES,  CANALS, 
FLUMES  OR  WATER-WAYS,  TO  BRIDGE  STREETS  AND 
ALLEYS  OVER  THE  SAME,  OR  TO  PIPE  THE  WATER 
THEREIN  OVER  OR  UNDER  THE  STREETS  AND  ALLEYS 
WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  UPON  NOTICE  FROM  THE 
CITY  COUNCIL,  DESIGNATING  THE  MATERIALS  AND 
THE  MANNER  OF  CONSTRUCTION  THEREOF,  AND  PRE- 
SCRIBING A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION   THEREOF. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  Every  person,  firm,  association,  company  or  cor- 
poration owning,  operating  or  controlling  any  ditch,  canal,  water-way 
or  flume  running  through,  over  or  under  any  street  or  alley  within 
the  City  of  Reno,  or  any  portion  thereof,  shall  within  (15)  fifteen 
days  after  having  been  notified  in  writing  by  the  City  Council  of 
said  City,  commence  in  good  faith  and  cause  to  be  completely  bridged 
or  piped  from  side  to  side,  across  any  street  or  alley  through,  over 
or  under  which  any  ditch,  canal,  water-way  or  flume  owned  by  such 
person,  firm,  association,  company  or  corporation  may  flow  or  run, 
and  shall  keep  the  same  in  good  repair. 

Sec.  2.  The  notice  mentioned  in  Section  1  of  this  ordinance  shall 
soecify  the  material  or  materials  (which  shall  be  wood,  iron,  cement, 
concrete,  granite,  or  asphalt,  or  a  combination  of  any  of  said  mater- 
ials) and  the  manner  in  which  such  bridge  shall  be  built  or  con- 
structed; provided,  that  said  City  Council  may,  if  deemed  by  it  prac- 
ticable and  advisable  for  the  protection,  comfort,  safety  and  welfare 
of  the  inhabitants  of  said  City,  or  the  protection  of  any  property  in 
any  portion  thereof,  require  the  water  in  any  ditch,  canal,  flume  or 
waterway  to  be  conducted  through,  over  or  under  any  street,  alley 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  97 

or  highway,  through  or  under  which  it  may  now  or  hereafter  flow, 
by  means  of  a  pipe  or  pipes,  or  underground  conduit,  or  waterway, 
in  which  case  the  notice  hereinbefore  mentioned  shall  state  the  dimen- 
sions of  such  pipe  or  conduit,  and  direct  the  manner  in  which  the 
same  shall  be  constructed. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person,  or  the  officer  or  manager,  or  the  agent  of  any 
corporation,  company  or  association  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  or  failing  or  refusing  to  comply  with  the  terms  thereof, 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof 
shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  Twenty-five  ($25.00) 
Dollars  or  more  than  Five  Hundred  ($500.00)  Dollars,  or  by  imprison- 
ment in  the  City  Jail  of  said  City  not  less  than  Twenty-five  (25) 
Days  nor  more  than  Six  Months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprison- 
ment. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  upon  its 
adoption  and  approval,  and  its  publication  daily  for  one  week. 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance 
No.  143  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  news- 
paper published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  March,  1911  by  the  follow- 
ing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Jamison,  Sadleir,  Clark,  Gignoux. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Steinmetz. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  March,  1911. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  161. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  147. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  AND  ESTABLISHING  THE  DISTANCE 
CURBING  SHALL  BE  SET  FROM  THE  PROPERTY  LINES 
ON  WHAT  IS  KNOWN  AS  PEAVINE  STREET  IN  THE  CITY 
OF  RENO,  STATE  OF  NEVADA,  BOUNDED  ON  THE  NORTH 
BY  NINTH  STREET  AND  ON  THE  SOUTH  BY  SIXTH  STREET 
IN  SAID  CITY,  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  OR 
PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  HEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  That  all  curbing  shall  be  set  twenty  (20)  feet  from 
the  property  lines  on  what  is  known  as  Peavine  Street  in  the  City  of 
Reno  between  Ninth  Street  on  the  North  and  Sixth  Street  on  the 
South. 


98  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

Sec  2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  immediately  after  its 
passage,  adoption  and  approval  and  publication  daily  for  a  period  of 
one  week. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Ordinance 
No.  147  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  news- 
paper published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  for  a  period  of  one  week. 
Passed  and  adopted  this  24th  day  of  April,  1911,  by  the  following 
vote  of  the  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steinmetz,  Jamison,  Clark,  Gignoux. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Sadlier. 

Approved  this  24th  day  of  April,  1911. 

A.  M.  BRITT, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk. 


BILL  NO.  163. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  149. 

AN  ORDINANCE  EMPOWERING  AND  AUTHORIZING  THE  CITY 
CLERK  TO  APPOINT  AN  ASSISTANT,  PROVIDING  FOR  THE 
COMPENSATION  OF  SUCH  ASSISTANT,  AND  REPEALING 
ALL  ACTS  RELATING  TO  EMPLOYES  IN  THE  OFFICE  OF 
THE  CITY  CLERK. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  The  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered  to  appoint  an  assistant,  whose  duties  shall 
be  to  assist  the  City  Clerk  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  office  of 
City  Clerk. 

Sec.  2.  The  assistant  so  appointed  shall  receive  as  compensation 
a  sum  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars  per  month.  He  shall  be 
appointed  by  the  City  Clerk  and  removed  at  the  pleasure  of  the  City 
Clerk,  and  the  duly  qualified  City  Clerk  shall  be  held  responsible  for 
the  official  acts  of  his  assistant. 

Sec.  3.  All  other  ordinances  and  all  resolutions  providing  for 
deputies  or  assistants  in  the  office  of  City  Clerk  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance 
No.  149  published  daily  for  one  full  week  in  the  Reno  Evening  Gazette, 
a  daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  12th  day  of  June,  1911,  by  the  following 
vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  99 

Ayes — Councilmen  Watt,  Steffes,  Sadlier,  Nelson,  Twaddle,  White. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  12th  day  of  June,  1911. 

R.  C.  TURRITTIN, 
Attest:  Mayor. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  166. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  151. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  AND  LICENSING  THE  MES- 
SENGER SERVICE  BUSINESS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  MAK- 
ING UNLAWFUL  CERTAIN  ACTS,  AND  REPEALING  ALL 
ORDINANCES,  OR  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  OF  THE  CITY 
OF  RENO  HERETOFORE  PASSED  PERTAINING  TO  SAID 
MESSENGER  SERVICE  BUSINESS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  cor- 
poration to  eng-a^e  in  the  business  of  delivering  messages,  packages 
or  parcels,  either  by  vehicle  or  otherwise,  except  duly  licensed  express 
men,  without  first  obtaining  a  license  so  to  do  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided. Provided,  however,  that  this  ordinance  shall  not  be  construed 
so  as  to  include  merchants  or  others  engaged  in  business  in  the  City 
of  Reno,  who,  in  the  conduct  of  their  said  business,  are  actually 
engaged  in  delivering,  or  having  delivered,  their  own  wares  and  mer- 
chandise. 

Sec.  2.  For  a  license  to  conduct  the  messenger  service  business, 
as  set  forth  in  Section  1  of  this  ordinance,  application  and  payment 
for  the  same  shall  be  made  as  follows: 

The  person,  firm,  or  corporation  desiring  to  engage  in  said  busi- 
ness shall  deposit  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno,  at  the* 
time  of  filing  his,  or  its,  petition,  an  amount  of  money  equal  to  one. 
quarter's  charge  for  the  license  applied  for,  which  said  sum  of  money 
shall  be  refunded  to  the  applicant,  upon  demand,  in  case  the  license 
petitioned  for  shall  not  be  granted  by  the  City  Council.  Accompany- 
ing the  said  amount  of  money  and  the  bond  hereinafter  mentioned, 
the  applicant  shall  file  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno  the 
petition,  or  application  for  said  license,  setting  forth  in  writing  the 
name  and  address  of  the  applicant,  and,  if  a  person,  that  he  is  twenty- 
one  years  of  age,  or  over,  the  location  of  the  business  by  street  and 
number,  and  the  length  of  residence  of  the  petitioner  in  the  City  of 
Reno.  The  petition,  or  application,  shall  be  presented  to  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  at  its  first  regular  meeting  thereafter,  at 
which  time  it  shall  be  read,  and  referred  to  the  Chief  of  Police  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  who  shall  make  a  report  thereon  at  the  next  regular 
meeting  thereafter  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno,  which 
report  shall  contain  all  information,  within  the  knowledge  of  the  Chief 
of  Police,  obtained  after  due  investigation,  regarding  the  moral  char- 
acter of  the  applicant.  The  City  Council  shall,  by  a  majority  vote 
of  all  the  members  elected,  after  considering  the  report  of  the  Chief 


100  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

of  Police,  reject  or  grant  said  license;  provided,  that  no  petition,  or 
application  for  said  license  shall  be  considered  unless  the  petitioner, 
or  applicant,  at  the  time  of  filing  his  petition,  or  application,  shall  file 
with  the  City  Clerk  a  bond,  with  two  or  more  individual  sureties,  or 
one  corporate  surety,  in  the  sum  of  five  hundred  ($500.00)  dollars, 
running  to  the  City  of  Reno,  and  conditioned  that  he  will  conduct  his, 
or  its,  business  in  an  orderly  manner  and  will  abide  by  all  the  rules 
and  regulations,  or  ordinances,  of  the  City  of  Reno  and  the  Statutes 
of  the  State  of  Nevada.  To  the  said  bond  there  shall  be  attached  a 
justification  to  the  effect  that,  in  the  case  of  individual  sureties,  said 
sureties  are  residents  of  the  County  of  Washoe,  State  of  Nevada,  and 
worth  the  amount  specified  in  the  said  bond,  over  and  above  all  just 
debts  and  liabilities  and  exclusive  of  property  exempt  from  execution; 
and  in  the  case  of  a  corporate  surety  said  justification  shall  be  to  the 
effect  that  said  surety  is  qualified  and  authorized,  under  the  Statutes 
of  the  State  of  Nevada,  to  do  business  within  said  State  as  a  surety* 
company. 

The  following  amounts  shall  be,  and  are  hereby,  established  and 
fixed  as  a  quarterly  charge  for  a  license  under  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  to-wit: 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  do  not  exceed  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ten  ($10.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  one  thousand 
($1000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  three  thousand  ($3000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty-two  and  fifty  one  hun- 
dredths ($22.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty-five  ($45.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ninety  ($90.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thousand 
($20000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
five  ($135.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  exceed  thirty  thousand 
($30000.00)  dollars  per  quarter,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
one  hundred  and  eighty  ($180.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

The  City  Clerk  is  hereby  empowered,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty,  to 
require  each  person  herein  licensed  to  make  a  statement  under  oath, 
or  affirmation,  of  the  amount  of  business  which  he,  or  the  firm  of  which 
he  is  a  member  or  for  which  he  is  agent  or  attorney,  or  the  association 
or  corporation  of  which  he  is  president,  secretary,  or  managing  or  resi- 
dent agent,  have  done  or  transacted  during  the  last,  preceding  quarter, 
in  order  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance.  (As  amended 
by  City  Ordinance  Number  192.) 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  101 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  licensee  under  this  ordinance 
to  report  to  the  Chief  of  Police  of  the  Gity  of  Reno,  the  names  and 
numbers  of  all  persons  in  his  or  its  employ,  who  are  engaged  in  the 
business  of  delivering  messages,  packages  or  parcels;  and  in  the  event 
that  any  change,  or  changes,  is,  or  are,  made  in  the  personnel  of  his; 
or  its,  employees  as  herein  mentioned,  the  licensee  shall,  within 
twenty-four  hours,  report  said  change,  with  the  name  and  number  of 
the  new  employee,  if  any,  to  the  Chief  of  Police  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  licensee  under  this  ordin- 
ance to  provide  his,  or  its,  employees  engaged  in  the  business  of  deliv- 
ering messages,  packages,  or  parcels,  with  a  cap,  bearing  thereon  the 
number  or  name  designating  the  number  or  name  of  the  messenger 
business  so  licensed,  and  the  number  of  the  person  so  employed. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  under  the  age  of 
twenty-one  years,  engaged  in  the  business,  or  in  the  employ,  of  any 
messenger  service,  to  enter  any  house  of  prostitution,  or  ill  fame, 
within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno;  provided,  however, 
that  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  be  construed  so  as  to 
prevent  any  such  person  under  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  from 
receiving  or  delivering  messages,  parcels,  or  packages  by  remaining 
at  the  outside  door  of  said  house  of  prostitution,  or  ill  fame,  for  a; 
sufficient  length  of  time  only  to  carry  out  the  purposes  of  receiving 
or  delivering  said  message,  parcel  or  package. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensee  under  this  act,  or 
any  one  in  his,  or  its,  employ,  to  deliver,  or  receive  for  delivery,  to 
any  person,  any  opium,  yen-shee,  morphine  or  cocaine.  Provided, 
however,  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  be  construed  so  as  to 
prevent  any  person  under  this  ordinance  from  delivering,  or  receiving 
for  delivery,  any  opium,  yen-shee,  morphine,  or  cocaine,  to  any  person 
who  has  first  obtained  a  physician's  prescription  for  the  same. 

Sec.  7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  of  the  City  of 
Reno  to  report  to  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno,  any  disorderly 
conduct,  or  infraction  of  any  city  ordinance,  or  of  any  state  law,  on 
the  part  of  any  licensee,  or  any  one  in  the  employ  of  said  licensee. 
After  receiving  such  report  the  City  Council  shall  order  the  licensee 
to  appear  before  it  on  a  date  certain  and  show  cause,  if  any  he  or  it 
may  have,  why  his  or  its  license  should  not  be  revoked;  and  if,  in  the 
opinion  of  five-sixths  of  the  members  of  the  Council,  evidenced  by  an 
"Aye  and  Nay"  vote,  sufficient  cause  remains,  after  a  hearing  having 
been  given  the  licensee  as  herein  provided,  why  his,  or  its,  license 
should  be  revoked,  the  said  license  shall  thereby  become  revoked,  and 
of  no  effect,  and  any  one  continuing  in  the  business  as  aforesaid, 
after  his,  or  its,  license  shall  have  been  revoked,  shall  be  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor. 

Sec.  8.  Any  one  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof 
shall  be  sentenced  to  pay  a  fine  of  not  more  than  $100,  and  not  less; 
than  $10,  or,  in  default  of  the  payment  of  said  fine,  the  person  so 
convicted  may  be  incarcerated  in  the  City  Jail  of  the  City  of  Reno  for 
a  period  of  one  day  for  each  one  dollar's  fine  remaining  unpaid. 

Sec.   9.     All  ordinances,  or  parts  of  ordinances,  of  the   City  of 


102  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

Reno  heretofore  passed  which  in  any  way  conflict  with,  or  pertain  to, 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  are  hereby  repealed.  This  ordinance 
shall  be  in  effect  on  and  after  January  15th,  1912. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  26th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1911,  and 
ordered  published  in  the  Reno  Evening  Gazette  for  a  period  of  one 
week,  by  the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steffes,  Sadlier,  Nelson,  Twaddle,  White. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman   Watt. 

Approved  this  26th  day  of  December,  1911. 

R.  C.  TURRITTIN, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk. 


BILL  NO.  169. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  152. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  DISTRIBUTION  OF  MEDI- 
CINE, AND  SAMPLES  THEREOF,  WITHIN  THE  CORPORATE 
LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  No  person  shall  distribute,  or  cause  to  be  dis- 
tributed to,  or  among,  pedestrians,  or  throw,  or  cause  to  be  throwTi, 
or  placed  into  or  upon,  anv  car,  vehicle,  or  other  conveyance  in,  or 
upon,  any  public  street  or  alley  of  this  city,  or  to  throw,  place,  or  leave, 
or  cause  to  be  thrown,  placed,  or  left,  into  or  upon  any  yard,  porch 
or  premises,  any  drug,  physic  or  medicine  of  any  kind,  or  sample 
thereof.  Provided,  that  this  section  shall  not  be  constructed  so  as  to 
prohibit  any  person,  in  the  lawful  discharge  of  his  business,  from 
delivering  to  any  adult  person  any  medicine,  or  sample  thereof,  at  the 
latter's  place  of  business  or  residence. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordin- 
ance shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction 
thereof  shall  be  sentenced  to  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  $10,  nor  more 
than  $100,  and  in  default  of  the  payment  of  said  fine  he  may  be  con- 
fined in  the  City  Jail  one  day  for  each  $2  of  said  fine  remaining  unpaid. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  6th  day  of  March,  1912,  and  ordered 
published  in  the  Reno  Evening  Gazette  for  a  period  of  one  week,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen   Watt,   Steff'es,  Nelson,  White — 4. 

Nays — None — 0. 

Absent — Councilmen  Sadlier,  Twaddle — 2. 

Approved  this  6th  day  of  March,  1912. 

R.  C.  TURRITTIN, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 
City  Clerk,  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada. 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  103 

BILL  NO.  17L 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  154. 

AN  ORDINANCE  LICENSING  AND  REGULATING  THE  BUSI- 
NESS OF  PLUMBING  AND  DRAINLAYING  WITHIN  THE 
CITY  OF  RENO,  PRESCRIBING  AND  ESTABLISHING  CER- 
TAIN RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  REGARDING  PLUMBING 
AND  DRAINLAYING  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  ESTABLISH- 
ING AND  CREATING  THE  OFFICE  OF  PLUMBING  INSPEC- 
TOR, PRESCRIBING  THE  DUTIES  THEREOF,  MAKING  CER- 
TAIN ACTS  MISDEMEANORS,  REGULATING  ALL  OTHER 
MATTERS  IN  RELATION  TO  PLUMBING  AND  DRAINLAY- 
ING IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  AND  REPEALING  ALL  ORDIN- 
ANCES OR  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  ANY  WAY  RELAT- 
ING THERETO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  associa- 
tion or  corporation  to  engage  in  the  business  of  plumbing  or  drain- 
laying  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno  without  having 
complied  with  the  terms  of  this  ordinance,  and  any  person  who  shall 
enter  upon  any  premises  and  engage  in  the  doing  of  any  plumbing 
work  or  drainlaying,  or  who  shall  cause  any  other  person  acting  in 
the  capacity  of  employee  to  so  engage  in  such  work  unless  a  permit 
to  do  such  work  has  been  granted  by  the  Plumbing  Inspector  of  the 
City  of  Reno  as  in  this  ordinance  hereinafter  contained,  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be 
punished  as  hereinafter  prescribed. 

*  Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or 
corporation  to  engage  in  the  business  set  forth  in  Section  1  hereof 
without  first  procuring  a  license  from  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of 
Reno,  and,  prior  to  the  issuance  of  the  same,  filing  with  the  said  City 
Clerk  a  bond,  with  two  or  more  sureties,  in  the  sum  of  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars,  which  bond  shall  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  and 
conditioned  that  the  licensee  shall  conduct  his  business  according  to 
the  ordinances,  rules,  and  regulations  of  the  City  of  Reno  pertaining 
to  the  business  of  plumbing  and  drainlaying,  and  that  he  and  his  sure- 
ties will  be  responsible  for  any  and  all  fines  and  forfeitures  which  may 
be  entered  against  the  principal  by  reason  of  the  violation  of  any 
ordinance  of  the  City  of  Reno  pertaining  to  the  said  business,  and 
that  they  will  indemnify  and  save  harmless  the  City  of  Reno  from  all 
accidents  or  damages  caused  by  reason  of  any  work,  which  they  may 
do,  or  cause  to  be  done,  in  a  defective  manner.  Before  any  license; 
shall  be  issued  to  any  person  as  in  this  ordinance  provided,  the  appli- 
cant shall  present  to  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno  a  certificate 
of  registration,  which  shall  be  obtained  from  the  Plumbing  Inspector, 
as  in  this  ordinance  hereinafter  set  forth. 

The  following  amounts  shall  be,  and  are  hereby,  established  and 
fixed  as  a  quarterly  charge  for  a  license  under  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  to-wit: 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  do  not  exceed  five  hundred 
(? 500.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven  and 
fifty  one-hundredths  ($7.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 


104  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ten  ($10.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  one  thousand 
($1000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  three  thousand  ($3000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand  ($5,- 
000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty  ($40.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand  ($10,- 
000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  tewenty  thousand  ($20,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thousand 
($20,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ninety  ($90.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  exceed  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00)  dollars  per  quarter,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  .sum 
of  one  hundred  and  twenty  ($120.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

The  City  Clerk  is  hereby  empowered,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty, 
to  require  each  person  herein  licensed  to  make  a  statement  under 
oath,  or  affirmation,  of  the  amount  of  business  which  he,  or  the 
firm  of  which  he  is  a  member  or  for  which  he  is  agent  or  attorney, 
or  the  association  or  corporation  of  which  he  is  president,  secre- 
tary, or  managing  or  resident  agent,  have  done  or  transacted  during 
the  last,  preceding  quarter,  in  order  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance.     (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance   Number   194.) 

Sec.  3.  There  is  hereby  created  and  established  by  the  City  of 
Reno  an  office  to  be  known  as  and  called  "Plumbing  Inspector,"  the 
duties  of  the  incumbent  of  which  office  it  shall  be  to  see  that  the 
terms  and  conditions  of  this  ordinance  and  all  subsequent  ordinances 
of  this  city  pertaining  to  plumbing  and  drainlaying  are  enforced  and 
observed;  he  shall  be  vested  with  full  police  authority  and  shall  be 
authorized  to  inspect  at  all  reasonable  hours  any  premises  upon 
which  he  has  reason  to  believe  there  is  being  done  any  plumbing  or 
drainlaying  work;  he  shall  consult  and  advise  with  the  City  Board  of 
Health  upon  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  sanitary  condition  of  any 
and  all  premises  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
and  he  shall  do  all  and  every  other  thing  pertaining  to  the  office 
of  Plumbing  Inspector  as  in  this  ordinance  contained.  The  City 
Electrician  of  the  City  of  Reno  shall  be,  and  hereby  is  appointed 
ex-officio  Plumbing  Inspector  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  his  duties  as 
said  Plumbing  Inspector  shall  be  in  addition  to  those  of  City  Elec- 
trician. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  person,  firm,  association 
or  corporation  desiring  to  engage  in  the  business  of  plumbing  or 
drainlaying  in  the  City  of  Reno  to  have  his,  her  or  its  full  name 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  105 

and  place  of  business  registered  in  a  book  kept  for  that  purpose  by 
the  Plumbing  Inspector,  and  in  case  of  removal  or  change  in  the 
firm,  to  have  such  change  made  in  the  register  without  delay.  The 
Plumbing  Inspector  shall  upon  application  issue  to  every  person 
qualified  a  certificate  of  registration,  which  shall  contain  the  fact 
that  the  holder  thereof  is  duly  registered  in  the  book  of  the  Plumb- 
ing Inspector,  and  upon  compliance  with  the  other  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  is  qualified  to  do  a  plumbing  and  drainlaying  busi- 
ness in  this  City;  and  any  person  who  shall  fail  to  register  as  in 
this  section  contained,  or  whose  certificate  of  registration  shall 
have  been  revoked  or  cancelled,  shall  be  denied  a  permit  to  do  aiiy 
kind  of  plumbing  or  drainlaying  work  in  this  City. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Plumbing  Inspector  to  re- 
ceive and  examine  all  plans  of  plumbing  and  drainage  submitted 
for  approval.  If  he  finds  them  in  accordance  with  the  ordinances 
he  shall  endorse  the  original  plan  and  plans  as  approved,  and  issue 
a  permit  for  the  construction  thereof,  and  shall  file  in  a  convenient 
form  for  reference  the  duplicate  plan  or  plans.  If  the  plans  sub- 
mitted are  not  in  accordance  with  this  ordinance  he  shall  reject 
them,  and  if  requested,  state  the  grounds  for  rejection.  Approval 
or  rejection  of  plans  shall  be  made  within  two  days  after  date  of 
filing.  He  shall  give  general  information  and  advice  as  to  the 
meaning  and  requirements  of  the  ordinance  to  persons  desiring  the 
same.  He  shall  investigate  all  cases  reported  to  him  or  referred  to 
him  of  bad  or  imperfect  work  or  material,  old  or  new,  and  report 
same  to  the  Board  of  Health.  He  shall  report  all  cases  of  violation 
or  attempted  violation  of  the  ordinances,  rules  and  regulations 
on  the  part  of  plumbers  and  drainlayers,  builders,  owners,  or  agents, 
and  prosecute  the  offending  parties.  He  shall  issue  all  notices  and 
certificates  of  registration  and  keep  a  record  of  all  inspections 
made,  and  when  the  plumbing  or  drainlaying  on  any  premises  shall 
be  satisfactorily  completed  he  shall  issue  to  the  party  doing  the 
work  a  certificate  that  the  same  has  been  lawfully  and  properly 
done.  There  shall  be  charged  a  fee  of  one  dollar  ($1.00)  for  such 
permit,  and  in  addition  thereto,  twenty-five  cents  (25c)  for  each  out- 
let, not  exceeding  twenty-five  outlets  proposed  to  be  roughed  in  or 
provided  for  in  the  work  to  be  done  under  said  permit,  and  fifteen 
cents  (15c)  additional  for  each  outlet  in  excess  of  twenty-five  outlets. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  plumber  and  drainlayer, 
before  commencing  the  construction  of  new,  or  the  reconstruction  of 
old  work,  to  file  in  the  office  of  the  Plumbing  Inspector  duplicate 
plans  of  the  work  proposed  to  be  done,  showing  the  whole  course 
of  drains,  soil  and  waste  pipes,  the  arrangements  and  connections  of 
all  fixtures,  the  position  of  traps  and  their  ventilation.  Approval 
shall  be  attested  by  indorsement  on  the  copy  of  the  plans  which  shall 
be  returned  to  the  party  filing  the  same,  a  duplicate  copy  being 
filed  in  the  office  of  the  Plumbing  Inspector.  The  plans  approved 
shall  not  be  varied  from,  except  an  amended  plan  be  first  submitted 
and  approved.  A  copy  of  the  plans  so  attested  shall  permit  the 
plumber  or  contractor  to  execute  the  work  in  the  manner  as  set  forth 
by  the  indorsed  plans.  PROVIDED,  It  shall  not  be  necessary  to 
obtain  a  permit  in  case  of  the  following  repairs:  Leaks  in  drains, 
soil,  water  or  vent  pipes;  PROVIDED  FURTHER,  however,  that 
in  the  case  of  any  change  in  drains,  soil  or  vent  pipes,  a  permit 
and  inspection  must  be  had. 


106  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

Sec.  7.  All  work  done  on  submitted  plans  shall  be  subject  to 
inspection,  and  notice  shall  be  given  to  the  Plumbing  Inspector  by 
the  contractor  doing  said  work,  or  having  the  same  done,  as  soon 
as  said  work  is  ready  for  inspection.  Notice  shall  be  given  to  in- 
spect both  rough  and  finished  work,  and  the  contractor  shall  secure 
a  final  certificate  from  the  Plumbing  Inspector  and  deliver  the 
same  to  the  owner  or  agent.  All  w^ork  must  be  left  uncovered  and 
convenient  for  examination  until  inspected  and  approved  by  said 
Plumbing  Inspector.  Such  inspection  shall  be  made  within  24  hours 
of  such  notification  being  received  at  the  office  of  said  Inspector. 
The  Inspector  may  apply  the  water  and  smoke  tests,  and  all  neces- 
sary tools,  labor  and  assistance  for  such  tests  shall  be  furnished  by 
the  persons  assuming  control  of  the  work,  and  such  person  or  per- 
sons shall  remove  or  repair  any  defective  material  or  work  when  so 
ordered  by  the  Inspector.  Any  soil  pipe,  drain  pipe,  traps,  water 
closets,  urinal,  sink  or  other  fixtures  set  up,  or  fitting  or  fittings 
laid,  used  or  constructed  otherwise  than  in  accordance  with  this  or 
any  subsequent  ordinance,  shall  be  removed  or  repaired  so  as  to  con- 
form to  the  terms  of  said  ordinance,  and  within  the  time  fixed  by 
the  inspecting  officer,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or 
persons  to  occupy  or  make  use  of  any  house  or  building  where  plumb- 
ing work  has  been  constructed,  unless  the  owner,  agent  or  lessee 
of  said  building  shall  have  first  procured  a  final  certificate  of  accept- 
ance from  the  Plumbing  Inspector. 

Sec.  8.  Every  house  or  building  in  or  for  which  any  house 
drainage  or  plumbing  arrangements  are  constructed  shall  be  sep- 
arately and  independently  connected  with  an  accepted  city  sewer, 
when  such  sewer  is  constructed  on  the  street  or  alley  upon  v/hich  the 
property  abuts,  and  in  case  there  is  no  sewer  constructed,  said  house 
or  building  must  be  connected  with  a  cesspool,  to  be  constructed 
in  conformity  to  the  following  regulations:  It  must  not  be  located 
at  a  less  distance  than  five  (5)  feet  from  any  property  line,  nor  less 
than  twenty  (20)  feet  from  any  dwelling,  and  shall  have  a  strong 
and  firm  cover  not  less  than  eighteen  (18)  inches  below  the  sur- 
rounding surface  of  the  ground;  there  shall  be  no  fresh-air  inlets 
between  cesspools  and  houses;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  that  when 
a  building  is  on  the  rear  of  a  lot,  on  the  front  of  which  there  is  an- 
other building,  the  plumbing  work  of  the  building  in  the  rear  may 
be  connected  with  the  plumbing  work  of  the  building  in  front,  and  it 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  use  or  occupy  any 
house  or  building  in  the  City  of  Reno  in  or  for  which  any  house 
drainage  or  plumbing  arrangements  are  constructed,  unless  such 
house,  drainage  or  plumbing  arrangements  are  connected  with  an 
accepted  sew^er,  when  said  sewer  is  constructed  on  the  street  or 
alley  upon  which  the  property  abuts. 

Sec.  9.  All  soil  and  waste  pipes  to  a  point  two  (2)  feet  out- 
side of  the  exterior  wall  of  the  building  shall  be  cast  iron  not  less 
than  two  (2)  inches  internal  diameter,  except  in  case  of  water  closet, 
which  shall  not  be  less  than  four  (4)  inches  internal  diameter  and 
shall  be  carried  undiminished  in  size  up  to  and  six  (6)  inches  above 
the  highest  point  in  the  roof  or  fire  wall  of  all  new  buildings  and 
in  old  buildings  to  a  point  which  shall  not  be  less  than  eight  feet 
above  any  window,  air  shaft  or  opening  of  any  house  or  building. 
All  drains  outside  of  the  building  and  to  the  street  sewer  or  cess- 
pool shall  be  first-grade  vitrified  iron  stone  pipe,  castiron  or  cement, 
and  shall  have  an  internal  diameter  of  not  less  than  four  (4)  inches. 


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Stoneware  or  cement  pipe  shall  not  be  allowed  within  two  feet  of 
the  exterior  wall  of  the  building,  neither  shall  any  vitrified  pipe 
come  within  twelve  inches  of  the  surface  of  the  ground  through  its 
entire  course.  The  joint  of  each  and  every  section  of  vitrified 
piping  must  be  completely  and  uniformly  filled  with  two  parts 
of  sand  and  one  part  of  cement,  and  every  joint  thoroughly  cleaned 
from  the  inside,  so  as  not  to  form  an  obstruction.  The  different  sec- 
tions must  be  laid  in  perfect  lines  on  the  bottom  and  sides  with  a 
fall  of  not  less  than  one-quarter  of  an  inch  per  foot  towards  the 
street,  sewer  or  cesspool.  Provided,  however,  that  said  sections 
and  said  sewer  may  be  laid  with  a  fall  of  less  than  one-quarter  (^) 
of  an  inch  per  foot  after  written  permission  obtained  from  the 
Plumbing  Inspector. 

Sec.  10.  Every  water  closet,  sink,  slop  hopper,  bath  tub,  and 
each  tray  or  set  of  wash  trays  or  other  fixtures  connected  with  the 
drain  pipe  directly  or  indirectly,  must  be  separately,  independently 
and  effectively  trapped  and  vented.  The  trap  must  be  placed  as 
near  the  fixture  as  possible,  and  in  no  case  further  than  two  feet 
from  the  fixture.  All  sinks  in  kitchens  or  boarding  houses,  or 
hotels  accommodating  more  than  twenty  persons,  shall  be  provided 
with  a  suitable  and  approved  grease  trap.  No  wooden  trays  shall 
be  maintained,  constructed  or  used  inside  of  any  building  or  porch, 
and  all  such  trays  shall  be  of  non-absorbent  material.  No  union 
coupling  of  any  description  shall  be  used  in  or  in  connection  with 
concealed  work.  No  rubber  connection  shall  be  used.  Drum  traps 
may  be  used  only  in  bath  tub  connections.  No  brick,  sheet  metal, 
earthware  or  chimney  flue  shall  be  used  as  a  sewer  ventilator  or  to 
ventilate  any  trap,  drain,  soil  or  waste  pipe. 

Sec.  11.  The  Plumbing  Inspector,  in  approving  plans,  or  in  ac- 
cepting work  of  any  and  all  persons  carrying  on,  conducting,  assum- 
ing control  of,  constructing,  or  causing  to  be  constructed,  any  plumb- 
ing or  house  drainage  affecting  the  sanitary  conditions  of  any  house 
or  building  of  said  City,  shall  be  governed  by  the  following  regula- 
tions, and  it  is  hereby  made  his  duty  to  see  that  all  of  said  work 
complies  with  the  same,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person 
to  construct  any  plumbing  or  drainlaying  work  in  any  manner  not 
in  accordance  with  such  rules,  viz: 

FIRST:  No  water  closet  shall  be  put  into,  or  upon  any  property, 
house,  or  building  except  those  flushed  by  a  tank  containing  not 
less  than  four  gallons  of  water.  Plunger  closets,  hoppers,  pan 
closets,  or  any  other  closets,  where  the  supply  to  the  bowl  is  direct 
from  the  street  service  or  building  supply,  are  prohibited  in  all 
cases,  except  in  out-houses,  and  where  such  exist,  unless  the  same 
be  properly  trapped  and  vented,  shall  be  removed  and  replaced 
with  water  tank  closets. 

SECOND:  A  fixture  that  is  a  top  fixture  on  a  vertical  stack 
and  not  more  than  two  (2)  feet  from  the  inlet  to  the  stack,  need 
not  have  its  trap  revented,  provided  it  does  not  discharge  into  the 
stack  below  the  level  of  its  seal,  except  water  closets  whose  trap 
is  in  a  bowl.     All  other  traps  shall  set  true  to  their  water  seals, 

THIRD:  Every  soil  pipe  or  waste  pipe  under  or  inside  of  any 
building  shall  be  of  cast  iron,  wrought  iron  or  steel,  lead  or  brass. 
All  joints  in  castiron  pipe,  whether  inside  of  the  building  line  or 
otherwise,  shall  be  made  with  molten  lead  and  oakum  and  thor- 
oughly   caulked.      When    wrought    iron,    steel,    lead    or    brass    pipe 


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is  used  for  soil  or  waste,  no  ^rade  lighter  than  standard  shall  be 
used.  All  changes  in  direction  shall  be  made  as  required  in  Rule 
6  of  Section  11  of  this  Ordinance,  and  all  fittings  used  in  the 
several  angles  shall  be  standard  drainage  fittings.  Ordinary  mal- 
leable or  castiron  fittings  that  are  not  recessed  are  prohibited,  and 
all  fittings  used  in  such  work  must  be  of  same  internal  diameter 
as  pipe  line  upon  which  it  is  used. 

FOURTH:  All  soil  pipes  shall  be  carried  up  full  size  up  to 
arid  twelve  inches  above  the  roof,  and  at  a  point  which  shall  be 
not  less  than  fifteen  feet  from  any  window  or  opening  in  any  ad- 
joining building,  and  left  without  cowl  or  cap.  No  fixture  shall 
be  trapped  by  having  its  outlet  connected  with  the  trap  of  another 
fixture. 

FIFTH:  All  vertical  stacks  of  soil  and  waste  pipe  shall  be  pro- 
vided with  a  brass  trap  screw  ferrule  at  the  foot  of  each  angle  in 
horizontal  runs.  Trap  screw  ferrules  must  be  the  same  diameter 
as  waste  stacks  or  lateral  run.  All  changes  of  direction  of  soil 
or  waste  pipe  shall  be  made  with  full  "Y"  branches  and  one-eighth 
bends,  and  sanitary  "TS"  shall  not  be  used  except  in  perpendicular 
stacks.  All  clean-outs  shall  be  extended  to  the  outside  of  the  walls 
or  some  convenient  point  easy  of  access,  satisfactory  to  the  Plumb- 
ing Inspector. 

SEVENTH:  All  connections  between  lead  piping  shall  be 
jointed  by  wiped  joints.  Connections  between  soil  pipe  and  lead 
or  wrought  iron  ni^e  or  lead,  shall  be  made  with  brass  ferrules  or 
brass  solder  nipples,  and  their  joining  shall  be  wiped.  Bolted  or 
copper  bit,  cup  or  flush  soldered  joints  are  prohibited  in  all  cases. 

EIGHTH:  The  vent  pipe  of  every  small  fixture  shall  be  the 
same  size  as  the  trap  used  for  said  fixtures,  provided,  that  if  more 
than  one  trap  shall  be  vented  by  the  same  pipe,  the  size  of  such 
pipe  shall  be  as  follows: 

For  more  than  one  and  not  exceeding  two  fixtures,  not  less 
than  a  one  and  one-half  inch  vent  pipe;  for  more  than  two  and  not 
exceeding  eight  fixtures,  not  less  than  two-inch  vent  pipe;  for 
more  than  eight  and  not  exceeding  sixteen  fixtures,  not  less  than 
a  two  and  one-half  inch  vent  pipe;  for  more  than  sixteen  and  not 
exceeding  twenty-eight  fixtures,  not  less  than  a  three-inch  vent 
pipe.  The  vent  from  any  water  closet,  slop  hopper  or  slop  sink 
shall  not  be  smaller  than  two  inches  internal  diameter,  and  where 
more  than  one  such  fixture  is  vented  through  the  same  pipe  its 
internal  diameter  shall  be  as  follows:  For  more  than  one  and  not 
exceeding  eight  such  fixtures,  not  less  than  two  and  one-half  inch 
vent  pipe;  for  more  than  eight  and  not  exceeding  fourteen  such 
fixtures,  not  less  than  four-inch  vent  pipe. 

NINTH:  All  vents  shall  rise  perpendicular  to  six  inches  above 
the  fixtures  to  prevent  backwater  entering. 

TENTH:  No  privy  vault,  cesspool,  exhaust  from  engine  or 
blowoff  from  boiler  shall  be  connected  with  a  house  drain  or  sewer. 

ELEVENTH:  Every  water  closet,  sink,  bath  tub,  basin  or 
fixture,  maintained  within  any  house  or  building,  that  are  of  bad 
and  defective  quality,  and  are  removed  and  replaced  with  other 
fixtures  of  their  respective  class,  shall  have  their  traps  vented 
in  accordance  with  the  Ordinance. 

TWELFTH:     No   privy  vault   or   cesspool    shall   be   maintained 


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or  allowed  in  any  part  of  the  city  where  a  sewer  exists  in  the 
street  or  alley  upon  which  the  property  abuts. 

THIRTEENTH:  All  plurhbing  or  house  drainage  work  done  to 
replace  that  which  may  be  condemned  by  the  Board  of  Health  or 
Plumbing  Inspector,  shall  be  considered  as  new  work  and  constructed 
in  conformity  with  the  requirements  of  the  City  Ordinance,  and  no 
person  or  persons  shall  connect  or  cause  to  be  connected  any  plumb- 
ing or  house  drainage  work  with  any  public  sewer  unless  the  said 
plumbing  and  house  drainage  work  conforms  to  the  requirements  of 
this  Ordinance. 

FOURTEENTH:  Upon  the  removal  or  alteration  of  any  build- 
ing or  the  making  of  any  addition  thereto,  if  new  plumbing  fix- 
tures are  placed  in  such  building,  either  in  the  original  or  altered 
or  added  part  thereof,  such  new  fixtures  must  be  properly  connected 
with,  and  attached  to  the  fixtures  in  the  original  part  of  said  build- 
ing, then  both  such  original  or  additional  fixtures  and  any  altered 
plumbing  whatever,  must  comply  in  all  respects  with  the  rules  and 
regulations  prescribed  in  the  Ordinance.  Provided,  nothing  herein 
contained  shall  be  construed  as  requiring  any  change  in  plumbing 
already  installed. 

FIFTEEN:  Refrigerator,  receptacle,  boiler,  drain  tubs,  stop 
cocks,  overflow  pipes,  drainage,  waste  pipes  from  refrigerators  or 
other  receptacles  in  which  provisions  are  stored,  shall  not  be  con- 
nected directly  with  the  drainage  system,  but  shall  be  arranged  to 
waste  into  an  open  sink  Or  tray  in  open  sight  below  the  refrig- 
erator. No  sediment  from  boilers  or  drain  tubes  from  stop  and 
waste  cocks  shall  be  connected  directly  with  any  waste  or  sewer. 
Drips  or  overflow  pipes  from  safes  under  water  closets  and  other 
fixtures,  or  from  tanks  or  cisterns,  shall  in  no  case  be  connectedf 
directly  to  the  drainage  system,  but  shall  run  to  some  place  hi 
open  sight. 

SIXTEENTH:  Drains  from  light  wells  or  light  courts  must 
not  be  connected  directly  with  sewer. 

Sec.  12.  Every  carriage  wash',  area  or  cellar  drain  shall  be 
trapped  by  a  sand  trap  of  not  less  than  twelve  by  twelve^  by 
twelve  inches,  and  constructed  of  brick  and  cement,  or  vitrified 
stone  pipe  with  cement  bottom.  The  water  seal  of  such  trap  shall 
be  constructed  by  inverting  its  waste  pipe.  Such  trap  need  not 
be  vented.  A  water  seal  of  less  than  four  inches  is  prohibited, 
and  the  minimum  size  of  waste  pipe  shall  be  three  inches  where^ 
trap  is  not  vented.  All  rooms  where  closets  are  placed  that  do 
not  have  outside  windows  shall  have  a  vent  pipe  from  ceiling  up 
through  roof  at  least  twelve  inches  in  diameter. 

Sec.  13.  All  fees  collected  by  the  Plumbing  Inspector  shall 
be  by  that  officer  turned  over  to  the  City  Treasurer  and  credited 
to  a  fund  to  be  known  as  the  Plumbing  Fund. 

Sec.  14.  The  word  "person"  wherever  and  whenever  used  in 
this  Ordinance  shall  include  both  the  singular  and  plural  and  shall 
also  mean  and  include  firm,  association,  corporation  or  partnership. 
When  anything  is  prohibited  in  this  Ordinance  not  only  the  person 
actually  engaged  in  doing  the  thing  prohibited,  but  the  contractor 
or  employer  in  whose  employ  is  the  one  so  engaged,  and  all  other 
persons  actually  concerned  therein,  shall  be  liable  upon  conviction 
lo  the  penalty  prescribed. 


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Sec,  15.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Ordinance,  or  the  officers  of  any  corporation  or  association  violat- 
ing any  of  the  terms  of  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of 
a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  sentenced  to 
pay  a  fine  of  not  more  than  $100,  or  in  the  default  of  the  payment 
of  said  fine  may  be  incarcerated  in  the  City  Jail  of  the  City  of  Reno 
one  day  for  every  two  dollars'  fine  remaining  unpaid;  and  every 
licensed  plumber  or  drainlayer  who  shall  be  convicted  of  any  vio- 
lation of  this  Ordinance  a  third  time  shall  have  his  license  revoked 
by  operation  of  the  third  conviction. 

Sec.  16.  All  Ordinances  or  parts  of  Ordinances  heretofore 
passed  relating  to  Plumbing  and  Drainlaying  in  this  city  are  hereby 
repealed.  This  Ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  on  and  after  the  1st 
day  of  July,  1912,  and  every  person  engaged  in  the  business  of 
plumbing  or  drainlaying  in  this  city  shall  on  or  before  that  date, 
take  out  a  license  as  herein  contained  and  shall  conform  to  this  Or- 
dinance in  every  particular,  and  when  the  said  license  shall  have 
been  issued  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno  the  same  shall 
be  deemed  to  have  been  accepted  and  issued  subject  to  all  the  terms 
and  conditions  of  this  Ordinance. 

Passed  and  adopted  and  ordered  published  in  the  Reno  Evening 
Gazette  for  a  period  of  one  week,  this  17th  day  of  June,  1912,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Watt,  Steffes,  Frank,  Nelson,  Twaddle,  White. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  17th  day  of  June,  1912. 

R.  C.  TURRITTIN. 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk. 


BILL  NO.  176. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  159. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  MOVING  TRAVEL  AND  TRAF- 
FIC OF  ALL  KINDS  AND  CHARACTER  UPON  THE 
STREETS,  CROSSINGS  AND  OTHER  PUBLIC  PLACES  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  AND  PROVIDING  A  PENALTY  FOR 
THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  That  the  following  terms,  whenever  used  herein, 
except  as  otherwise  specifically  indicated,  shall  be  defined  to  have 
and  shall  be  held  to  include  each  of  the  meanings  hereinbelow  re- 
spectively set  forth,  and  any  such  terms  used  in  the  singular  num- 
ber shall  be  held  to  include  the  plural: 

Street:  Every  avenue,  boulevard,  highway,  roadway,  lane, 
alley,  strip,  path,  square  and  place  used  by  or  laid  out  for  the  use 
of  vehicles. 

Curb:  The  lateral  boundaries  of  that  portion  of  the  street 
designed   or  intended  for  the  use   of  vehicles,   whether   marked  by 


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curbing,  constructed  of  stone,  cement,  concrete  or  other  material, 
or    not    so    marked. 

Vehicle:  Every  wagon,  hack,  coach,  carriage,  omnibus,  push- 
cart, bicycle,  tricycle,  motor-cycle,  automobile  or  other  conveyance 
in  whatever  manner,  or  by  whatever  force  of  power  the  same  may 
be  driven,  ridden  or  propelled,  w^hich  is  or  may  be  used  for  or  adapted 
to  pleasure  riding,  or  the  transportation  of  passengers,  baggage, 
merchandise  or  freight,  upon  a  street;  and  every  draft  or  riding 
animal,  whether  driven,  ridden  or  led,  excepting  that  an  animal  or 
animals  attached  to  any  such  vehicle,  shall  with  such  vehicle,  consti- 
tute one  vehicle. 

Business  District:  All  of  those  streets  and  portions  of  streets 
in  the  City  of  Reno,  described  as  follows:  Front  and  First  Streets, 
between  the  east  side  line  of  the  intersection  of  Front  and  Center 
Streets  and  the  west  side  line  of  the  intersection  of  Sierra  and 
First  Streets;  Second  Street,  between  Lake  Street  and  West  Street; 
Commercial  Row,  between  Lake  Street  and  West  Street;  Third 
Street,  between  West  Street  and  Sierra  Street;  all  of  Plaza  Street; 
Fourth  Street,  between  Sierra  and  Evans  Avenue;  Virginia  Street, 
between  North  side  of  Fourth  and  Court  Street;  Center,  Lake  and 
Sierra  Streets,  between  First  Street  or  Front  Street  and  Fourth 
Street. 

Sec.  2.  That  every  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle  upon  any  of  the  streets  within  the  City  of 
Reno  shall  ride,  drive  or  propel  such  vehicle  upon  such  street  in  a 
careful  manner  and  with  due  regard  for  the  safety  and  convenience 
of  pedestrians  and  all  other  vehicles  upon  such  street. 

Sec.  3.  That  every  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle,  upon  meeting  any  other  vehicle  at  any  place 
upon  any  street  within  the  City  of  Reno,  shall  turn  to  the  right, 
and  on  all  occasions  when  it  is  practicable  so  to  do,  shall  travel  on 
the  right  side  of  such  street,  and  as  near  the  right-hand  curb 
thereof  as  practicable. 

Sec.  4.  That  every  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle,  shall,  in  overtaking  any  other  vehicle  upon 
any  street  within  the  City  of  Reno,  pass  to  the  left  of  such  vehicle, 
and  the  person  in  charge  of  such  vehicle,  being  so  overtaken  and 
passed,  shall  give  way  to  the  right. 

Sec.  5.  That  every  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle  moving  slowly  upon  any  street  within  the 
business  district,  shall  keep  such  vehicle  as  close  as  practicable 
to  the  curb  on  the  right,  allowing  more  swiftly  moving  vehicles  free 
passage  on  the  left. 

Sec.  6.  That  every  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle  upon  any  street  in  the  City  of  Reno,  shall, 
before  turning,  stopping  or  changing  the  course  of  such  vehicle, 
first  see  that  there  is  sufficient  space  so  that  such  movement  can 
be  made  in  safety,  and  shall  give  a  plainly  visible  or  audible  signal 
to  persons  in  charge  of  vehicles  behind  him  of  his  intention  to  make 
such  movement. 

Sec.  7.  That  every  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle  upon  any  street  within  the  City  of  Reno, 
shall,  in  turning  to  the  right  into  another  street,  turn  the  corner  as 


112  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

near  the  right  hand  curb  as  practicable,  but  shall  not  drive  upon  or 
over  such  curb    or  any  part  of  the  sidewalk. 

Sec.  8.  That  every  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  Or  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle  upon  any  street  within  the  City  of  Reno  shall, 
in  turning  to  the  left  into  another  street,  pass  to  the  right  of  and 
beyond   the    center   of   the    street   intersection   before   turning. 

Sec.  9.  That  any  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle  crossing  from  one  side  of  any  street  to  the 
other  side  thereof,  in  the  business  district  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
shall  make  such  crossing  by  turning  to  the  left  so  as  to  head  in  the 
same  direction  as  the  traffic  on  that  side  of  the  street  toward  which 
such  crossing  is  made. 

Sec.  10.  That  no  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in  charge 
of  any  vehicle  shall  stop  the  same  upon  any  street  in  the  business 
district  of  the  City  of  Reno  with  the  left  side  of  such  vehicle  toward 
or  along  the  curb. 

Sec.  11.  That  no  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in  charge 
of  any  vehicle  shall  stop  the  same  upon  any  street  within  the  City 
of  Reno,  except  as  close  to  the  curb  as  practicable;  and  in  no  case 
shall  he  stop  or  leave  standing  a  vehicle  with  the  outer  wheel  or 
wheels  more  than  eight  feet  from  the  curb;  provided,  however,  that 
this  section  shall  not  apply  in  case  of  emergency,  or  when  such  stop 
is  made  for  the  purpose  of  allowing  another  vehicle  or  pedestrian  to 
cross  his  path. 

Sec.  12.  That  no  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in  charge 
of  any  vehicle  upon  any  street  within  the  City  of  Reno,  shall  allow 
such  vehicle  to  remain  backed  up  to  the  curb,  excepting  where  said 
vehicle  is  being  actually  loaded  or  unloaded. 

Sec.  13.  That  every  person  riding,  driving,  propelling  or  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle  upon  any  street  within  the  business  district 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  shall,  upon  meeting  any  street  car  within  said 
business  district  which  is  in  the  act  of  taking  on  or  discharging  pass- 
engers, bring  the  said  vehicle  to  a  full  stop  at  least  four  feet  back 
from  the  lowest  step  or  running  board  on  the  rear  end  of  the  said 
car,  and  remain  at  a  full  stop  until  the  roadway  is  clear  of  said 
passengers. 

Sec.  14.  That  every  person  in  charge  of  any  horse,  mule  or 
other  animal  attached  to  a  vehicle  backed  to  the  curb  upon  any  street 
within  the  business  district  of  the  City  of  Reno,  shall  turn  such  ani- 
mal and  keep  the  same  turned  at  right  angles  to  such  vehicle  and  in 
the  direction  in  which  the  traffic  upon  that  said  street  is  moving. 

Sec.  15.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride,  drive, 
or  propel  any  vehicle  at  the  rate  of  speed  greater  than  twelve 
miles  per  hour  upon  or  along  any  portion  of  the  streets  in  the  City 
of  Reno  described  in  Section  One  of  this  Ordinance  as  the  business 
district.     (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  164.) 

Sec.  16.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride,  drive, 
or  propel  any  vehicle  at  a  rate  of  speed  greater  than  fifteen  miles 
per  hour  on  or  along  any  street  or  portion  of  any  street  in  the  City 
of  Reno;  provided,  however,  that  on  or  along  those  certain  streets, 
or  portions  of  street,  described  in  Section  One  of  this  Ordinance  as 


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the  business  district,  the  rate  of  speed  shall  not  be  greater  than 
twelve  miles  per  hour  as  specified  in  Section  15  hereof.  (As  amend- 
ed by  City  Ordinance  Number  164.) 

Sec.  17.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride,  or  drive 
any  horse  or  other  animal  at  a  rate  of  speed  faster  than  a  walk, 
or  to  ride,  drive,  or  propel  any  bicycle,  tricycle,  velocipede,  motor- 
cycle, automobile,  or  other  riding  machine,  or  horseless  vehicle,  at 
the  rate  of  speed  greater  than  eight  miles  per  hour  on  turning  a 
corner  from  one  street  into  another  or  on  going  over,  upon  or  across 
street  crossings  or  street  intersections,  on  any  of  the  streets  de- 
signated in   Section   1   of  this   Ordinance   as  business   district. 

Sec.  18.  That  all  carts,  vehicles,  boxes  and  other  receptacles 
used  for  hauling  or  carrying  dirt,  sawdust,  oil,  rubbish,  waste  paper, 
garbage,  or  other  loose  substance  on  or  over  any  of  the  streets  in  the 
City  of  Reno  shall  be  sufficiently  covered  and  tight  to  prevent  any 
sifting,  leaking,  blowing,  or  spilling  therefrom,  and  no  dirt,  saw- 
dust, oil,  rubbish,  waste  paper,  garbage,  or  other  loose  substance 
shall  be  hauled,  carried  or  conveyed  upon,  along  or  over  any  of  the 
streets  of  the  City  of  Reno,  unless  such  dirt,  sawdust,  oil,  rubbish, 
waste  paper,  garbage,  or  other  substance  is  sufficiently  protected 
with  a  good  cover  and  is  in  a  wagonbed,  box  or  other  receptacle 
sufficiently  strong  and  tight  to  prevent  any  sifting,  leaking,  blow- 
ing, or  spilling  therefrom;  and  no  person  while  carrying,  hauling  or 
moving  any  dirt,  sawdust,  oil,  rubbish,  waste  paper,  garbage,  or  other 
loose  substance,  upon,  along  or  over  any  of  the  streets  of  the  City  of 
Reno  shall  permit  any  such  dirt,  sawdust,  oil,  rubbish,  waste  paper, 
garbage,  or  other  substances  to  sift,  leak,  blow,  spill  or  in  any  man- 
ner go  upon  the  pavement  or  street. 

Sec.  19.  That  no  person  in  charge  of  any  vehicle  shall  leave 
the  same,  or  allow  the  same  to  stand  in  any  alley  of  the  City  of 
Reno  for  a  longer  period  of  time  than  sixty  minutes,  nor  shall  any 
team,  horse,  or  other  animal  at  any  time  be  hitched  or  left  stand- 
ing in  any  such  alley. 

Sec.  19 — a.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  owner  or  person  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle  used  in  carrying  passengers,  freight,  baggage, 
or  merchandise,  for  hire,  to  allow  such  vehicle,  while  not  actually 
loading  or  unloading,  to  stand  or  remain  within  a  distance  of  sixty- 
five  (65)  feet  from  the  center  of  the  street  intersection  of  Virginia 
Street  with  Second  Street.  (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Num- 
ber 202.) 

Sec.  19 — ^b.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  owner  or  person  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle  used  in  carrying  passengers,  freight,  baggage, 
or  merchandise,  for  hire,  to  permit  such  vehicle  to  stand  or  remain 
in  front  of  any  place  of  business,  without  first  obtaining  the  writ- 
ten consent  of  the  tenant  of  such  place  of  business;  provided,  how- 
ever, that  nothing  in  this  Section  contained  shall  negative  or  abro- 
gate any  of  the  provisions  of  Section  19 — a  of  this  Ordinance.  (As 
amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  197.) 

Sec.  19 — c.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  hitch  or  to 
leave  standing,  or  to  cause  or  permit  to  be  hitched  or  left  standing, 
or  to  cause  or  permit  to  be  left  standing,  any  vehicle  in  any  public 
street  within  twenty  (20)  feet  of  any  fire  hydrant.  (As  amended 
by  City  Ordinance  Number  197.) 


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Sec.  19 — d.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride  a  bi- 
cycle on  any  sidewalk  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno.  (As 
amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  202.) 

Sec.  20.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  throw,  deposit 
or  place  on  any  street  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno  any 
nails,  tacks,  crockery,  scrapiron,  tin,  wire,  bottles,  glass,  thorns,  or 
thorny  clippings,  or  thorny  branches  of  trees  or  bushes,  or  any  other 
article  or  thing  liable  to  cause  the  tire  of  any  vehicle  to  become 
punctured. 

Sec.  21.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  drive  or  propel 
any  bicycle,  tricycle,  or  velocipede,  motor-cycle,  automobile  or  other 
riding  machine,  or  horseless  vehicle,  within  the  limits  of  the  City 
of  Reno  without  having  attached  to  such  bicycle,  tricycle,  velocipede, 
motor-cycle,  automobile  or  other  riding  machine,  or  horseless  vehicle, 
a  bell,  gong  or  horn,  in  good  working  order,  and  sufficient  to  give 
warning  of  such  vehicle  to  pedestrians  and  to  riders  or  drivers  of 
other  vehicles,  and  to  persons  entering  or  leaving  the  street  car. 
Said  bell,  gong  or  horn,  shall  be  of  such  size  only  as  may  be  neces- 
sary to  give  such  warning. 

Sec.  21 — a.  Every  motor  vehicle,  other  than  a  motor-cycle, 
while  in  use,  shall  carry,  during  the  period  from  a  half  hour  after 
sunset  to  a  half  hour  before  sunrise,  and  at  all  other  times  when  at- 
mospheric conditions  render  the  operation  of  vehicles  unusually 
dangerous  to  the  traffic  and  use  of  the  highawys,  at  least  two  lighted 
lamps  showing  white  lights  visible  under  normal  atmospheric  con- 
ditions at  least  five  hundred  (500)  feet  in  the  direction  toward  which 
the  said  motor  vehicle  is  proceeding;  and  shall  also  carry  at  the 
rear  of  such  motor  vehicle  a  lighted  lamp  exhibiting  one  red  light, 
plainly  visible  for  a  distance  of  five  hundred  (500)  feet  toward  the 
rear,  and  so  placed  that  the  number  carried  on  the  rear  of  such  motor 
vehicle  shall  be  illuminated  by  a  white  light,  in  such  manner  that 
such  number  can  be  plainly  distinguished,  under  normal  atmospheric 
conditions,  at  a  distance  of  not  less  than  fifty  (50)  feet  in  the  re- 
verse direction  to  which  such  vehicle  is  proceeding.  (As  amended 
by  City  Ordinance  Number  213.) 

Sec.  21 — b.  Every  motor-cycle,  while  in  use,  shall  carry,  dur- 
ing the  period  from  a  half  hour  after  sunset  to  a  half  hour  before 
sunrise,  and  at  all  other  times  when  atmospheric  conditions  render  the 
operation  of  vehicles  unusually  dangerous  to  the  traffic  and  use  of 
the  highways,  at  least  one  lighted  lamp  showing  a  white  light  vis- 
ible, under  normal  atmospheric  conditions,  at  least  two  hundred  (200) 
feet  in  the  direction  toward  which  the  motor-cycle  is  proceeding;  and 
shall  also  carry  at  the  rear  of  such  motor-cycle  one  red  light,  or  red 
reflex  mirror,  plainly  visible  from  the  rear.  (As  amended  by  City 
Ordinance  Number  213.) 

Sec.  21 — c.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  under  the  age 
of  sixteen  (16)  years  to  drive  or  operate  an  automobile  within  the 
city  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno.  (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance 
Number  213.) 

Sec.  22.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  having 
charge,  custody  or  control  of  any  horse,  mule,  pony  or  donkey  to 
leave  the  same  unattached  and  unsecured  in  any  public  street  within 
the  City  of  Reno.     A  horse,  mule,  pony  or  donkey  left  unattended 


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in  any  street  shall  be  deemed  to  be  unsecured  within  the  meaning 
of  this  Ordinance  unless  it  shall  be  securely  tied  or  hitched  by 
chain,  strap  or  rope  fastened  to  its  neck  or  bridle,  and  to  a  post  or 
other  permanent  fastening,  or  by  a  chain,  strap  or  rope  fastened  to 
its  bridle  and  to  a  weight  of  not  less  than  twenty  pounds  resting 
upon  the  ground,  or  in  the  case  of  one  or  two  horses  or  mules  har- 
nessed to  a  wagon  having  a  brake,  by  tightly  setting  the  brake  on 
said  wagon,  backing  the  horse,  mule  or  team,  so  that  the  traces 
shall  be  loose,  pulling  the  lines  taut,  and  securely  fastening  them 
to  the  wagon  in  such  a  manner  that  the  wagon  can  be  drawn  only 
by  means  of  the  lines. 

Sec.  23.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  hitch  or 
tie  any  horse,  mule,  or  donkey  or  other  animal  to  any  shade  or 
ornamental  tree  in  any  street,  park  or  public  place  in  the  City  of 
Reno,  or  to  hitch  or  tie  any  such  animal  or  allow  the  same  to  stand 
near  enough  to  any  shade  or  ornamental  tree  so  as  to  permit  or 
enable  such  animal  to  injure  or  destroy  the  same. 

Sec.  24.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  willfully  to 
stop,  drive  or  propel  any  vehicle  along  or  across  any  street,  rail- 
way or  interurban  railway  track  in  such  manner  as  unnecessarily  to 
hinder,  delay  or  obstruct  the  movement  of  any  car  traveling  upon 
such  track;  provided,  however,  that  vehicles  of  the  Fire  and  Police 
Departments  of  the  City  of  Reno  and  hospital  ambulances  or  phy- 
sician in  responding  to  a  professional  call  shall  have  the  right  of 
way  when  in  service  or  responding  to  call. 

Sec.  25.  Except  in  cases  of  emergency,  pedestrians  shall  use 
the  sidewalks  and  cross  walks  and  should  never  cross  streets  except 
at  regular  crossings  and  street  corners  at  right  angles.  The  road- 
beds of  highways  and  streets  are  primarily  intended  for  vehicles, 
but  pedestrians  have  the  right  to  cross  them  in  safety  and  all  drivers 
and  vehicles  shall  use  all  proper  care  not  to  injure  pedestrians,  but 
pedestrians,  before  stepping  from  the  sidewalk,  to  the  roadbed,  shall 
look  to  see  what  is  approaching  and  should  not  needlessly  interfere 
with  the  passage  of  vehicles. 

Sec.  26.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  in  charge  or  con- 
trol of,  or  having  control  of,  or  directing  the  movement  of  any 
street  car  in  the  City  of  Reno,  to  propel  any  such  street  car  along 
or  across  any  of  the  street  crossings  of  said  City  at  a  speed  greater 
than  8  miles  per  hour,  or  without  first  sounding  a  gong,  bell,  whistle, 
or  other  danger  signal  at  a  distance  of  not  less  than  fifty  (50)  feet, 
or  more  than  one  hundred  (100)  feet  before  approaching  any  such 
crossing. 

Sec.  27.  It  shall  be  and  is  hereby  made  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son to  hitch,  or  cause  or  permit  to  be  hitched,  any  horse,  mule  or 
other  animal,  or  to  leave  standing  or  cause  or  permit  to  be  left  stand- 
ing, any  bicycle,  motor-cycle,  automobile,  buggy,  carriage,  wagon' 
or  other  vehicle,  or  any  animal,  upon  any  street  in  the  City  of 
Reno,  along  which  street  cars  or  interurban  railway  ears  are  run  or 
operated,  within  forty  feet  of  either  side  line  of  any  street  that 
crosses,  intersects,  or  terminates  in  such  street,  or  within  forty  feet 
of  either  such  side  line  extended  across  such  street  at  right  angles 
thereto.  The  provisions  of  this  Ordinance  shall  apply,  only,  to  that 
portion  of  the  City  of  Reno  known  as  the  business  district  as  defined 
by  Section  1  of  this  Ordinance. 


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Sec.  28.  It  shall  be,  and  is  hereby  made,  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son in  charge  or  control,  either  as  engineer,  conductor,  brakeman,  or 
otherwise,  of  an  engine,  car,  train  of  cars,  or  any  part  of  a  train  of 
cars,  on  any  railroad  operated  within  or  passing  through  the  City 
of  Reno,  to  cause  or  allow  such  engine,  train,  car,  or  part  of  a  train 
of  cars  to  stand  or  remain  on  or  across  any  street  crossing  within  the 
said  City,  or  so  much  of  the  way  across  any  street  crossing  within  said 
City  as  to  hinder  or  obstruct  travel  on  or  over  any  street,  at  or  dur- 
ing any  time  except  when  making  up  a  train  or  stopping  a  train  at 
a  station,  and  then  only  for  a  period  of  time  not  to  exceed  five  min- 
utes; and  in  no  case  shall  any  engine,  train,  portion  of  a  train,  or 
any  railroad  car  obstruct  any  street  for  a  longer  period  than  five 
minutes.  Provided,  that  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  any  pass- 
enger train  running  through  this  City. 

Sec.  29.  Vehicles  proceeding  correctly  along  the  right  side  of 
the  street  which  are  to  discharge  or  take  on  merchandise  or  pass- 
engers on  the  left  side  of  the  street,  in  the  business  district  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  shall  not  cross  over  to  the  left  side  in  the  center  or  mid- 
dle of  a  block,  but  shall  proceed  to  the  nearest  street  intersection 
and  make  a  complete  turn,  keeping  at  all  times  to  the  right  side  of 
the  street  in  the  channel  of  traffic. 

Sec.  30.  No  vehicle  shall  be  driven  or  propelled  past,  through 
or  across  any  funeral  procession  passing  through  the  streets  of  this 
City,  but  any  such  vehicle  upon  meeting  any  funeral  procession  in 
this  City  shall  come  to  a  full  stop  until  the  said  funeral  procession 
has  fully  and  completely  passed  the  said  vehicle.  Provided,  the 
provisions  of  this  Section  shall  not  pertain  nor  apply  to  any  vehicle 
of  the  Fire  or  Police  Department,  nor  to  any  hosiptal  amublance  nor 
any  doctor  or  physician  while  actually  engaged  in  responding  to  any 
emergency  or  professional  call,  and  any  of  the  last  named  vehicles 
shall  at  all  times  be  given  the  right  of  way  through  and  upon  any  of 
the  streets  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  31.  All  vehicles  shall  be  driven  or  propelled  along  and 
through  the  streets  of  this  city  in  as  noiseless  a  manner  as  prac- 
ticable, and  all  automobiles  and  motor-cycles  driven  or  ridden  or  op- 
erated within  the  limits  of  this  City  shall  be  equipped  with  an  ade- 
quate muffler  or  other  contrivance  to  deaden  the  sound  of  the 
engine  of  the  said  automobile  or  motor-cycle,  and  it  shall  be  unlaw- 
ful for  any  driver  or  rider  of  any  automobile  or  motor-cycle  to  cut 
out  the  said  muffler  so  as  to  permit  the  same  to  emit  any  loud  noise 
at  any  point  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and 
it  is  hereby  made  unlaw^ful  for  the  operator  of  any  automobile  or 
motor-cycle  to  permit  the  engine  of  the  said  automobile  or  motor- 
cycle to  run  for  a  period  of  more  than  five  minutes  while  the  said 
automobile  or  motor-cycle  is  at  a  standstill,  or  to  sound  the  gong 
or  other  danger  signal  unless  the  same  be  actually  necessary  for 
the  safety  of  pedestrians  or  vehicles,  at  any  point  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  32.  It  is  hereby  made  unlawful  for  any  person  to  cast 
any  oil,  acid,  or  other  injurious  substance  upon  the  paved,  ma- 
cadamized, or  top-dressed  streets  of  the  City;  and  it  shall  further  be 
unlawful  to  draw  or  transport  any  load  or  burden  over  any  ma- 
cadamized, paved  or  top-dressed  street  of  the  City  which  will  break, 
tear,  cut  or  indent  such  macadam,  pavement  or  top-dressing  so   as 


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to  render  necessary  repairing  to  the  same  by  reason  of  such  act, 
when  such  breaking,  tearing,  cutting  or  indenting  could  have  been 
avoided  by  using  other  streets  not  macadamized,  paved,  or  top- 
dressed,  or  by  the  use  of  wider  tires,  or  by  the  laying  of  planks  or 
other  material  over  such  macadam,  pavement  or  top-dressing.  (As 
amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  179.) 

Sec.  33.  It  sha,ll  be  the  duty  of  any  person  driving  or  in  charge 
of  any  vehicle  driven  or  propelled  upon  the  streets,  alleys  or  pub- 
lic places  of  this  city  to  stop  such  vehicles  at  once  or  to  turn  to  the 
right  or  left  whenever  signals  so  to  do  are  given  by  any  policeman 
of  this  City. 

Sec.  84.  The  Police  Committee  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  may  declare  any  street  or  alley  v/ithin  two  hundred  (200) 
feet  of  a  hospital,  church,  courthouse,  or  sick  chamber,  "A  Zone  of 
Quiet,"  and  upon  and  in  this  "Zone"  where  so  declared,  there  shall 
be  ho  ringing  of  bells,  sounding  of  gongs  or  whistles,  or  unneces- 
sary noise  or  itinerant  music. 

Sec.  35.  All  Ordinances  and  narts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith  are  hereby  repealed,  and  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect 
immediately  upon  its  passage  by  the  City  Council,  approval  by  the 
Mayor,  and  publication  daily  for  a  period  of  one  week  in  the  Reno 
Evening  Gazette. 

Sec.  36.  Any  person,  firm,  association  or  corporation  who  shall 
be  found  guilty  of  a  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordi- 
nance shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  to  exceed  $150.00,  and  in 
default  of  the  payment  of  said  fine,  or  any  part  thereof,  may  be 
incarcerated  in  the  City  Jail  of  the  City  of  Reno  one  day  for  every 
two  dollars  of  said  fine  remaining  unpaid. 

Passed,  adopted  the  9th  day  of  September,  1912,  and  ordered 
published  daily  for  a  period  of  one  week  in  the  Reno  Evening  Ga- 
zette, by  the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen    Watt,    Frank,    Nelson,    Twaddle,    White. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None.     Councilman   Steffes  passing  his  vote. 

Approved  this  9th  day  of  September,  1912. 

R.  C.  TURRITTIN, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk. 


BILL  NO.  191. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  170. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  USE  OF  "TIME 
CHECKS"  BY  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  PRESCRIBING  THE 
DUTIES  OF  CERTAIN  OFFICERS  IN  RELATION  THERE- 
TO, AND  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  PAYMENT  THEREOF. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.     It  shall  be  lawful   for  the   City  of    Reno    to    issue 
"time  checks"    to    its    employes    of    the   Engineering   Departments 


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whose  employment  with  the  City  of  Reno  shall  be  terminated  in  any 
manner  whatsoever  at  any  time  before  the  end  of  the  current  month. 
The  said  "time  checks"  shall  be  issued  by  the  City  Engineer  and 
shall  not  be  valid  unless  countersigned  by  the  City  Clerk.  They  shall 
be  numbered  and  a  true  and  correct  copy  of  each  and  every  ono  of 
said  "time  checks"  shall  be  retained  by  the  City  Engineer  and  the 
City  Clerk.  The  same  shall  be  payable  at  the  office  of  the  City 
Clerk  on  any  day  during  office  hours  after  the  second  Monday  in 
each  and  every  month  after  issuance,  and  no  "time  check"  shall 
be  issued  to  any  person  as  aforesaid  unless  his  contract  of  employ- 
ment with  the  City  of  Reno  be  terminated.  Upon  the  issuance  of 
any  of  said  "time  checks"  the  City  Clerk  shall  immediately  charge 
the  same  to  the  account  of  the  person  to  whom  issued,  and  the  full 
amount  thereof  shall  at  once  be  set  aside  by  the  City  of  Reno  for 
the  payment  thereof. 

Sec.  2.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  to  have  this  Ordinance  No.  170 
published  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal  for  a  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  15th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1914,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen   Frank,   Steffes,   Frisch,   Nelson,   Twaddle. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  15th  day  of  July,  1914. 

F.  J.  SHAIR, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk. 


BILL  NO.  204. 
ORDINANCE  NO.  180. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  SALARY  OF  THE  HEALTH  OF- 
FICER IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  AND  REPEALING  SECTION 
31  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  34  AND  ALL  ORDI- 
NANCES AMENDATORY  THERETO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  SALARY  OF  HEALTH  OFFICER  — The  Health 
Officer  of  the  City  of  Reno  shall  receive  as  full  compensation  for  his 
services  the  sum  of  twelve  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  payable  in 
equal  monthly  installments. 

Sec.  2.  REPEALING  CLAUSE— Section  31  of  City  Ordinance 
Number  34  and  all  ordinances  amendatory  thereto  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  WHEN  TO  TAKE  EFFECT— This  ordinance  shall  go 
into  force  and  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its  publication  for  the  period 
of  one  week  in  a  daily  newspaper  printed  and  published  in  the  City 
of  Reno. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordinance  No. 
180  published  daily    in    the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper 


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printed  and  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  period  of  one  week. 
Passed  and  adopted  this  15th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1915,  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson  and  Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Twaddle. 

Approved  this  15th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  206. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  181. 

AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  THE  REGULATION  OF  SANI- 
TARY MATTERS  WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  TO  DEFINE, 
REGULATE  AND  COMPEL  ABATEMENT  OF  CERTAIN  NUIS- 
ANCES THEREIN;  DECLARING  WHAT  DISEASES  ARE 
COMMUNICABLE  AND  DANGEROUS,  AND  PROVIDING  FOR 
THE  SUPPRESSION  THEREOF;  DEFINING  THE  DUTIES 
OF  CERTAIN  PERSONS  IN  RELATION  TO  BIRTHS  AND 
DEATHS  THEREIN;  PROHIBITING  EXPECTORATING  UPON 
SIDEWALKS  AND  OTHER  PUBLIC  PLACES  THEREIN;  DE- 
FINING THE  DUTIES  AND  POWERS  OF  THE  BOARD  OF 
HEALTH  AND  OF  THE  HEALTH  OFFICER;  AND  REPEAL- 
ING ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN 
.  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,  AND  MORE  PARTICULARLY  SEC- 
TIONS 1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  25,  27, 
28,  29,  30,  32  AND  33  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  34. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  NUISANCES— Whatever  is  injurious  to  human 
life  or  health,  whatever  renders  the  air  or  food  or  water  or  other 
drink  unwholesome,  and  whatever  building,  erection  or  part  or  cellar 
thereof  is  over-crowded,  or  not  provided  with  adequate  means  of  in- 
gress and  egress,  or  is  not  sufficiently  supported,  ventilated,  sewered, 
drained,  cleaned  or  lighted,  are  declared  to  be  nuisances  and  to  be 
illegal;  and  every  person  having  aided  in  creating  or  contributing  to 
the  same  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  violation  of  these  provisions  and 
also  shall  be  liable  for  the  expense  of  the  abatement  and  remedy 
thereof. 

Sec.  2.  DISPOSAL  OR  RUBBISH— No  house  refuse,  offal, 
garbage,  dead  animals,  decaying  vegetable  or  organic  waste  substance 
of  any  kind  shall  be  thrown  on  any  street,  alley,  road,  ditch,  gutter, 
or  public  place  within  the  city  limits,  and  no  putrid  or  decaying  ani- 
mal or  vegetable  matter  shall  be  kept  in  any  house,  cellar,  or  adjoin- 
ing out-building  or  grounds  for  more  than  twenty-four  hours. 

Sec.  3.  CARE  OF  SLAUGHTER  HOUSES— No  person,  firm, 
association  or  corporation,  without  the  consent  of  the  Board  of  Health, 


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shall  build  or  use  any  slaughter  house  within  the  city  limits,  and  the 
keeping  and  slaughtering  of  all  cattle,  sheep  and  swine,  and  the  pre- 
paration of  all  meat,  fish,  birds  or  other  animal  food,  shall  be  in  the 
manner  best  adapted  to  securing  and  continuing  their  wholesomeness 
as  foods;  and  every  butcher  and  other  person  owning,  leasing  or  oc- 
cupying any  place,  room  or  building  wherein  any  cattle,  sheep  or 
swine  have  been  or  are  killed  or  dressed,  and  every  person,  firm,  asso- 
ciation or  corporation  being  the  owner,  lessee  or  occupant  of  any 
room  or  stable  wherein  any  animals  are  kept,  or  any  market  public 
or  private,  shall  cause  such  place,  room  or  building,  stable  or  market, 
to  be  thoroughly  cleansed  and  purified,  and  all  offal,  blod,  fat,  gar- 
bage, refuse  and  unwholesome  and  offensive  matter  to  be  remaved 
therefrom  at  least  once  in  every  twenty-four  hours  after  the  use 
thereof  for  any  of  the  purposes  herein  referred  to,  and  shall  also  at 
all  times  keep  all  woodwork,  save  floors  and  counters,  in  any  building, 
place  or  premises  aforesaid  thoroughly  painted  or  whitewashed;  and 
the  floors  of  such  buildings,  place  or  premises  shall  be  so  constructed 
as  to  prevent  blood  or  foul  liquids  or  washings  from  settling  in  the 
earth  beneath. 

Sec.  4.  RECEPTACLES  AND  SLAUGHTER  HOUSES  — No 
blood-pit,  dung-pit,  offal-pit,  or  privy  wall  shall  remain  or  be  con- 
structed within  any  slaughter  house  within  the  city  limits. 

Sec.  5.  CONDUCT  OF  MANUFACTURIES— No  person,  firm, 
association  or  corporation  shall  erect  or  maintain  within  the  city 
limits  any  manufactory  or  place  of  business  dangerous  to  life  or  det- 
rimental to  health,  or  where  unwholesome,  offensive  or  deleterious 
odors,  gas,  smoke,  deposits  or  exhalations  are  generated,  such  as 
tanneries,  refineries,  manufacturies  of  starch,  glue,  leather,  chamicals, 
fertilizers,  gas,  etc.,  without  a  permit  from  the  Board  of  Health,  and 
all  such  establishments  shall  be  kept  clean  and  wholesome  so  as  not 
to  be  offensive  or  prejudicial  to  public  health;  nor  shall  any  offensive 
or  deleterious  waste  substance,  refuse  or  injurious  matter  be  allowed 
to  accumulate  upon  the  premises. 

Sec.  6.  STABLES  AND  STABLE  YARDS— Every  person,  firm, 
association  or  corporation  being  the  keeper  or  keepers  of  a  livery  or 
any  other  stable,  shall  keep  his  or  their  stable  and  stable  yard  clean, 
and  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  cleaned  and  the  refuse  removed  there- 
from every  twenty-four  hours  when  the  same  shall  amount  to  one 
or  more  wagon  loads. 

Sec.  7.  PIGPENS — No  pigpen  shall  be  built  or  maintained  with- 
in the  city  limits,  without  a  permit  from  the  Board  of  Health;  nor 
within  one  hundred  (100)  feet  of  any  well  or  spring  of  water  used 
for  drinking  purposes;  nor  within  fifty  (50)  feet  of  any  street,  or  of 
any  inhabited  house,  unless  constructed  in  the  following  manner,  to- 
wit:  So  that  the  floor,  or  floors,  of  the  same  shall  be  not  less  than  two 
(2)  feet  from  the  ground,  in  order  that  the  filth  accumulating  under 
the  same  may  be  easily  removed  or  so  that  the  floor,  or  floors,  of  the 
same  shall  be  of  cement  or  concrete,  and  in  connection  therewith,  an 
underground  pit  with  an  air-tight  cover  may  be  maintained  for  the 
disposal  of  the  accumulation  of  the  pen;  and  the  filth  accumulating 
in  or  about  such  pen  shall  be  removed  at  least  once  in  every  forty- 
eight  hours,  and  oftener  if  so  ordered;  and  on  the  failure  of  any  owner 
or  occupant  of  such  premises  so  to  do,  then  the  same  may  be  done  by 


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the  Board  of  Health,  at  the  expense  of  the  maintainer.     (As  amended 
by  City  Ordinance  Number  200.) 

Sec.  8.  DISPOSAL  OF  DRAINAGE— No  privy  vault,  cesspool 
or  reservoir  into  which  a  privy,  water-closet,  cesspool,  stable  or  sink 
is  drained,  shall  be  constructed,  dug  or  permitted  to  remain  within 
any  section  of  this  city  provided  with  sewerage  facilities. 

Sec.  9.  CLEANING  AND  DISINFECTING  IN  UNSEWERED 
SECTIONS — All  privy  vaults,  cesspools  or  reservoirs  in  unsewered 
sections  of  this  City  shall  be  cleaned  out  at  least  twice  a  year,  or 
oftener  if  ordered  by  the  Board  of  Health,  once  in  the  spring  not  later 
than  the  fifteenth  day  of  May,  and  once  in  the  autumn  not  later  than 
the  fifteenth  day  of  October.  From  the  fifteenth  day  of  May  to  the 
fifteenth  dav  of  October  of  each  and  every  year  the  same  shall  also 
be  thoroughly  disinfected  by  adding  to  their  contents  once  every 
week  from  one  to  four  gallons  of  a  disinfectant  solution,  according 
to  the  size  of  the  vault,  cesspool,  or  reservoir. 

Sec.  10.  COMMUNICABLE  DISEASES— The  following  dis- 
eases are  declared  to  be  communicable  and  dangerous  to  the  public 
health,  to-wit:  Smallpox  (varioloid),  cholera  (Asiatic  or  epidemic), 
scarlet  fever  (scarletina,  scarlet  rash),  measles,  diptheria  (dipther- 
etic  croup,  diptheric  sore  throat),  typhoid  fever,  typhus  fever,  yellow, 
spotted  fever,  (cerebro  spinal  meningitis),  relapsing  fever,  epidemic 
dysentery,  hydrophobia  (rabies),  glanders  (farcy),  plague  and  lep- 
rosy, and  shall  be  understood  to  be  included  in  the  following  regula- 
tions, unless  certain  of  them  only  are  specified. 

Sec.  11.  HOUSEHOLDERS  TO  REPORT— Whenever  any  house- 
holder, hotel  keeper,  or  lodging  house  keeper  knows  that  any  person 
within  his  family  or  household  has  a  communicable  disease  danger- 
ous to  the  public  health,  he  shall  immediately  report  the  same  to  the 
Board  of  Health,  giving  the  street  number  or  location  of  the  house. 

Sec.  12.  PHYSICIANS  TO  REPORT— Whenever  any  physician 
finds  that  any  person  whom  he  is  called  upon  to  visit  has  a  com- 
municable disease  dangerous  to  the  public  health,  he  or  she  shall  im- 
mediately report  the  same  to  the  Board  of  Health,  giving  the  street 
and  number  or  location  of  the  house. 

Sec.  13.  SCHOOL  AUTHORITIES  TO  BE  INFORMED— On 
receipt  of  any  report  mentioned  in  the  preceding  Section  the  Health 
Officer  shall  immediately  notify  the  teachers,  principals,  or  governing 
authorities  of  all  schools  of  the  name  and  residence  of  every  person 
sick  with  any  communicable  disease. 

Sec.  14.  DUTY  OF  SCHOOL  AUTHORITIES— All  principals, 
teachers  or  other  school  authorities,  when  notified  as  provided  in 
the  preceding  Section,  must  refuse  admittance  to  the  schools  of  any 
member  of  the  household,  one  or  more  of  whose  inmates  are  sick 
from  any  of  the  aforementioned  communicable  diseases.  The  person 
excluded  shall  be  admitted  only  upon  the  presentation  of  a  certifi- 
cate of  his  or  her  attending  physician,  countersigned  by  the  Health 
Officer,  to  the  effect  that  there  is  no  longer  any  danger  of  con- 
tagion or  infection. 

Sec.  15.  AVOIDANCE  OF  EXPOSURE— It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  every  physician  and  of  all  other  attendants  upon  persons  affected 


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with  any  communicable  disease  to  avoid  exposure  to  the  public  of 
any  garments  or  clothing  about  their  own  persons  that  may  have 
been  subjected  to  the  risk  of  infection. 

Sec.  16.  QUARANTINE  AND  ISOLATION— Whenever  a  case 
of  contagious  disease  is  reported  to  the  Health  Officer,  he  shall 
forthwith  visit  the  premises  where  the  person  is,  and  when  satisfied 
that  such  disease  exists  he  shall  place  a  flag  or  conspicuous  notice  oh 
said  premises,  which  shall  remain  upon  the  same  during  the  continu- 
ance of  the  disease  at  such  place.  The  Health  Officer  may  cause  to 
be  removed  to  a  smallpox  hospital  or  a  pesthouse  any  person  having 
smallpox.  When  a  case  of  smallpox  exists  in  any  house  and  the  per- 
son so  affected  is  not  removed  to  said  hospital  or  pesthouse,  the 
Health  Officer  shall  immediately  place  a  quarantine  flag  on  said 
premises,  and  may  place  competent  persons  in  charge  thereof,  who 
shall  see  that  the  quarantine  is  strictly  enforced  as  long  as  the  pub- 
lic safety  requires. 

Sec.  17.  REMOVAL  OF  PERSONS  WITH  COMMUNICABLE 
DISEASES — No  person  shall,  without  a  permit  from  the  Health  Of- 
ficer, carry  or  remove  from  one  building  to  another,  or  from  any 
railroad  depot  to  any  house,  or  through  any  public  streets,  any  patient 
affected  w^ith  any  communicable  disease  dangerous  to  the  public 
health.  Nor  shall  any  person  by  exposure  of  any  individual  so  affect- 
ed, or  of  the  body  of  such  individual,  or  of  any  article  capable  of  con- 
veying contagion  or  infection,  or  by  any  negligent  act  connected 
with  the  care  or  custody  thereof,  or  by  a  needless  exposure  of  himself 
or  herself,  cause  or  contribute  to  the  spread  of  such  communicable 
disease. 

Sec.  18.  PUBLIC  FUNERALS  PROHIBITED  IN  CERTAIN 
CASES — There  shall  be  no  public  or  church  funeral  of  any  person 
who  has  died  of  Asiatic  cholera,  smallpox,  typhus  fever,  diptheria, 
fellow  fever,  scarlet  fever,  or  plague,  and  the  family  of  the  deceased 
shall  in  all  cases  limit  the  attendance  to  as  few  as  possible,  and  take 
all  precautions  possible  to  prevent  the  exposure  of  other  persons  to 
contagion  or  infection;  and  the  persons  authorizing  the  public 
notice  of  death  of  such  person  shall  have  the  name  of  the  disease  which 
caused  the  death  appear  in  such  public  notice. 

Sec.  19.  QUARANTINE  TO  BE  OBSERVED— Members  of 
any  household  in  which  smallpox,  diptheria,  scarlet  fever,  or  any 
other  contagious  disease  exists  shall  obstain  from  attending  places  of 
public  amusement,  worship  or  education,  and  shall  refrain  from  en- 
tering and  leaving  the  household  aforesaid  as  long  as  the  same  is 
under  quarantine.  And  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  whether  a 
member  of  the  household  or  not,  to  knowingly  enter  and  leave  any 
premises  upon  which  there  is  posted  a  placard  showing  the  same  to 
be  under  quarantine.  Provided,  that  the  provisions  of  this  section 
shall  not  apply  to  any  physician  or  skilled  nurse  actually  engaged  in 
and  employed  upo.n  the  case,  and  any  one  so  engaged  or  so  employed 
shall  use  all  possible  precautions  to  prevent  the  spread  of  the  disease 
by  reason  of  their  personal  contact  with  the  same. 

Sec.  20.  DISINFECTION  OF  PREMISES— The  clothing,  bed- 
clothing  and  bedding  of  persons  who  have  been  sick  w4th  any  com- 
municable disease  dangerous  to  the  public  health,  and  the  rooms  w^hich 
they  have  occupied  during  such  sickness,  together  with  their  furni- 
ture, shall  be  disinfected  under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Health. 


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Sec.  21.  PUBLIC  LIBRARY— All  books  belonging  to  any  pub- 
lic library  in  the  City  of  Reno,  coming  from  premises  infected  by 
any  infectious  or  contagious  disease,  shall  be  disinfected  under  the 
supervision  of  the  Health  Officer  before  being  returned  to  such  public 
library.  The  Health  Officer  shall  report  in  writing  to  the  librarian 
of  any  Dublic  library  the  name  and  residence  of  each  person  af- 
fected with  any  infectious  or  contagious  disease.  The  librarian,  upon 
receipt  of  information  from  the  Health  Officer  of  any  infectious  or 
contagious  diseases  existing  in  a  house,  shall  refuse  to  issue  books 
from  the  public  library  to  any  person  residing  in  such  house  until 
after  the  Health  Officer  has  declared  said  house  thoroughly  disin- 
fected. 

Sec.  22.  CHILDREN  EXCLUDED  FROM  PUBLIC  GATHER- 
INGS— Whenever  the  prevalence  in  the  community  of  a  contagious  or 
infectious  disease  shall,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Board  of  Health,  nec- 
essitate such  action,  the  said  Board  may,  in  its  discretion,  order  that 
all  children  of  or  under  the  age  of  twelve  years  shall  be  excluded 
from  public  gatherings,  playgrounds,  and  places  of  amusement,  in- 
struction or  entertainment. 

Sec.  23.  DOGS  TO  BE  MUZZLED— Whenever  rabies  shall  ap- 
pear within  the  City  of  Reno  or  the  vicinity  thereof,  the  Board  of 
Health  may,  by  proclamation  printed  and  published  once  in  a  daily 
newspaper  printed  and  published  within  the  City  of  Reno,  order  that 
all  dogs  be  muzzled  or  confined  upon  the  premises  of  the  owners;  and 
the  Board  of  Health  is  further  empowered  in  the  proclamation  afore- 
said to  provide  rules  and  regulations  for  the  enforcement  of  the 
same,  and  a  violation  thereof  by  the  owner  of  any  dog  or  dogs  shall 
be  deemed  a  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance.  Such  rules 
and  regulations  shall  remain  and  be  in  full  force  and  effect  until  the 
Board  of  Health  shall,  by  proclamation  printed  and  published  once 
in  a  daily  newspaper  printed  and  published  within  the  City  of  Reno, 
declare  the  further  muzzling  of  dogs  unnecessary. 

Sec.  24.  BURIAL  AND  TRANSIT  PERMITS— Every  undertaker 
or  other  nerson  who  may  have  charge  of  the  funeral  of  any  dead  per- 
son shall  procure  a  properly  filled  out  certificate  of  the  death  and  its 
probable  cause,  in  accordance  with  the  form  prescribed  by  the  Board 
of  Health;  and  shall  present  the  same  to  the  Health  Officer  or  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Health  and  obtain  a  burial  or  transit  permit 
thereupon;  and  he  shall  not  remove  any  dead  body  until  such  burial 
or  transit  permit  shall  have  been  procured.  No  burial  or  transit  per- 
mit shall  be  issued  and  no  interments  shall  be  made  in  the  cemeteries 
of  this  city  unless  said  Health  Officer  is  satisfied  with  the  correctness 
and  reliability  of  the  certificate  of  death  presented  for  his  inspection. 
He  shall  have  power  to  reject  certificates  which  do  not  comply  with 
the  provisions  of  this  section  or  the  regulations  of  the  Board  o  Health. 
For  the  issuance  of  an  original  burial  or  transit  permit  as  contained 
in  this  section  there  shall  be  charged  a  fee  of  one  dollar;  and  for 
each  and  every  certified  copy  thereof  there  shall  be  charged  a  like 
fee  of  one  dollar,  and  the  same  shall  be  at  once  paid  to  the  City  Treas- 
urer of  the  City  of  Reno,  who  shall  credit  it  to  the  Board  of  Health 
fund.  Provided,  however,  that  in  the  case  of  indigents  there  shall  be 
no  fee  charged,  and  the  same  shall  be  made  to  appear  by  affidavit  of 
the  applicant. 

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acts  as  a  sexton  or  undertaker,  or  cemetery  keeper,  within  the  city  lim- 
its, or  has  the  charge  or  care  of  any  tomb,  vault,  burying  ground  or 
other  place  for  the  reception  of  the  dead,  or  where  the  bodies  of  any 
human  beings  are  deposited,  shall  so  conduct  his  business  and  so  care 
for  any  such  place  above  named  as  to  avoid  detriment  or  danger  to  the 
public  health;  and  every  person  undertaking  preparations  for  the  bur- 
ial of  a  dead  body  where  death  resulted  from  any  communicable  dis- 
ease, as  herein  above  enumerated,  shall  adopt  such  precautions  as  the 
Board  of  Health  may  prescribe  to  prevent  the  spread  of  such  disease. 
No  dead  body  shall  be  exhumed  and  removed  between  the  months  of 
May  and  October,  inclusive,  and  no  dead  body  where  death  resulted 
from  smallpox  shall  be  exhumed  and  removed  unless  by  permission 
of  the  Board  of  Health. 

Sec.  26.  PHYSICIANS  AND  MIDWIVES  TO  REGISTER— 
Every  physician,  surgeon,  or  midwife  practicing  his  or  her  profession 
in  the  City  of  Reno  shall  register  with  the  Health  Officer,  giving  the 
location  of  office  or  place  of  business,  and  residence,  together  with 
street  and  number. 

Sec.  27.  PHYSICIANS  AND  MIDWIVES  TO  MAKE  RETURNS 
— Physicians  and  midwives  must  on  or  before  the  fourth  day  of  each 
and  every  month  make  a  return  to  the  Health  Officer  of  all  births, 
deaths,  and  the  number  of  stillborn  children  occurring  in  their  prac- 
tice during  the  preceding  month.  In  the  absence  of  such  attendants, 
the  parents  must  make  such  return  within  thirty  days  after  the  birth 
of  the  child.  Such  returns  must  be  made  in  accordance  with  rules 
adopted  and  upon  blanks  furnished  by  the  Board  of  Health. 

Sec.  28.  EXPECTORATION  —  No  person  shall  expectorate  upon 
any  public  sidewalk,  street  crossing,  bridge  walk,  or  upon  the  floor, 
lobby,  entrance,  stairway,  porch  or  elevator  of  any  public  building, 
postoffice,  church,  theatre,  store,  shop,  market,  street  car  or  other 
public  conveyance  within  the  city  limits. 

Sec.  29.  DUTIES  OF  HEALTH  OFFICER— The  Health  Of- 
ficer shall  see  that  all  lavv^s  and  ordinances  relating  to  the  health  and 
sanitary  condition  of  the  City  of  Reno  and  the  regulations  and  orders 
of  the  Board  of  Health  are  strictly  enforced  and  observed.  He  shall 
keep  a  full  record  of  all  transactions  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  all 
reports  pertaining  thereto.  He  shall  have  the  power  of  a  police  of- 
ficer in  the  enforcement  of  all  sanitary  laws,  ordinances  and  regu- 
lations of  said  Board  of  Health  and  of  said  City.  He  shall  make  an 
annual  report  to  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  affairs  pertaining  to  his 
office,  including  mortuary  and  other  statistics,  with  such  observations 
and  recommendations  in  relation  to  the  sanitary  condition  of  the  City* 
as  he  may  deem  proper.  He  shall  also  render  to  the  City  Council 
each  month  a  brief  report  of  the  sanitary  and  health  conditions  of  the 
said  City,  together  with  such  recommendations  and  observations  as 
the  Board  of  Health  may  desire  to  make. 

Sec.  30.  GENERAL  POWERS— Wherever  and  whenever  in  this 
Ordinance  the  Board  is  referred  to,  it  shall  be  taken  to  mean  the 
Board  of  Health  of  the  City  of  Reno,  or  the  officers  or  agents  of  said 
Board  of  Health,  and  the  foregoing  provisions  contemplate  the  gen- 
eral supervision  of  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  sanitary  conditions 
of  the  City  of  Reno  and  the  public  institutions  thereof  over  all  ques- 


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tions  of  defective  drainage,  disinfecting  and  sanitary  cleaning  of  all 
public  places,  and  the  abatement  of  all  nuisances  prejudicial  to  the 
health  of  the  citizens,  or  any  of  them,  and  for  the  prevention  of  the 
development  and  spread  of  infectious  and  contagious  diseases. 

Sec.  31.  CLAIMS  TO  BE  ALLOWED— All  claims  for  expenses 
necessarily  incurred  by  the  Board  of  Health  or  the  Health  Officer 
in  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  the  law,  the  proper  regulations  of 
said  Board  of  Health,  or  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall,  after 
having  first  been  approved  by  said  Board,  or  any  member  thereof, 
and  duly  allowed  by  the  City  Council  of  said  City  and  approved  by 
the  Mayor,  be  paid  out  of  the  general  funds  of  the  City  in  the  same 
manner  as  other  claims  are  allowed  and  paid. 

Sec.  32.  PENALTY  FOR  VIOLATION— Any  person,  firm,  asso- 
ciation or  corporation  who  shall  fail,  neglect  or  refuse  to  comply  with 
the  provisions  or  requirements  of  this  ordinance,  or  who  shall  violate 
any  section  thereof,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  on 
conviction  thereof  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  to  exceed  five 
hundred  dollars,  and  in  default  of  the  payment  thereof,  the  person  so 
convicted  may  be  imprisoned  in  the  City  Jail  of  the  City  of  Reno  one 
day  for  each  two  dollars  of  such  fine  remaining  unpaid. 

Sec.  33.  TIME  FOR  TAKING  EFFECT— This  Ordinance  shall 
go  into  force  and  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its  passage  and  adoption 
and  publication  daily  for  the  period  of  one  week  in  a  daily  newspaper 
printed  and  published  within  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  34.  REPEALING  CLAUSE— All  Ordinances  and  parts  of 
Ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  are  hereby  repealed,  and  more  particu- 
larly Sections  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  25,  27, 
28,  29,  30,  32  and  33  of  City  Ordinance  No.  34. 

Sec.  35.  PUBLICATION— The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have 
this  Ordinance  Number  181  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Jour- 
nal, a  daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  period  of 
one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  15th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1915,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson  and  Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Twaddle. 

Approved  this  15th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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BILL  NO.  205. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  182. 

AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  AND 
ENFORCEMENT  OF  COMPLIANCE  WITH  SANITARY  REGU- 
LATIONS IN  ALL  PLACES  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  WHERE 
FOOD  FOR  HUMAN  BEINGS  IS  MANUFACTURED,  KEPT, 
PREPARED  OR  SOLD;  FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIO- 
LATION OF  ANY  OF  THE  PROVISIONS  THEREOF;  AND  RE- 
PEALING ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES 
IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,  AND  MORE  PARTICULARLY 
SECTIONS  24  AND  26  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  34. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  PLACES  TO  BE  KEPT  CLEAN— Every  person  keep- 
ing, maintaining  or  being  in  charge  of  any  factory,  public  or  private 
market,  stall,  shop,  store,  storehouse,  warehouse,  cold  storage,  cart, 
wagon  or  other  vehicle,  in  or  from  which  any  meat,  fish,  oysters,  birds, 
fowls,  vegetables,  fruit,  milk  or  other  provisions  are  manufactured, 
held,  kept,  stored  or  offered  for  sale  or  other  disposition  as  food  for 
human  beings,  shall  keep  the  same  in  a  clean,  pure  and  wholesome 
condition. 

Sec.  2.  HOW  FOOD  STUFFS  TO  BE  KEPT— No  person,  firm, 
association  or  corporation  shall,  from  the  fifteenth  day  of  May  to  and 
including  the  fifteenth  day  of  October  in  each  and  every  year,  main- 
tain, conduct,  carry  on  or  manage  any  store,  restaurant,  kitchen  or 
place  where  food  stuffs  are  kept,  prepared,  sold  or  disposed  of  for 
human  consumption,  unless  the  doors,  windows,  apertures  or  other 
openings  thereto  are  effectually  inclosed  with  finely- woven  mesh 
screens  of  not  less  than  14  equidistant  strands  intersecting,  woven 
through,  or  crossing  a  like  fourteen  equidistant  strands  to  the  square 
inch;  and,  furthermore,  in  case  the  screen  aforesaid  shall  be  insuffic- 
ient or  inadequate  to  keep  all  meat,  game,  fish,  fruit,  prepared  food 
products,  or  candies,  exposed  for  sale  in  open  receptables  or  broken 
packages  within  any  such  store,  restaurant,  kitchen  or  place,  free  from 
all  flies  or  other  insects,  then  the  Board  of  Health,  or  any  member 
thereof,  may  order  and  direct  the  proprietor,  owner,  or  person  in 
charge  of  any  such  store,  restaurant,  kitchen  or  place  to  effectually 
inclose  all  such  meat,  game,  fish,  fruit,  prepared  food  products,  or 
candies  within  a  finely-woven  mesh  screen  of  not  less  than  fourteen 
equidistant  strands  intersecting,  woven  through,  or  crossing  a  like 
fourteen  equidistant  strands  to  the  square  inch,  or  other  material 
equal  thereto  in  keeping  the  same  free  from  all  flies  or  other  in- 
sects; provided,  however,  that  the  said  meat,  game,  fish,  fruit,  pre- 
pared food  products,  or  candies,  exposed  for  sale  in  open  recep- 
tacles or  broken  packages,  may  be  kept  on  the  outside  of  said  store, 
restaurant,  kitchen  or  place  only  if  the  same  be  inclosed  at  all  times 
within  a  glass  case,  and  unless  so  inclosed  the  same  must  be  kept 
within  the  doors  of  said  store,  restaurant,  kitchen  or  place,  and  in  the 
manner  aforesaid. 

Sec.  3.  STREET  STANDS— No  person,  firm,  association  or  cor- 
poration shall  maintain,  conduct,  carry  on  or  manage  any  street  stand, 


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whether  stationary  or  movable,  where  is  exposed  for  sale  any  meat, 
game,  fish,  fruit,  prepared  food  products  or  candies  in  open  receptacles 
or  broken  packages,  whether  consumed  at  said  stand  or  elsewhere,  un- 
less the  said  stand  is  furnished  with  tight  glass  cases  so  as  to  protect 
said  meat,  game,  fish,  fruit,  prepared  food  products  or  candies  exposed 
for  sale  in  open  receptacles  o^  broken  packages  from  exposure  to  dirt, 
dust,  flies,  or  other  insects  and  to  prevent  handling  of  the  same  by 
patrons  or  prospective  purchasers. 

Sec.  4.  TOILETS — No  meats,  fish,  game,  vegetables,  fruits,  or 
other  food  stuffs,  prepared  or  unprepared,  shall  be  kept  for  sale  in 
any  room  in  which  a  toilet  is  located,  or  in  any  room  opening  directly 
into  a  toilet  room,  unless  there  is  outside  ventilation  to  such  toilet 
room. 

Sec.  5.  WATER  SUPPLY— In  every  case  where  meats,  fish, 
vegetables,  fowls,  fruits,  groceries,  or  any  other  food  for  human  be- 
ings shall  be  kept  for  sale,  there  shall  be  in  the  room  or  rooms  where 
the  business  is  carried  on,  where  there  is  a  public  water  supply,  at 
least  one  running  water  fouct  with  lavatory  conveniences  for  the  use 
of  emploA^es. 

Sec.  6.  VENTILATION— No  baking  of  bread,  cakes,  pies,  or 
manufacture  of  candy,  or  cooking  of  food  for  sale,  shall  be  done  in 
any  cellar,  basement,  or  other  room,  unless  there  be  a  direct  ventila- 
tion of  the  same. 

Sec.  7.  CURING  AND  CANNING — Every  person,  firm,  associa- 
tion or  corporation  owning,  managing  or  in  charge  of  any  premises 
where  meats,  fish,  oysters,  fowls,  fruits,  or  vegetables  are  canned, 
cured,  or  preserved  for  human  food,  shall  conduct  the  same  in  a  neat, 
clean  and  sanitary  manner;  and  no  such  person,  firm,  association  or 
corporation  shall  can,  cure,  or  otherwise  preserve  any  meat,  fish,  oys- 
ters, fowls,  fruits,  or  vegetables  for  human  food,  which  shall  have 
become  diseased,  decayed,  or  unwholesome;  nor  shall  any  such  per- 
son, firm,  association  or  corporation  can,  cure,  or  otherwise  preserve 
foods  taken  from  filthy  boxes,  baskets  or  other  containers,  or  use 
any  chemical  deleterious  to  health  in  the  process  of  such  canning, 
curing  or  preserving. 

Sec.  8.  EMPLOYES — No  person,  firm,  association  or  corporation 
maintaining  or  in  charge  of  any  store,  restaurant,  kitchen,  or  place 
where  food  is  sold,  served  or  manufactured,  in  either  a  cooked  or  raw 
state,  shall  keep  such  place  in  a  filthy  or  unsanitary  condition.  And 
all  persons  employed  in  or  about  such  places  shall  keep  themselves 
and  their  clothing  in  a  clean,  sanitary  and  healthful  condition. 

Sec.  9.  TUBERCULAR  PERSONS— No  person  suffering  from 
tuberculosis  or  any  other  communicable  disease  shall  be  employed 
in  or  about  any  store,  restaurant,  kitchen,  or  place  where  food  is  sold 
or  served,  in  any  such  manner  as  that  he  or  she  will  come  in  contact 
with  such  food. 

Sec.  10.  DECAYED  FOOD  STUFFS— No  person,  firm,  asso- 
ciation or  corporation  maintaining  or  in  charge  of  any  store,  restau- 
rant, kitchen,  or  place  where  food  is  served  or  sold,  either  in  a  cooked 
condition  or  otherwise,  shall  serve  or  sell,  or  cause  to  be  served  or 
sold,  any  tainted  or  diseased  meat,  fish,  oysters,  fowls,  or  any  decayed 
or  partially  decayed  or  unwholesome  fruit  or  vegetables,  or  any  other 
unwholesome  food  whatever. 


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Sec.  11.  UNHEALTHY  FOOD  STUFFS  PROHIBITED  ENTRY 
— No  meat,  fish,  oysters,  birds,  fowls,  fruits,  vegetables,  milk,  or 
other  provisions  of  any  kind  not  being  in  a  healthy,  sound  and  whole- 
some condition,  and  no  part  of  any  animal  or  fish  that  dies  by  acci- 
dent or  from  disease  shall  be  brought  into  the  City  of  Reno  for  the 
purpose  of  sale  or  gift  as  human  food;  nor  shall  the  same  be  offered 
for  sale  by  any  person  at  or  in  any  public  or  private  market,  store, 
stall,  warehouse,  cold  storage,  or  other  place  of  business. 

Sec.  12.  LIVE  FOWLS — No  person,  firm,  association  or  corpora- 
tion shall  keep  chickens,  ducks,  turkeys,  or  other  fowls  in  any  cellar 
or  basement  underneath  any  grocery  store,  market,  or  other  place 
where  any  kind  of  food  stuffs  are  kept,  or  in  any  room  where  such 
food  stuffs  are  kept,  prepared,  offered  for  sale,  or  sold. 

Sec.  13.  GARBAGE  RECEPTACLES— Every  person,  firm,  asso- 
ciation or  corporation  owning  or  managing  any  store,  restaurant, 
kitchen,  or  place  where  meats,  fish,  fowls,  fruits,  or  vegetables  are 
kept  or  offered  for  sale  or  sold,  and  every  person  owning  or  managing 
aany  hotel,  restaurant,  or  boarding  house,  is  required  to  provide  me- 
tallic receptacles  with  close-fitting  covers,  sufficient  for  the  depositing 
of  all  garbage  from  their  premises;  and  no  person  shall  remove  any 
such  garbage  from  such  receptacles  after  it  has  been  deposited  there- 
in, except  for  the  purpose  of  transporting  the  same  to  the  place  pro- 
vided for  the  destruction  or  other  disposing  thereof. 

Sec.  14.  TRANSPORTATION  OF  FOOD  STUFFS— No  person, 
firm,  association  or  corporation  shall  transport  any  meat,  game,  fish, 
fruit,  prepared  food  products  or  candies  in  open  receptacles  or  broken 
packages  along  any  public  street,  unless  it  be  so  covered,  or  unless 
the  vehicle  in  which  it  is  transported  be  so  constructed  as  to  entirely 
protect  the  same  from  exposure  to  dirt,  dust,  flies  or  other  insects, 
and  to  prevent  handling  of  the  same  by  patrons  or  prospective  pur- 
chasers. 

Sec.  15.  BOARD  OF  HEALTH— The  Board  of  Health,  or  any 
member  thereof,  is  hereby  empowered,  among  other  things,  to  inspect 
all  meat,  fish,  oysters,  birds,  fowls,  fruits,  vegetables,  milk,  or  other 
provisions  of  any  kind  offered  for  sale  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and 
whenever  the  Board  of  Health  aforesaid,  or  any  member  thereof,  shall 
find  in  or  about  any  store,  restaurant,  kitchen,  or  place,  any  unhealthy, 
diseased,  unwholesome,  or  deleterious  food  stuffs  of  the  kind  afore- 
mentioned, the  said  Board  of  Health,  or  any  member  thereof,  may 
give  notice  to  the  owner  or  manager  of  such  place  to  at  once  remove 
the  said  food  stuffs  to  such  place  as  they,  or  he,  may  designate,  and 
there  destroy  the  same.  And  such  owner  or  manager  shall  at  once 
remove  such  food  stuffs  to  the  place  designated  and  destroy  the  same, 
or  the  Board  of  Health,  or  any  member  thereof,  may  seize  such  food 
stuffs  and  summarily  destroy  the  same. 

Sec.  16.  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  TO  HAVE  ACCESS— In  order  to 
enable  the  Board  of  Health,  or  the  members  thereof,  to  make  the  in- 
spections herein  provided  for,  they  shall  have  access  to  all  parts  of  any 
building  where  business  of  the  kind  herein  contemplated  is  carried 
on  at  all  reasonable  hours. 

Sec.  17.     PROVISIONS  TO  APPLY  TO  FACTORIES,  ETC.— The 

provisions  herein  contained  shall  apply  to  all  factories  for  the  manu- 
facture and  sale  of  ice  cream,  confectionery  and  soft  drinks,  and  all 


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premises  kept  by  street  vendors  in  the  manufacture  of  tamales,  candy, 
and  other  like  articles  of  food. 

Sec.  18.  DEFINING  VENTILATION— The  ventilation  of  rooms 
within  the  meaning  of  the  provisions  contained  herein  shall  consist 
of  an  opening  to  the  outer  air  at  each  end  of  such  room,  said  openings 
to  be  at  least  two  feet  square,  and  to  be  so  placed  as  to  produce  a  free 
circiilation  of  air  in  each  room. 

Sec.  19.  PENALTY  FOR  VIOLATION— Any  person,  firm,  asso- 
ciation or  corporation  who  shall  fail,  neglect  or  refuse  to  comply 
with  the  provisions  or  requirements  of  this  Ordinance,  or  who  shall 
violate  any  section  thereof,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor, 
and  on  conviction  thereof  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  to  exceed 
one  hundred  dollars,  and  in  default  of  the  payment  thereof,  the  person 
so  convicted  may  be  imprisoned  in  the  City  Jail  of  the  City  of  Reno 
one  day  for  each  two  dollars  of  such  fine  remaining  unpaid. 

Sec.  20.  TIME  FOR  TAKING  EFFECT— This  Ordinance  shall 
go  into  force  and  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its  passage  and  adop- 
tion and  publication  daily,  for  the  period  of  one  week,  in  a  daily  news- 
paper printed  and  published  in  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  21.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  Ordi- 
nance No.  182  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily 
newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  26th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1915,  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle,  Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Frank. 

Approved  this  26th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  208. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  183. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  FIX,  IMPOSE,  AND  PROVIDE  FOR  THE 
COLLECTION  OF  A  LICENSE  TAX  UPON  JITNEY  BUSSES, 
AND  TO  REGULATE  THE  OPERATION  AND  RUNNING  OF 
THE  SAME  WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  TO  FIX  A  PEN- 
ALTY FOR  THE  VIOLATION  OF  ITS  PROVISIONS;  AND  TO 
REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES 
IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,  AND  PARTICULARLY  CITY 
ORDINANCE  NUMBER  176. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  DEFINITION  OF  TERMS— Unless  it  appears  from 
the  context  that  a  different  meaning  is  intended,  the  following  words 
shall  have  the  meaning  attached  to  them  by  this  section: 


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(a.)  A  "jitney  bus"  shall  mean  and  include  any  self-propelled 
motor  vehicle,  other  than  a  street  car,  employed  in  the  business  of 
carrying  passengers  for  hire  over  fixed  routes  or  between  certain 
definite  points,  within  the  City  of  Reno,  at  a  rate  of  fare  of  fifteen 
(15c)  cents,  or  less,  for  each  passenger. 

(b.)  "Street"  shall  mean  and  include  all  avenues  open  to  public 
travel  and  traffic  within  the  City  of  Reno. 

(c.)  "Person"  shall  mean  and  include  both  the  singular  and  the 
plural,  and  embrace  each  and  every  person,  firm,  corporation,  or  as- 
sociation of  persons.     (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  201.) 

Sec.  2.  APPLICATION  FOR  LICENSE— Any  person  desiring 
to  engage  in  the  business  of  operating  or  running  a  jitney  bus  within 
the  City  of  Reno  shall  file  with  the  City  Clerk  a  written  application 
for  a  license  so  to  do,  which  application  shall  set  forth: 

(a.)  The  type  of  vehicle  and  the  name  under  which  the  same  is 
manufactured  or  sold,  or  commonly  known; 

(b.)     The  horse-power  thereof; 

(c.)     The  factory  number  thereof; 

(d.)     The  state,  county,  or  city  license  number  thereof; 

(e.)  The  seating  capacity  thereof  according  to  its  trade  rating, 
or  the  actual  seating  capacity  thereof  in  case  the  same  has  been 
altered,  reconstructed,  or  privately  built; 

(f.)  The  name  of  the  owner,  lessee,  or  person  having  the  control 
thereof  and  the  name  and  age  of  the  person  or  persons  to  be  in  im- 
mediate charge  thereof  as  operator  or  chauffeur; 

(g.)  The  route  over  and  upon  which  it  is  intended  to  operate,  to- 
gether with  the  hours  of  operation,  or  operating  schedule  to  be 
maintained,  and  the  tariff  of  fares  to  be  charged  for  such  service; 

(h.)  That  the  operator  or  chauffeur  is  physically  qualified  to 
safely  operate  a  jitney,  and  has  good  sight  and  hearing; 

(i.)  The  signature  of  each  applicant  and  of  the  person  or  per- 
sons to  be  in  immediate  charge  of  such  jitney  bus  as  operator  or 
chauffeur,  as  provided  in  Subdivision  (f.)  supra,  shall  be  acknowl- 
edged before  a  Notary  Public  or  some  other  officer  or  magistrate  duly 
authorized  to  administer  oaths. 

Sec.  3.  INDEMNITY  BOND  TO  BE  FURNISHED— At  the  time 
of  filing  the  application  as  in  Section  2  herein  provided,  the  applicant 
shall  also  file  with  the  City  Clerk,  either — 

(a.)  A  bond  of  the  owner  or  lessee  of  said  jitney  bus  with  a  re- 
sponsible surety  company,  or  association,  authorized  to  do  business 
under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Nevada,  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  for  each  and  every  jitney  bus  to  be  operated,  con- 
ditioned that  the  owner  or  lessee  of  said  jitney  bus,  for  which  a  license 
has  been  applied  for,  giving  its  manufacturer's  name  and  number  and 
state  license  number,  will  pay  all  loss  or  damage  that  may  result  to 
any  person  or  property  from  the  negligent  operation  of,  or  defective 
construction  of,  said  jitney  bus,  or  which  may  arise  or  result  from  any 
violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance  or  of  the  laws  of 
the  State  of  Nevada;  and  such  indemnity  bond  shall  not  be  void  upon 
first  recovery,  but  may  be  used  upon  and  recovered  upon  from  time 
to  time  until  the  full  penalty  thereof  is  exhausted.  The  recovery  upon 
said  bond  shall  be  limited  to  two  thousand  five  hundred  ($2500,00) 
dollars  for  the  injury  or  death  of  one  (1)  person,  and  to  the  extent  of 


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five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars  for  the  injury  or  death  of  two  (2) 
or  more  persons  in  the  same  accident,  and  to  the  extent  of  one  thous^ 
and  ($1000.00)  dollars  for  the  injury  or  destruction  of  property.  Such 
bond  shall  be  g:iven  to  the  City  of  Reno,  County  of  Washoe,  State  of 
Nevada,  and  shall  inure  to  the  benefit  of  any  and  all  persons  suf- 
fering loss  or  damage  either  to  person  or  property,  as  herein  pro- 
vided; and  suit  may  be  brought  in  any  court  of  competent  jurisdic- 
tion upon  said  bond  by  any  person,  or  persons,  or  corporation  suffer- 
ing any  loss  or  damage  as  herein  provided;  or 

(b.)  A  policy  of  insurance  in  a  company  authorized  to  do  busi- 
ness in  the  State  of  Nevada,  insuring  said  owTier  or  lessee  of  said  jit- 
ney bus  against  loss  by  reason  of  damage  that  may  result  to  any  per- 
son or  persons,  or  property,  from  the  operation  of  said  jitney  Dus, 
said  policy  of  insurance  to  be  in  limits  of  two  thousand  five  hundred 
($2500.00)  dollars  for  any  one  (1)  person  injured  or  killed;  and,  sub- 
ject to  such  limit  for  each  person,  a  total  liability  of  five  thousand. 
($5000.00)  dollars  in  case  of  any  one  (1)  accident  resulting  in  bodily 
injury  or  death  to  more  than  one  (1)  person.  Said  policy  of  insurance 
must  also  provide  insurance  to  the  extent  of  one  thousand  ($1000.00) 
dollars  for  the  injury  to,  or  destruction  of,  any  property  of  third 
parties. 

Said  policy  shall  guarantee  payment  of  any  final  judgment 
rendered  against  the  owner  or  lessee  of  said  jitney  bus,  within  the  lim- 
its herein  provided,  irrespective  of  the  financial  responsibility  or  any 
act  of  omission  of  said  jitney  bus  owner  or  lessee;  or 

(c.)  A  bond  of  the  owner  or  lessee  of  said  jitney  bus,  with  two 
or  more  individual  sureties  acceptable  to  the  Mayor  and  City  Council, 
in  the  sum  of  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars  for  each  and  every  jit- 
ney bus  to  be  operated,  conditioned  that  the  owner  or  lessee  of  said 
jitney  bus,  for  which  a  license  has  been  applied  for,  giving  its  manufac- 
turer's name  and  number,  and  state  license  number,  will  pay  all 
loss  or  damage  that  may  result  to  any  person  or  property  from  the 
negligent  operation  of,  or  defective  construction  of,  said  jitney  bus, 
or  which  may  arise  or  result  from  any  violation  of  any  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance  or  of  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Nevada;  and 
such  indemnity  bond  shall  not  be  void  upon  first  recovery,  but  may  be 
sued  upon  and  recovered  upon  from  time  to  time  until  the  full  penalty 
thereof  is  exhausted.  The  recovery  upon  said  bond  shall  be  limited  to 
two  thousand  five  hundred  ($2500.00)  dollars  for  the  injury  or  death 
of  one  (1)  person,  and  to  the  extent  of  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dol- 
lars for  the  injury  or  death  of  two  (2)  or  more  persons  in  the  same  ac- 
cident, and  to  the  extent  of  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars  for  the 
injury  or  destruction  of  property.  Such  bond  shall  be  given  to  the 
City  of  Reno,  County  of  Washoe,  State  of  Nevada,  and  shall  inure 
to  the  benefit  of  any  and  all  persons  suffering  loss  or  damage  either 
to  person  or  property,  as  herein  provided;  and  suit  may  be  brought 
in  any  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  upon  said  bond  by  any  person 
or  persons,  or  corporation  suffering  any  loss  or  damage  as  herein  pro- '' 
vided. 

To  such  bond  shall  be  attached  a  justification  to  the  effect  that 
said  sureties  are  residents  of  the  County  of  Washoe,  State  of  Nevada, 
and  worth  the  amount  specified  in  said  bond,  over  and  above  all  just 
debts  and  liabilities  and  exclusive  of  property  exempt  from  execution. 
Said  sureties  shall  re-justify  to  the  effect  as  above  set  forth,  at  the 
beginning  of  each  license  quarter,  and  also  at  the  direction  of  the  City 


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Council,    whenever    such    a    course  of  procedure  may  be  deemed  ad- 
visable.    (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  201.) 

Sec.  4.  PRESENTATION  TO  CITY  COUNCIL— It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  City  Clerk  to  present  the  application  and  indemnity  bond 
or  insurance  policy  with  him  filed,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  to  the 
City  Council  at  its  first  meeting  subsequent  to  such  filing;  and  the 
City  Council  shall  thereupon  grant  such  license,  when  it  appears  that 
all  the  terms,  conditions  and  provisions  of  this  ordinance  made  and 
prescribed  have  been  met  and  fully  complied  with;  and  the  City 
Council  shall,  before  granting  said  license,  approve  or  modify,  and  ap- 
prove as  modified,  the  route,  operating  schedule  and  tariff  of  fares; 
and  the  acceptance  of  such  license  shall  be  deemed  an  agreement  by 
the  person  to  whom  granted  to  operate  its  jitney  bus,  or  jitney  buses, 
over  the  route,  upon  said  schedule,  and  for  the  said  fares;  and  for 
failure  so  to  do  the  license  which  may  be  in  force  shall  be  subject  to 
revocation. 

Sec.  5.  CITY  CLERK  TO  ISSUE  LICENSES— Upon  the  City 
Council  granting  the  license  as  hereinbefore  provided,  the  City  Clerk 
shall  issue  the  same,  upon  the  payment,  in  advance,  of  a  license  tax 
as  follows: 

(a.)  For  each  jitney  bus  capable  of  seating  five  or  less  pass- 
engers, the  sum  of  twenty  ($20.00)  dollars  per  quarter; 

(b.)  For  each  jitney  bus  capable  of  seating  more  than  five  and 
less  than  ten  passengers,  the  sum  of  twenty-five  ($25.00)  dollars  per 
quarter;  and 

(c.)  For  each  jitney  bus  capable  of  seating  ten  or  more  pass- 
engers, the  sum  of  thirty-five  ($35.00)  dollars  per  quarter.  (As 
amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  201.) 

Sec.  6.  OPERATORS  AND  CHAUFFEURS  TO  PROCURE 
BADGES — All  operators  and  chauffeurs  named  in  the  application  for 
a  jitney  bus  license,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  shall  have  issued  to 
them  by  the  City  Clerk  a  numbered  driver's  badge,  which  shall  be  worn 
in  a  conspicuous  place  by  each  operator  or  chauffeur,  for  which 
badge  there  shall  be  deposited  with  the  City  Clerk  the  sum  of  one 
(Sl.OO)  dollar,  which  shall  be  repaid  to  the  operator  or  chauffeur  upon 
the  surrender  of  said  badge. 

Sec.  7.  MAINTENANCE  OF  INDEMNITY  BOND  OR  INSUR- 
ANCE POLICY— If  at  any  time,  in  the  judgment  of  the  City  Council, 
the  indemnity  bond,  or  bonds,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  are  not  suffic- 
ient for  any  cause,  the  City  Council  may  require  the  person  to  whom 
the  license  was  issued  to  replace  said  indemnity  bond,  or  bonds,  with 
another  indemnity  bond  satisfactory  to  the  City  Council,  and  in  default 
thereof  said  license  may  be  revoked. 

Or  if  at  any  time,  in  the  judgment  of  the  City  Council,  the  pol- 
icy, or  policies,  of  insurance,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  are  not  suf- 
ficient for  any  cause,  the  City  Council  may  require  the  person  to  whom 
the  license  was  issued  to  replace  said  policy,  or  policies,  of  insurance 
with  another  policy  of  insurance  satisfactory  to  the  City  Council,  and 
in  default  thereof  said  license  may  be  revoked. 

Sec.  8.     CERTAIN  ACTS  UNLAWFUL— It  shall  be  unlawful— 
(a.)     To  operate  a  jitney  bus  within  the  City  of  Reno  without 

haying  first  obtained  a  license  and  paid  the  prescribed  tax  therefor, 

as  in  this  ordinance  provided; 


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(b.)  To  fail  to  display  the  state,  county,  or  City  license  number 
of  such  jitney  bus; 

(c.)  To  operate  a  jitney  bus  without  having  prominently  dis- 
played thereon  and  attached  thereto  a  sign  or  painting  showing  the 
route  over  which  the  same  is  operated,  together  with  the  tariff  of  fares 
to  be  collected  for  carrying  passengers  over  such  route; 

(d.)  To  permit  passengers  to  ride  on  the  running-boards  or  sit 
upon  the  doors  of  such  jitney  bus,  and  to  permit  more  than  one  person 
to  ride  with  the  operator  or  chauffeur; 

(e.)  For  any  person  to  ride  upon  the  running-boards,  or  sit  upon 
the  running-boards,  of  such  jitney  bus,  or  to  occupy  a  seat  with  the 
operator  or  chauffeur  thereof  when  by  so  doing  there  will  be  more 
than  one  person  riding  with  such  operator  or  chauffeur; 

(f.)  To  operate  a  jitney  bus  without  first  having  obtained  a 
driver's  badge,  as  in  this  ordinance  hereinbefore  provided; 

(g.)  To  stop  any  jitney  bus  or  to  permit  such  jitney  bus  to  re- 
main standing  upon  any  street  for  the  purpose  of  loading  or  unload- 
ing passengers  except  the  same  be  brought  as  near  as  possible  to  ':he 
right-hand  curb  of  said  street; 

(h.)  To  alter  the  seating  capacity  of  any  jitney  bus  so  as  to 
make  the  seating  capacity  thereof  greater  than  is  provided  for  by 
tile  license  under  which  it  is  operated,  without  the  consent  of  the  City 
Council; 

(i.)  To  run  any  jitney  bus  with  the  top  up  between  sundown 
and  sunup,  unless  the  same  is  equipped  with  a  light  or  lights  which 
shall  be  kept  burning  so  as  to  well  light  both  the  front  and  rear  seats 
of  said  jitney  bus; 

(j.)  To  fail,  refuse,  or  neglect  to  operate  such  jitney  bus  over 
the  route  prescribed,  in  accordance  with  the  designated  tariff  of 
fares  and  during  the  hours  set  forth  in  the  application  made  for  a 
jitney  bus  license,  except  on  Sundays  and  a  reasonable  time  for  going 
to  and  from  meals,  and  in  case  of  accidents,  break-downs,  or  other  cas- 
ualties, or  upon  the  surrender  of  said  license;  and  to  operate  or  per- 
mit to  be  operated  any  such  jitney  bus  off  of  or  away  from  the  pre- 
scribed route  for  which  the  license  has  been  granted,  except  in  case 
of  emergency. 

Sec.  9.  REVOCATION  OF  LICENSE— Any  license  issued  here- 
under may  be  revoked  by  the  City  Council  for  any  violation  of  the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  for  the  failure  to  pay  any  judgment  for 
damages  arising  from  the  unlawful  or  negligent  operation  of  the 
jitney  bus  for  which  such  license  was  issued,  or  for  violation  of  the 
traffic  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Reno,  or  laws  of  the  State  of  Nevada, 
now  or  hereafter  to  be  in  force  and  effect.  Any  operator  or  chauffeur 
who  in  an  intoxicated  condition  operates  any  jitney  bus  shall  forfeit 
his  right  to  the  badge  issued  pursuant  to  Section  6  of  this  Ordinance, 
and  any  owner,  lessee,  or  person  in  control  of  any  jitney  bus  there- 
after permitting  such  operator  or  chauffeur  to  operate  or  remain  in 
charge  of  any  jitney  bus  shall  forfeit  the  license  issued  for  the  jitney 
bus  so  operated. 

Sec.  10  SIGNAL  GONG  REQUIRED— Every  jitney  bus  shall  be 
equipped  with  a  bell,  horn,  or  other  noise-producing  instrument 
capable  of  being  distinctly  heard  for  the  distance  of  one  hundred  feet, 
and  such  bell,  horn,  or  other  noise-producing  instrument  shall  be 
sounded  upon   crossing   all   street  intersections   and   at  other  points 


134  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

along  the  route  when  necessary  and  expedient.  No  jitney  bus  shall 
be  operated  at  a  rate  of  speed  in  excess  of  that  fixed  by  the  laws  of 
the  State  of  Nevada  and  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  11.  FIREMEN  AND  POLICEMEN  TO  RIDE  FREE — 
Every  person  operating  a  jitney  bus  is  hereby  required  to  permit  and 
allow  firemen  and  policemen  in  the  employ  of  the  City  of  Reno,  while 
engaged  in  the  actual  discharge  of  their  duties,  to  ride  in  any  vacant 
seat  on  the  jitney  bus,  without  paying  any  sum  or  sums  of  money  for 
fare  or  otherwise  for  riding  on  said  jitney  bus;  and  no  person  owning 
or  operating  any  jitney  bus  in  the  City  of  Reno  shall  demand  or  collect 
a  fare  from  any  fireman  or  policeman  as  in  this  Section  provided. 

Sec.  12.  STOP  BEFORE  CROSSING  RAILROAD  TRACKS— 
Whenever  a  jitney  bus  approaches  the  track  of  a  steam  railroad  it 
must,  within  twenty-five  feet  of  the  nearest  rail  of  said  steam  rail- 
road, come  to  a  full  stop,  and  the  operator  or  chauffeur  of  said  jitney 
bus  must  stop,  look  and  listen  and  be  satisfied  that  no  engine,  car  or 
train  is  approaching  in  the  direction  of  said  jitney  bus,  in  which  event 
he  may  then  proceed;  but  under  no  circumstances  shall  a  jitney  bus 
proceed  without  first  observing  the  precautions  required  by  this 
Section. 

Sec.  1.3.  BRAKES  AND  NON-SKIDDING  APPARATUS— All 
jitney  buses  shall  be  equipped  with  adequate  brakes  and  non-skidding 
devices  when  operating  upon  a  slippery  pavement. 

Sec.  14.  POLICE  EMPOWERED  TO  DIVERT  ON  OTHER 
ROUTES — The  Police  Department  is  hereby  empowered,  in  cases  of 
fire,  accident,  parades,  obstructions  on,  breaks  in,  or  repairs  to 
streets,  or  any  emergency,  or  to  prevent  accidents  or  congestion  of 
traffic,  or  in  case  of  public  necessity,  to  divert  and  route  jitney  buses 
upon  such  streets  as  in  its  judgment  is  necessary. 

Sec.  15.  FORMER  LICENSES  TO  BE  CREDITED— Any  per- 
son holding  a  license  to  operate  a  public  motor  vehicle  in  the  City 
of  Reno  at  the  time  this  Ordinance  takes  effect,  may  surrender  the 
same  and  shall  thereupon  be  entitled  to  credit  for  the  value  of  the  un- 
expired nortion  thereof,  pro  rated  according  to  the  time,  in  payment  of 
a  license  fee  hereunder.  Any  person  operating  a  jitney  bus,  as  de- 
fined herein,  prior  to  the  introduction  of  this  Ordinance,  under  a  pub- 
lic motor  vehicle  license,  who  shall  file  an  affidavit  stating  that  he 
has  elected  to  retire  from  such  business  because  of  the  adoption  of  this 
Ordinance,  shall  be  entitled  to  a  refund  of  the  value  of  his  unexpired 
license,  pro  rated  according  to  the  time;  provided,  that  said  affidavit 
shall  be  made  within  fifteen  days  after  this  ordinance  goes  into 
effect. 

Sec.  16.  PROVISIONS  SEPARABLE— The  holding  or  adjudi- 
cation of  any  section  or  sections  of  this  Ordinance  to  be  invalid  shall 
not  affect  the  remaining  sections  thereof,  but  all  other  such  sections 
shall  remain  and  be  in  full  force  and  effect. 

Sec.  17.  PENALTY — Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  Ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon 
conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  twenty 
(^20.00)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dollars. 

Sec.  18.     SEPARATE   OFFENSES— Each   and   every   day's  vio- 


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lation  of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance  by  any  operator,  chauffeur, 
or  owner  of  any  jitney  bus  shall  constitute  a  separate  distinct  offense. 

Sec.  19.  PURPOSE  OF  ORDINANCE— This  Ordinance  is  hereby 
declared  to  be  passed  and  adopted,  both  for  the  purpose  of  revenue  and 
for  the  regulation  of  the  business  herein  legislated  upon. 

Sec.  20.  REPEALING  CLAUSE— All  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  with  this  ordinance  shall  be,  and  the  same  are, 
hereby  repealed,  and  particularly  City  Ordinance  No.  176. 

Sec.  21.  WHEN  TO  TAKE  EFFECT— This  Ordinance  shall  be 
in  full  force  and  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  pub- 
lication, in  order  that  the  owners,  lessees,  or  persons  in  control  of  said 
jitney  buses  have  an  opportunity  to  procure  the  license  and  indemnity 
bond,  or  policy  of  insurance,  and  to  comply  with  its  provisions  as  here- 
inbefore provided. 

Sec.  22.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Ordinance  No.  183  publish- 
ed in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  printed  and  pub- 
lished in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  26th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1915,  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle,  Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Frank. 

Approved  this  26th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  184 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  KEEPING,  STORAGE  AND 
USE  OF  GASOLINE,  BENZINE,  KEROSENE,  OR  ANY  PRO- 
DUCT OF  PETROLEUM  OR  HYDRO-CARBON  LIQUIDS 
WHICH  WILL  FLASH  OR  EMIT  AN  INFLAMMABLE  VAPOR 
AT  A  TEMPERATURE  BELOW  110  DEGREES  FAHRENHEIT, 
WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  AND  PROVIDING  A  PENALTY 
FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  PERMIT  REQUIRED— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person,  firm  or  corporation  to  store,  keep  or  use  in  quantities  greater 
than  ten  (10)  gallons,  any  gasoline,  benzine,  kerosene,  or  any  product 
of  petroleum  or  hydro-carbon  liquids  which  will  flash  or  emit  an  in- 
flammable vapor  at  a  temperature  below  110  degrees  Fahrenheit, 
within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  without  first  obtain- 
ing a  permit  therefor  from  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno;  pro- 
vided, however,  that  the  City  Council  in  the  granting  or  refusal  of 


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such  permit  shall  exercise  reasonable  and  sound  discretion,  taking 
into  consideration  the  character  of  the  applicant  for  such  permit  and 
the  intended  location. 

Sec.  2.  PRESENTATION  OF  APPLICATION— Applications,  as 
provided  for  in  Section  1  of  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  presented  in 
writing  and  filed  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno.  The  appli- 
cant, or  some  one  in  his,  her,  or  its  behalf,  shall  be  present  at  the 
meeting  of  the  City  Council  when  the  application  is  considered  and 
shall  answer  all  questions  pertaining  to  the  character  of  the  applicant 
and  the  condition  of  the  premises  upon  which  the  liquids,  as  con- 
tained in  Section  1  of  this  Ordinance,  are  purposed  to  be  stored.  If  the 
application  is  granted,  a  storage  tank,  or  tanks,  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided shall  be  installed  under  the  supervision  of  the  Fire  Chief  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  this  Ordinance,  and  he 
shall  keep  a  record  of  the  location  of  all  such  tanks. 

Sec.  3.  QUANTITY  ALLOWED  TO  BE  STORED— Whenever  a 
greater  quantity  than  ten  (10)  gallons  of  gasoline,  benzine,  kerosene, 
or  any  other  product  of  petroleum  or  hydro-carbon  liquids  which  will 
flash  or  emit  an  inflammable  vapor  below  110  degrees  Fahrenheit,  is 
to  be  kept  or  stored,  the  same  shall  be  in  tanks  arranged  as  in  this 
Ordinance  hereinafter  provided,  or  in  barrels  or  metallic  cans  in  a 
one-story  brick,  stone  or  concrete  building  with  a  concrete  or  hollow- 
tile  roof,  with  no  interior  woodwork  whatever,  with  all  exterior  open- 
ings protected  with  wired  glass  not  less  than  one-fourth  inch  thick  in 
metal  frames  and  sashes,  or  with  wooden,  tin-clad  doors  or  shutters 
constructed  in  accordance  with  the  specifications  of  The  National 
Board  of  Fire  Underwriters;  all  door  openings  to  have  masonry  sills 
rising  not  less  than  one  foot  above  the  floor;  such  buildings  to  be  oc- 
cupied exclusively  for  storage  of  oils  and  liquids.  No  one  tank,  con- 
structed as  in  this  Ordinance  hereinafter  provided,  shall  contain  more 
than  three  hundred  (300)  gallons,  and  not  more  than  four  (4)  tanks, 
making  twelve  hundred  (1200)  gallons  in  the  aggregate,  nor  more  than 
twelve  hundred  (1200)  gallons  in  the  aggregate  under  any  method  of 
storage  as  hereinbefore  provided,  shall  be  allowed  to  be  stored  in  any 
one  premises,  without  special  permission  therefor  being  first  obtained 
from  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  4.  GARAGE  REGULATIONS— Garages  must  at  all  times 
conform  with  the  following  regulations: 

(a.)  No  gasoline  shall  be  allowed  to  remain  in  any  open  can  or 
open  receptacle  of  any  kind,  in,  upon  or  about  any  garage. 

(b.)  No  gasoline  shall  be  put  into  or  taken  out  of  any  automo- 
bile where  there  is  an  open  light. 

(c.)  No  gasoline  shall  be  used  for  motive  power  to  supply  any 
engine  or  machinery  of  any  kind  used  or  run  by  an  automobile  garage. 

(d.)  Where  gasoline  is  pumped  or  handled  inside  of  any  build- 
ing, the  lighting  shall  be  by  incandescent  electric  lights  with  all  elec- 
tric switches  and  cut-offs  permanently  located  at  least  four  (4)  feet 
above  the  floor. 

(e.)  No  oils,  gasoline,  or  any  inflammable  material  shall  be  al- 
lowed to  be  stored  or  kept  in  any  lockers. 

(f.)  All  electric  motors  installed  in  any  room  where  gasoline  is 
handled,  and  which  are  not  actually  a  part  of  any  automobile,  shall 
be  located  at  least  four  (4)  feet  above  the  floor. 


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(g.)  All  lockers  in  automobile  garages  shall  be  so  constructed 
as  to  permit  of  ready  inspection. 

(h.)  No  smoking  shall  be  allowed  inside  of  any  building  used  as 
an  automobile  garage.  A  notice  in  large  letters,  "NO  SMOKING/' 
shall  be  displayed  in  a  conspicuous  place  and  manner  on  the  floor  and 
at  all  entrances  to  the  garage. 

(i.)  Sand  shall  be  kept  in  iron  buckets  in  all  garages.  Every 
public  garage  shall  also  have  on  hand  at  all  times  four  (4)  barrels  of 
clean  sand,  each  barrel  to  contain  an  iron  scoop,  and  the  said  barrels 
shall  be  placed  in  different  parts  of  the  main  floor  and  repair  shop,  so 
that  the  sand  contained  therein  may  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  ex- 
tinguishing the  gasoline  or  oil  fires  and  for  absorbing  waste  oils  that 
may  fall  upon  the  floor;  and  such  sand,  when  saturated,  shall  be  re- 
moved from  the  building.  The  use  of  sawdust  for  absorbing  oils  in 
any  garage  is  strictly  prohibited. 

(j.)  All  waste  and  rubbish  of  any  kind  must  be  kept  at  all 
times  in  metal  receptacles  fitted  with  a  tight  cover. 

Sec.  5.  STORAGE  OF  GASOLINE— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person  to  store  gasoline  in  excess  of  ten  (10)  gallons  in  the  City  of 
Heno,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in  these  regulations.  All  gaso- 
line, except  that  contained  in  the  tanks  of  automobiles,  shall  be  kept 
and  stored  in  underground  tanks  of  the  following   specifications: 

(a.)  No  single  tank  to  have  a  capacity  of  more  than  three 
hundred  (300)  gallons  of  gasoline. 

(b.)  Not  more  than  four  (4)  tanks  of  three  hundred  (300)  gal- 
lons capacity  each,  or  an  aggregate  of  twelve  hundred  (1200)  gal- 
lons of  gasoline,  shall  be  stored  in  connection  with  any  one  public 
garage, 

(c.)  One  storage  tank  for  gasoline  of  a  capacity  not  greater 
than  two  hundred  (200)  gallons  may  be  installed  in  connection  with 
and  for  a  private  garage. 

(d.)  Two  (2)  tanks  of  three  hundred  (300)  gallons  capacity 
each,  or  an  aggregate  of  six  hundred  (600)  gallons,  may  be  allowed 
to  be  stored  in  connection  with  a  retail  or  wholesale  store,  factory 
or  other  establishment. 

Sec.  6.  HANDLING  OF  GASOLINE— Ten  (10)  gallons  of 
gasoline  may  be  kept  inside  of  a  building  in  approvad,  self-closing 
cans  of  a  capacity  not  to  exceed  five  (5)  gallons.  Gasoline  may  be 
kept  in  approved,  portable  filling  tanks  inside  of  a  public  or  private 
garage.  No  one  approved,  portable  filling  tank  shall  have  a  capac- 
ity to  exceed  fifty  (50)  gallons.  All  said  approved  tanks  shall  have 
to  be  mounted  on  all-metal  wheels  with  rubber  tires,  each 
to  be  equipped  with  an  approved  pump  fitted  with  hose  attachment 
not  to  exceed  eight  (8)  feet  in  length,  fitted  at  the  end  with  a 
ground  shut-off  nozzle;  the  gasoline  to  be  pumped  into  the  reser- 
vior  of  the  automobile  from  the  said  approved  wheel  tanks.  Such 
portable  wheel  tanks  when  not  in  use  must  be  kept  near  the  entrance 
of  the  building,  so  that  in  case  of  fire  they  can  be  readily  removed 
from  the  building. 

Sec.  7.  CONSTRUCTION  OF  STORAGE  TANKS— All  gaso- 
line storage  tanks  must  conform  to  the  following  specifications: 

(a.)  All  gasoline  storage  tanks  of  three  hundred  (300)  gallons 
or  less  capacity  shall  be   constructed    of    at    least    fourteen     (14) 


138  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

gauge  galvanized  steel  or  three-sixteenths  (3-16)  inch  black  open- 
hearth  steel. 

(b.)  All  tanks  exceeding  three  hundred  (300)  gallons  capac- 
ity shall  be  constructed  of  at  least  twelve  (12)  gauge  galvanized 
steel,  or  one-quarter  (%)  inch  black  open-hearth  steel. 

(c.)  All  tanks  made  of  galvanized  steel  must  be  carefully  rivet- 
ed and  soldered.  All  tanks  of  black  steel  must  be  carefully  riveted 
and  calked. 

(d.)  All  tanks  must  be  coated  on  the  outside  with  asphaltuni  or 
other  rust-resisting  material. 

(e.)  There  shall  be  no  openings  or  connections  on  any  tank  ex- 
cept on  the  top  thereof,  and  no  tank  shall  be  connected,  whether 
directly  or  indirectly,  with  any  drain,  catch-basin,  public  or  private 
sewer  in  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  8.  INSTALLATION  OF  STORAGE  TANKS— All  gaso- 
line storage  tanks,  except  as  herein  otherwise  provided,  shall  be  in- 
stalled in  the  following  manner: 

(a.)  All  storage  tanks  shall  be  placed  in  the  spot  agreed  upon 
by  the  applicant  and  the  Fire  Chief,  and  when  placed  under  the 
sidewalk,  they  must  be  close  to  the  curb  line. 

(b.)  Where  the  sidewalk  is  not  excavated  for  basement  use, 
the  top  of  all  storage  tanks  must  be  at  least  four  (4)  feet  below 
the  sidewalk;  the  space  between  the  top  of  the  tank  and  the  sidewalk 
shall  be  filled  with  earth. 

(c.)  Where  the  sidewalk  is  excavated  and  used  as  part  of  the 
basement,  the  tanks  may  rest  on  the  basement  floor;  a  brick  or  con- 
crete wall  not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  in  thickness  shall  be  con- 
structed around  said  storage  tanks,  extending  up  to  four  (4)  feet 
above  the  top  of  said  storage  tanks;  the  space  between  the  top  of  the 
tanks  and  the  ton  of  the  walls  shall  be  filled  with  earth,  the  earth 
covered  with  at  least  three  (3)  inches  of  concrete. 

(d.)  Where  two  or  more  tanks  are  installed,  there  shall  be  a 
brick  or  concrete  dividing  wall  between  each  tank,  not  less  than 
twelve  inches  in  thickness. 

(e.)  No  tanks  shall  be  so  connected  that  gasoline  can  flow  from 
one  to  another. 

(f.)  No  stqrage  tank  shall  be  covered  with  earth  until  an  in- 
spection has  been  made  by  the  Fire  Chief. 

(g.)  All  tanks  stored  in  basements  under  the  sidewalk  must  go 
close  to  the  retaining  walls  of  the  street. 

(h.)  One  storage  tank  may  be  installed  for  a  private  garage  on 
private  property,  after  first  having  obtained  a  permit  therefore  as 
provided  for  in  Section  1  of  this  Ordinance;  provided,  said  tank 
shall  not  be  placed  within  the  walls  of  any  building,  and  covered  with 
at  least  four  (4)  feet  of  earth. 

(i.)     All  pipes  must  head  out  of  the  tops  of  tanks. 

(j.)  All  piping  shall  be  galvanized  and  put  together  with  Jith- 
arge  and  glycerine. 

Sec.  9.  PUMPS — All  gasoline  must  be  drawn  from  storage  tanks 
by  suction  pumps,  and  no  gravity,  siphon,  air  or  water  pressure  system 
shall  be  permitted.  Such  pumps  must  be  located  above  the  tops  of 
the  tanks,  inside  the  building,  and  must  not  be  below  the  first  floor. 


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Such  piimps  must  be  of  an  approved  design,  having  valves  to  close 
all  suction  lines.  Pumps  must  be  arranged  to  lock,  and  having  a 
shut-off  valve  on  the  nozzle.  In  no  case  shall  there  be  a  return  or 
waste  pipe  to  the  tank. 

Sec.  10.  VENT  PIPES— All  storage  tanks  must  be  provided  with 
one  (I)  one-half-inch-in-diameter  galvanized  iron  vent  pipe,  same  to 
be  connected  to  top  of  tanks.  This  vent  pipe  must  be  carried  up  at 
least  ten  (10)  feet  above  the  ground  and  terminate  in  a  goose  neck, 
the  opening  of  which  must  be  covered  by  a  brass  or  copper  screen  of 
at  least  thirty  (30)  mesh.  This  vent  pipe  must  be  placed  on  a  dead 
wall  as  remote  from  windows  and  doors  as  possible,  and  must  be 
attached  to  wall  with  pipe  hooks  and  kept  firmly  in  place;  provided, 
that  on  tanks  used  for  storing  gasoline  for  the  generation  of  gas, 
such  vent  pipes  may  be  placed  at  a  distance  from  buildings  and 
covered  at  the  opening  with  a  cap  or  valve  which  will  be  automatic- 
ally removed  by  a  pressure  of  eight  (8)  pounds;  and  provided,  fur- 
ther, that  the  pipe  supplying  gas  from  the  generator  shall  be  con- 
structed on  such  an  incline  as  will  enable  any  gasoline  collecting 
therein  from  condensation  to  flow  back  into  the  gasoline  tanks  or 
generator. 

Sec.  11.  FILLEK  PIPES— Filler  pipes  must  be  made  of  galv- 
anized iron  piping  two  (2)  inches  or  more  in  diameter,  entering  in 
at  the  top  of  tank  and  extending  to  the  bottom  of  the  tank.  Uppei^ 
end  of  such  filler  pipe  must  terminate  in  screw^  cap  securely  locked. 
\\hen  filler  pipe  runs  to  sidewalk  or  alley  or  to  other  public  high- 
way, it  must  terminate  in  screw  cap  securely  locked,  and  be  pro- 
tected by  cast  iron  filler  box,  same  to  be  flush  with  the  sidewalk  or 
alley. 

Sec.  12.  DRY  CLEANING  ROOM  REGULATIONS— The  dry 
cleaning  room  of  a  clothes-cleaning  establishment  shall  be  a  fire- 
proof building  not  .more  than  one  (1)  story  high,  with  no  base- 
ment beneath;  building  must  be  of  brick,  stone  or  concrete  con- 
struction with  concrete  floor. 

(a.)  The  doors  of  such  room  must  be  of  an  approved  pattern 
of  automatic  fire  doors,  opening  outward;  and  the  windows  shall  be 
of  wired  glass  in  metal  frames  and  sashes. 

(b.)  The  walls  of  said  room  shall  have  vent  holes  at  the  floor 
line  not  less  than  6x8  inches  in  area,  one  such  opening  in  each 
outside  wall  of  the  room,  the  openings  properly  protected  by  iron  bars. 
The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  may  require,  when  deemed  advis- 
able for  proper  ventilation,  that  an  exhaust  blower  be  located  in  an 
air  conduit  whose  inlet  openings  shall  be  at  or  near  the  floor  line, 
and  the  discharge  end  of  such  conduit  shall  be  carried  six  (6)  feet 
above  the  roof  of  the  building.  The  exhaust  blower  and  conduit  shall 
be  of  a  size  sufficient  to  change  the  air  of  the  building  every  three 
(3)  minutes,  and  such  blower  shall  be  in  operation  at  all  times  dur- 
ing working  hours. 

(c.)  The  dry  cleaning  room  shall  be  equipped  with  fire  buckets 
filled  with  sand  for  use  in  extinguishing  fires,  the  number  of  buck- 
ets and  quantity  of  sand  to  be  determined  by  the  Fire  Chief. 

(d.)  There  shall  be  no  connection  between  the  said  clothes-clean- 
ing establishments  to  public  or  private  sewers,  drain,  catch-basin  or 
pit,  and  no  heating  or  cooking  stoves,  or  fires  of  any  description,' 
sliall  be  permitted  in  said  cleaning  room. 


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(e.)  The  lighting  must  be  done  by  electricity  in  the  most  ap- 
proved manner;  and  all  switches  must  be  four  and  one-half  (AVs-.) 
feet  above  the  floor  of  such  establishments,  located  near  the  door, 
so  as  not  to  allow  opportunity  for  vapor  to  collect  near  them. 

(f.)  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  locate,  have,  use  or  maintain  a 
steam  generating  boiler,  dynamo,  or  motor  within  the  w^alls  of  any 
clothes-cleaning  establishment  except  in  a  room  entriely  separated 
from  the  cleaning  and  dyeing  rooms. 

Sec.  13.  STORAGE  OF  GASOLINE  OR  BENZINE  IN  CON- 
NECTION WITH  DRY  CLEANING  ROOMS— Not  more  than  one  (1) 
gallon  of  gasoline  or  benzine  shall  be  kept  or  stored  for  use  above 
ground  in  any  clothes-cleaning  establishment  except  in  closed  ma- 
chines. All  quantities  of  benzine  or  gasoline  in  excess  of  one  (1) 
gallon  shall  be  stored  in  underground  tanks  of  the  following  specifi- 
cations: 

(a.)  All  storage  tanks  shall  be  constructed  of  not  less  than 
fourteen  (14)  gauge  galvanized  steel,  carefully  riveted  and  soldered 
and  coated  on  the  outside  with  asphaltum  or  other  rust-proof  ma- 
terial. There  shall  be  no  openings  or  pipe  connections  on  top  there- 
of, and  no  tanks  shall  be  connected,  either  directly  or  indirectly  with 
any  drain,  catch-basin  or  sewer  in  the  City  of  Reno. 

(b.)  Tanks  must  not  exceed  three  hundred  (300)  gallons  capac- 
ity each,  and  not  more  than  four  (4)  tanks  for  benzine  or  gasoline 
of  three  hundred  (300)  gallons  capacity  each  shall  be  allowed  in  con- 
nection with  any  one  clothes-cleaning  establishment. 

Sec.  14.  INSTALLATION  OF  STORAGE  TANKS  IN  CON- 
NECTION WITH  DRY-CLEANING  ROOMS— All  storage  tanks 
shall  be  placed  in  the  spot  agreed  upon  by  the  applicant  and  the  Fire 
Chief. 

(a.)  All  storage  tanks  must  be  placed  outside  the  building, 
under  the  sidewalk,  close  to  the  curb  line. 

(b.)  Where  the  sidewalk  is  not  excavated  for  basement  use,  the 
top  of  the  storage  tank  must  be  at  least  four  (4)  feet  below  the 
sidewalk,  the  space  between  the  top  of  the  tank  and  the  sidewalk 
shall  be  filled  with  earth. 

(c.)  Where  the  sidewalk  is  excavated  and  used  as  part  of  the 
basement,  the  tanks  must  rest  on  the  basement  floor.  A  brick  or 
concrete  wall  not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  in  thickness  shall  be 
constructed  around  said  storage  tanks,  extending  from  the  bottom 
of  the  tank  up  to  four  (4)  feet  above  the  top  of  said  storage  tank; 
the  space  between  the  top  of  the  tank  and  the  top  of  the  walls  shall 
be  filled  with  earth,  the  earth  covered  with  three  (3)  inches  of 
concrete. 

(d.)  When  it  is  desired  to  utilize  all  space  under  the  sidewalk 
for  basement  purposes,  the  top  of  the  storage  tanks  must  be  at 
least  four  (4)  feet  below  the  level  of  the  basement  floor;  a  brick 
or  concrete  wall  not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  in  thickness  shall 
be  constructed  around  said  storage  tanks,  extending  from  the  bot- 
tom of  the  tank  up  to  the  basement  floor;  the  space  between  the 
top  of  the  tanks  and  the  basement  floor  shall  be  filled  with  earth, 
the  earth  covered  with  the  concrete  floor. 

(e.)  All  tanks  stored  in  the  basement  under  the  sidewalk  must 
be  close  to  the  retaining  wall  of  the  street. 


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(f.)  Where  two  or  more  tanks  are  installed,  there  shall  be  a 
brick  or  concrete  dividing  wall  between  each  tank,  of  not  less  than 
twelve  (12)  inches  in  thickness. 

(g.)  No  tanks  shall  be  so  constructed  that  benzine  or  gasoline 
can  flow  from  one  to  another. 

(h.)  No  tanks  shall  be  covered  with  earth  until  an  inspec- 
tion shall  have  been  made  by  the  Fire  Chief. 

(i.)  All  storage  tanks  shall  be  provided  with  a  galvanized  iron 
vent  Dipe  one-half  (V2)  inch  in  diameter,  same  to  be  connected  to 
top  of  tanks, 

(j.)  This  vent  pipe  must  be  carried  up  at  least  ten  (10)  feet 
above  the  ground  level  and  terminate  in  a  goose  neck,  the  open- 
ing of  which  must  be  covered  with  a  brass  or  copper  wire  screen 
of  at  least  thirty  (30)  mesh.  This  vent  pipe  must  be  placed  on  a 
dead  wall  as  remote  from  windows  and  doors  as  possible,  and  must 
be  attached  to  the  wall  with  pipe  hooks  and  kept  firmly  in  place. 

(k.)  Filler  pipes  must  be  made  of  galvanized  iron  piping  two  (2) 
inches  or  more  in  diameter,  entering  in  at  top  of  tank  and  extend- 
ing to  the  bottom  of  the  tank.  Upper  end  of  such  filler  pipe  must 
terminate  in  screw  cap  securely  locked. 

(1.)  When  filler  pipe  runs  to  sidewalk  or  to  alley  or  to  other 
public  highway,  it  must  terminate  in  screw  cap  securely  locked,  and 
b(;  protected  by  cast  iron  filler  box,  same  to  be  flush  with  the  sidewalk 
or  alley. 

Sec.  15.  PUMPS  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  DRY-CLEANING 
EOOMS — All  gasoline  or  benzine  must  be  drawn  from  storage  tanks 
by  suction  pumps,  and  no  gravity,  siphon,  air  or  water  system  shall 
be  permitted;  such  pumps  to  be  located  above  the  top  of  the  tanks, 
inside  the  building.  Pumps  must  be  of  approved  design,  having 
valves  to  close  all  suction  pipe  lines. 

Sec.  16.  PIPES  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  DRY-CLEANING 
ROOMS — All  pipes  must  lead  out  of  the  tops  of  the  tanks.  All  pip- 
ing shall  be  galvanized,  and  shall  be  put  together  with  litharge  and 
glycerine. 

Sec.  17.  HANDLING  OF  GASOLINE  AND  BENZINE  IN 
CONNECTION  WITH  DRY-CLEANING  ROOMS— The  piping  shall 
be  so  arranged  that  all  gasoline  shall  be  pumped  from  the  tanks  to 
the  washers  and  return  without  being  exposed  to  the  air,  and  op- 
erators of  washers  shall  allow  sufficient  time  for  all  gasoline  to 
return  to  storage  tanks  before  opening  same. 

Sec.  18.  REGULATIONS  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  DRY- 
CLEANING  ROOMS— (a.)  No  open  lights  of  any  kind  shall  be 
allowed  in  any  room  where  benzine  or  gasoline  is  used. 

(b.)  No  stove,  forge,  torch,  boiler  or  other  furnace,  flame  or 
fire  shall  be  allowed  in  any  cleaning  room  where  benzine  or  gaso- 
line is  used. 

(c.)  All  electric  motors  shall  be  placed  at  least  six  (6)  feet 
above  the  floor. 

Sec.  19,  PENALTY — Any  person,  or  persons,  firm,  company 
or  corporation  that  violates,  disobeys  or  refuses  to  comply  with  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  mis- 
demeanor, and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine 


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of  not  less  than  ten  ($10.00)  dollars  nor  more  than  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  of  said  City 
not  to  exceed  thirty  (30)  days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprison- 
ment; and  each  said  person  or  persons,  firm,  company  or  corporation 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  separate  offense  for  each  day  that  such 
violation,  disobedience  or  refusal  shall  continue,  and  shall  be  subject 
to  the  punishment  imposed  by  this  Ordinance  for  each  and  every 
separate  offense. 

Sec.  20.  WHEN  TO  BE  IN  EFFECT— This  Ordinance  shall  be 
in  effect  ninety  (90)  days  after  its  adoption,  approval  and  publication. 

Sec.  21.  REPEALING  CLAUSE— All  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  22.  PUBLICATION— The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have 
this  City  Ordinance  No.  184  published  daily  in  the  Nevada  State 
Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  printed  and  published  in  the  City  of  Reno, 
for  the  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  23d  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1915,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,   Steffes,  Frisch,  Twaddle,   Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Nelson. 

Approved  this  24th  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  213. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  185 

AN  ORDINANCE  EMPOWERING  AND  AUTHORIZING  THE 
MAYOR  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  SUBJECT  TO  CONFIRMA- 
TION BY  THE  CITY  COUNCIL,  TO  APPOINT  A  PHYSICIAN 
TO  GIVE  MEDICAL  ATTENTION  TO  EMPLOYES  OF  THE 
CITY  OF  RENO  WHO  ARE  INJURED  IN  THE  COURSE  OF 
THEIR  EMPLOYMENT;  TO  FIX  A  COMPENSATION  FOR 
SUCH  PHYSICIAN;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES 
AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  HEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  The  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno,  subject  to  confir- 
mation by  the  City  Council,  is  hereby  empowered  and  authorized  to 
appoint  a  physician  to  give  medical  attention  to  the  employes  of  the 
City  of  Reno  who  are  injured  in  the  course  of  their  employment. 

Sec.  2.  The  physician  so  appointed  shall  receive  as  full  com- 
pensation for  his  services  rendered  in  compliance  with  the  terms  and 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dollars  per 
month,  which  said  compensation  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  Employe's 


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Medical  Fund  of  the  City  of  Reno.  He  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  City 
Council,  and  removed  at  the  pleasure  of  said  Mayor  and  City  Council. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  No.  185  published  daily,  for  the  period  of  one  week,  in  the 
Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  new^spaper  printed  and  published  in 
the  City  of  Reno. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  216. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  188 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND  AND  RE-ENACT  CITY  ORDI- 
NANCE NUMBER  36,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING 
THE  SALARIES  OF  THE  OFFICERS  AND  CERTAIN  EM- 
PLOYES OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  PRESCRIBING  THE  MAN- 
NER OF  PAYMENT  THEREOF;  REPEALING  ALL  ORDI- 
NANCES AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT 
THEREWITH;  AND  OTHER  MATTERS  RELATING  THERE- 
TO," PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  JUNE  26,  1905,  AND  ALL 
ORDINANCES  AMENDATORY  THERETO. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  36,  entitled  "An  Or- 
dinance fixing  the  salaries  of  the  officers  and  certain  employes  of 
the  City  of  Reno;  prescribing  the  manner  of  payment  thereof;  re- 
pealing all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  theerwith; 
and  other  matters  relating  thereto,"  passed  and  adopted  June  26, 
1905,  is  hereby  amended  and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  salary  of  the  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno  shall  be 
nine  hundred  ($900.00)  dollars  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly 
installments. 

The  salary  of  the  City  Councilmen  of  said  City  shall  be  six 
hundred  ($600.00)  dollars  each,  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly 
installments. 

The  salary  of  the  City  Attorney  of  said  city  shall  be  twenty- 


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four  hundred  ($2400.00)  dollars  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly 
installments. 

The  salary  of  the  City  Auditor  of  said  City  shall  be  three  hun- 
dred ($300)  dollars  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly  install- 
ments. 

The  salary  of  the  City  Treasurer  of  said  City  shall  be  three  hun- 
dred ($300)  dollars  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly  install- 
ments. 

The  salary  of  the  City  Clerk  of  said  City  shall  be  eighteen  hun- 
dred ($1800.00)  dollars  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly  install- 
ments. 

The  salary  of  the  Police  Judge  of  said  City  shall  be  twelve  hun- 
dred ($1200.00)  dollars  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly  install- 
ments. 

The  salary  of  the  City  Engineer  and  Superintendent  of  Streets 
of  said  City  shall  be  twenty-four  hundred  ($2400.00)  dollars  per  an- 
num, payable  in  equal  monthly  installments. 

There  shall  be  one  City  Janitor,  who  shall  receive  a  salary  of  one 
hundred  ($100.00)  dollars  per  month,  payable  monthly. 

There  shall  be  one  city  Stenographer,  who  shall  receive  a  salary 
of  fifty  ($50.00)  dollars  per  month,  payable  monthly. 

Sec.  2.  Section  2  of  City  Ordinance  No.  36,  entitled  "An  Ordinance 
fixing  the  salaries  of  the  officers  and  certain  employes  of  the  City 
of  Reno;  prescribing  the  manner  of  payment  thereof;  repealing  all 
ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith;  and  other 
matters  relating  thereto,"  passed  and  adopted  June  26,  1905,  is  here- 
by amended  and  reenacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Section  2.  The  salary  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  of 
the  City  of  Reno  shall  be  eighteen  hundred  ($1800.00)  dollars  per  an- 
num, payable  in  equal  monthly  installments. 

There  shall  be  two  engineers  of  said  Fire  Department,  one  of 
whom  shall  be  assistant  chief,  and  they  shall  each  receive  a  salary 
of  fourteen  hundred  and  forty  ($1440.00)  dollars  per  annum,  payable 
in  equal  monthly  installments. 

There  shall  be  one  Assistant  Engineer  of  said  Fire  Department, 
whose  salary  shall  be  twelve  hundred  and  sixty  ($1260.00)  dollars  per 
annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly  installments. 

There  shall  be  two  Captains  of  said  Fire  Department,  and  they 
shall  each  receive  a  salary  of  twelve  hundred  ($1200.00)  dollars  per 
annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly  installments. 

There  shall  be  five  drivers  attached  to  said  Fire  Department, 
each  of  whom  shall  receive  a  salary  of  twelve  hundred  ($1200.00) 
dollars  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly  installments. 

There  shall  be  three  truckmen  attached  to  said  Fire  Depart- 
ment, each  of  whom  shall  receive  a  salary  of  eleven  hundred 
and  forty  ($1140.00)  dollars  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly 
installments. 

There  shall  be  four  chemical  men  attached  to  said  Fire  De- 
partment, each  of  whom  shall  receive  a  salary  of  eleven  hundred 
and  forty  ($1140.00)  dollars  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly 
installments. 

There  shall  be  four  hose  men  attached  to  said  Fire  Department, 


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each  of  whom  shall  receive  a  salary  of  eleven  hundred  and  forty 
(?1 140,00)  dollars  per  annum,  payable  in  equal  monthly  installments. 

Every  employe  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  be  entitled  to  an  an- 
nual lay-off  of  fifteen  (15)  days,  and  shall  receive  during  such  lay-off 
full  pay,  and  his  place  shall  be  taken  by  an  extra  man  capable  of 
performing  the  duties  of  such  position;  and  said  extra  man  shall  be 
paid  out  of  the  general  fund,  upon  the  proper  certificate  from  the 
Chief  of  the  Fire  Deaprtment  to  the  effect  that  he  has  performed 
such  services  and  that  he  is  entitled  to  compensation  therefor. 

The  City  Council  may,  in  its  discretion,  authorize  the  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department  to  appoint  such  other,  additional  employes  of 
said  Fire  Department  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  from  time  to 
time. 

The  compensation  of  such  extra  man  when  employed  as  afore- 
said, when  so  authorized  and  duly  certified  to  by  said  City  Council, 
shall  be  allowed  and  paid  as  otherwise  provided  by  law;  provided, 
that  no  such  extra  man  shall  receive  more  than  eighty-tw^o  and  fifty 
one-hundredths  ($82.50)  dollars  per  month  until  he  has  served  a  pro- 
bationary term  of  three  (3)  months. 

Sec.  3.  Section  3  of  City  Ordinance  No.  36,  entitled  "An  Ordi- 
nance fixing  the  salaries  of  the  officers  and  certain  employes  of  the 
City  of  Reno;  prescribing  the  manner  of  payment  thereof;  repealing 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith;  and 
other  matters  relating  thereto,"  passed  and  adopted  June  26,  1905, 
is  hereby  amended  and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Section  3.  The  Chief  of  Police  of  the  City  of  Reno  shall  receive 
a  salary  of  twenty-one  hundred  ($2100.00)  dollars  per  annum,  pay- 
able in  equal  monthly  installments. 

There  shall  be  appointed  an  assistant  Chief  of  Police,  who  shall 
be  designated  "Captain  of  Police"  and  he  shall  receive  a  salary  of 
one  hundred  and  five  ($105.00)  dollars  per  month,  payable  monthly. 

There  shall  be  appointed  a  Clerk  of  ,the  Bureau  of  Identifica- 
tion, and  he  shall  receive  a  salary  of  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dollars 
per  month,  payable  monthly. 

There  shall  be  appointed  a  Desk  Sergeant,  and  he  shall  receive  a 
salary  of  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dollars  per  month,  payable  monthly. 

There  shall  be  appointed  Policemen,  in  the  number  deemed  nec- 
essary and  required  by  the  City  Council,  each  of  whom  shall  receive  a 
salary  of  ninety-five  ($95.00)  dollars  per  month,  payable  monthly. 

Every  employe  of  the  Police  Department  shall  be  entitled  to  an 
annual  lay-off  of  fifteen  (15)  days,  and  shall  receive  during  such 
lay-off  full  pay;  and  his  place  shall  be  taken  by  an  extra  man  cap- 
able of  performing  the  duties  of  such  position,  said  extra  man  to 
be  paid  out  of  the  general  fund,  upon  the  proper  certification  from 
the  Chief  of  the  Police  Department  to  the  effect  that  he  has  per- 
formed such  services  and  that  he  is  entitled  to  compensation 
therefor. 

Sec.  4.  This  Ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances, 
as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  by  resolution 
of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  5.     The   City   Clerk   and   Clerk  of  the   City  Council   of  the 


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City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Or- 
dinance No.  188  printed  and  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordi- 
nances, as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  by  reso- 
lution of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen     Frank,     Steffes,     Frisch,     Nelson,     Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  217. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  189 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  CITY 
ORDINANCE  NUMBER  54,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE 
PROVIDING  FOR  THE  REGULATION  AND  INSPECTION  OF 
THE  INSTALLATION  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  ELECTRIC- 
AL WIRES,  APPLIANCES,  APPARATUS,  CONSTRUCTION 
AND  EQUIPMENT  IN,  ON  OR  ABOUT  BUILDINGS  OR 
OTHER  STRUCTURES,  AND  IN  ANY  STREET,  ALLEY  OR 
OTHER  PUBLIC  PLACE  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  AND  FIX- 
ING A  PENALTY  FQR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF,"  PASS- 
ED AND  ADOPTED  FEBRUARY  26,  1906;  TO  FIX  A  PEN- 
ALTY FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF;  AND  TO  REPEAL 
ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CON- 
FLICT THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAfN: 

Section  1.  City  Ordinance  Number  54,  entitled  "An  Ordinance 
providing  for  the  regulation  and  inspection  of  the  installation  and 
maintenance  of  electrical  wires,  appliances,  apparatus,  construc- 
tion and  equipment  in,  on  or  about  buildings  or  other  structures, 
and  in  any  street,  alley  or  other  public  place  in  the  City  of  ReiiO, 
and  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,"  passed  and  adopted 
February  26,  1906,  is  hereby  amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as 
to  read  as  follows: 

Section  1.  (a.)  All  electrical  construction,  all  materials  and 
all  appliances  used  in  connection  with  electrical  work,  and  the  in- 
stallation and  operation  of  all  electrical  apparatus  in  or  about  build- 
ings or  other  structures  in  the  City  of  Reno,  or  in,  on  or  about  any 
street,  alley,  or  other  public  place  therein,  shall  be  in  conformity  with 
the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  being  rules  and  requirements  for 
the  installation  and  maintenance  of  electrical  wiring  and  apparatus 


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for  electric  li^ht,  heat,  and  power;  and  the  said  rules  and  regulations, 
together  with  any  amendments  and  changes  made  therein  from  time 
to  time,  are  hereby  adopted  and  approved;  and  it  is  hereby  made  the 
duty  of  the  City  Engineer  and  the  City  Electrician  to  keep  and  have 
on  file  in  their  respective  offices  a  copy  of  this  Ordinance  and  to  see 
that  the  provisions  thereof  are  enforced. 

(b.)  No  coriDoration,  conartnership,  association,  or  individual 
shall  engage  in  the  business  of  installing  electrical  wiring  and  ap- 
paratus within  any  building  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  use  in  connection 
with  electric  light,  heat,  or  power,  without  first  appearing  in  per- 
son, or  by  duly  authorized  representative,  at  the  office  of  the  City 
Clerk  and  securing  from  him  a  "Master  Electrician's  License." 

(c.)  No  Master  Electrician's  License  shall  be  issued  except  upon 
the  payment  of  the  license  fees  hereinafter  prescribed,  together  with 
the  filing  of  a  bond  with  the  City  Clerk,  with  good  and  sufficient  sure- 
tics,  in  the  penal  sum  of  five  hundred  ($500.00)  dollars,  conditioned 
upon  full  compliance  with  the  ordinances  of  the  City  regulating 
electrical  wiring  and  apparatus,  and  the  faithful  performance  of  all 
contracts  entered  into  for  the  installation  of  electrical  wiring  and 
apparatus  inside  of  any  building,  for  use  in  connection  with  elec- 
trical light,  heat,  or  power. 

Master  Electricians  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  quarterly  licenses 
to  carry  on  such  business,  according  to  their  quarterly  gross  re- 
ceipts, as  prescribed  in  the  following  schedules,  to-wit: 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  do  not  exceed  five  hun- 
dred ($500.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  three 
($3.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  hundred 
(S500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  five  ($5.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  one  thousand 
(VIOOO.OO)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  three  thousand  ($3000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven  and  fifty  one-hun- 
dredths  ($7.50)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  w^hose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  liot  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty  ($20.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thouFand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterlv  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thousand 
($20,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty-five  ($45.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  exceed  thirty  thousand 
(S.30,000.00)  dollars  per  quarter,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum 
of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

(d.)  Said  Master  Electrician's  License  shall  entitle  the  holder 
thereof  to  engage  in  the  business  of  installing  electrical  wiring  and 


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apparatus  inside  buildings,  for  use  in  connection  with  electrical  light, 
heat,  or  power,  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

(e.)  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  a  holder  of  a  Master  Electrician's 
License  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  any  ordinance  of  the  City 
regulating  electrical  wiring  and  apparatus,  or  to  faithfully  carry  out 
the  conditions  of  a  contract  for  installing  electrical  wiring  and  ap- 
paratus, shall  be  deemed  sufficient  cause  for  revoking  said  Master 
Electrician's  License,  together  with  all  rights  and  privileges  there- 
under and  the  forfeiture  of  the  bond  filed  pursuant  to  the  require- 
ments of  Section  1  (c.)  of  this  Ordinance. 

The  City  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  refuse  to  issue  a  "Master 
Electrician's  License"  to  any  previous  holder  of  one  which  has  been 
revoked  or  to  any  corporation,  copartnership,  association,  or  individual 
with  which  said  holder  is  assocated. 

Sec.  2.  Upon  completon  of  the  wiring  of  any  building  or  struc- 
ture, it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  corporation,  copartnership,  or  indi- 
vidual doing  the  same  to  notify  the  City  Electrician,  who  shall  at 
once  inspect  the  same,  and  if  the  same  is  found  to  conform  to  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance,  he  shall  approve  the  same  and  forthwith 
issue  a  certificate  of  satisfactory  inspection  and  an  outline  of  the 
result  of  such  examination;  nor  shall  current  be  turned  on  such  in- 
stallation until  said  certificate  be  issued,  nor  shall  any  change,  alter- 
ation, or  extension  be  made  in  the  wiring  of  any  building  after  in- 
spection without  notifying  the  City  Electrician  and  securing  a  permit 
therefor;  and  no  wiring  or  system  of  wiring  shall  be  enclosed,  or  con- 
cealed, by  lathing,  plaster,  or  other  material  or  substance  until  after 
the  same  has  been  inspected  as  herein  provided. 

Sec.  3.  The  placing,  installing,  or  operating  of  electrical  wires, 
appliances,  apparatus,  or  construction,  in  or  on  buildings  in  the  City 
of  Reno,  shall  be  executed  in  accordance  with  plans  and  specifica- 
tions previously  approved  in  writing  by  the  City  Electrician  of  said 
City;  provided,  however,  that  a  copy  of  said  plans  and  specifications, 
as  approved,  shall  be  placed  on  file  in  the  office  of  said  City  Elec- 
trician. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  corporation,  copartnersnip, 
or  individual,  after  due  notification  by  the  City  Electrician,  to  neg- 
lect or  refuse  to  correct,  obviate,  or  remove  any  fault,  error,  or  de- 
ficiency in  placing,  installing,  or  operating  electrical  wires,  appli- 
ances, or  apparatus  or  construction  in  or  on  buildings  in  said  City  of 
Reno,  or  strung  on  poles  maintained  in  any  of  the  streets  or  alleys 
thereof. 

Sec.  5.  Any  corporation,  copartnership,  association,  or  in- 
dividual, or  agent  thereof,  owning,  operating,  or  in  possession  of  nny 
electric  power  or  electric  light  and  power  plant,  or  any  corporation, 
copartnership,  association,  or  individual,  or  agent  thereof,  owning  or 
in  possession  of  any  building  or  other  structure  within  the  City  of 
Reno,  shall  permit  the  City  Electrician  to  inspect  such  plant  or 
premises  once  in  every  three  (3)  months,  or  oftener  if  deemed  nec- 
essary by  the  City  Council  of  said  City,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertain- 
ing whether  the  electrical  wires,  appliances,  apparatus,  construction, 
or  equipment  in,  on,  or  about  such  plant,  building  or  other  structure 
are  in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance;  and  it  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  occupant  or  owner  of  premises  where  electrical 


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wires,  appliances,  apparatus,  construction,  oi  equipment  are  used,  or 
to  be  used,  or  any  person  whatever,  to  prevent  or  interfjire  with  said 
City  Electrician  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  under  this  or  any  other 
ordinance  of  said  City;  provided,  however,  that  said  City  Electrician 
shall,  upon  request  of  the  owner  or  agent  of  said  premises,  exhibit 
his  written  authority  to  make  such  inspection,  which  shall  be  signed 
by  the  Mayor  of  said  City  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk;  and  any 
such  corporation,  copartnership,  association,  or  individual,  or  agent 
thereof,  after  notice  in  writing  has  been  given  by  the  Electrician 
that  any  portion  of  said  electrical  wires,  appliances,  apparatus,  con- 
struction, or  equipment  does  not  conform  with  the  provisions  hereof 
(except  as  hereinafter  provided),  shall  make  such  repairs  and  al- 
terations as  may  be  necessary  to  make  said  electrical  wires,  appli- 
ances, apparatus,  construction,  and  equipment  conform  herewith,  and 
failing  so  to  do  within  five  days  after  said  notice  is  given,  the  City 
Electrician  or  his  duly  authorized  representative  shall,  and  he  is 
hereby  empowered  to,  disconnect  said  portion  of  said  electrical  wires, 
appliances,  apparatus,  construction,  or  equipment  so  found  to  be  not 
in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance;  and  the  City 
Electrician  shall  forthwith  notify  the  corporation,  copartnership, 
association,  or  individual,  or  agent  thereof,  supplying  the  electric 
power  for  said  connection;  and  said  corporation,  copartnership,  asso- 
ciation, or  individual,  or  agent  thereof,  shall  not  renew  said  power 
supply  without  permission  from  the  City  Electrician,  which  permis- 
sion shall  be  given  in  writing  when  the  provisions  of  said  Ordinance 
shall  have  been  complied  with. 

Sec.  6.  Every  corporation,  copartnership,  association,  or  indi- 
vidual, or  agent  thereof,  placing  or  installing  electrical  wires,  ap- 
pliances, apparatus,  construction,  or  equipment  in,  on,  or  about  any 
building  or  other  structure  in  the  City  of  Reno,  shall,  before  a  cer- 
tificate of  inspection  is  issued  by  the  City  Electrician  as  herein  pro- 
vided, pay  to  the  City  of  Reno  for  such  inspection  the  following  fees, 
viz: 
For  each  outlet  at  which  current  is  controlled  or  used  for  three 

lights    or    under    $  .05 

For  each  outlet  at  which  current  is  controlled  or  used  for  four 

lights  or  over 10 

For  one  arc  lamp 50 

For  each  additional  arc  lamp 25 

For  each  motor  of  one-horse  power  or  less 50 

For  each  motor  of  more  than  one-horse  power  and  not  more  than 

three-horse    power   1.00 

For  each  motor  of  more  than  three-horse  power  and  not  more 

than    ten-horse    power    1.50 

For  each  motor  of  more  than  ten-horse  power  2.00 

For  each  generator  of  one  kilo  watt  or  less 50 

For  each  generator  of  more  than  one  kilo  watt  and  not  more  than 

three   kilo    watts    1.00 

For  each  generator  of  more  than  three  kilo  watts  and  not  more 

than  ten  kilo  watts  1.50 

For  each  generator  of  more  than  ten  kilo  watts  and  not  more  than 

twenty-five  kilo  watts  2.00 

For  each  generator  of  more  than  twenty-five  kilo  watts 2.50 

Provided,  however,  as  a  minimum,  the  total  amount  of  any  bill  or  fee 
shall  not  be  less  than  fifty  (50c)  cents. 


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Sec.  7.  When  any  corporation,  copartnership,  association,  or 
individual,  or  agent  thereof,  after  notice  has  been  given  in  writing 
by  the  City  Electrician,  shall  be  found  to  have  intentionally  or  reg- 
ligently  violated  any  of  the  rules  or  regulations  established  under 
this  ordinance,  or  when  through  any  such  violation  by  any  corpora- 
tion, copartnership,  association,  or  individual,  or  agent  thereof,  doing 
the  work,  it  is  necessary  to  make  extra  inspection  of  the  work,  there 
shall  be  charged  said  corporation,  copartnership,  association,  or  indi- 
vidual, or  agent  thereof,  for  such  extra  inspection  made  necessary 
on  account  of  such  violation,  a  fee  not  to  exceed  seventy-five  (75c) 
cents  per  hour  for  the  time  actually  consumed  by  each  inspector 
making  such  inspection;  provided,  however,  that  this  provision  shall 
rot  apply  to  new  work  previous  to  the  issuance  of  the  certificate  of 
inspection  as  aforesaid;  and  for  the  inspection  of  electrical  wires, 
appliances,  apparatus,  construction,  or  equipment  for  which  no  fee 
is  herein  prescribed,  and  for  the  inspection  of  temporary  installations 
for  decorative,  advertising,  theatrical,  or  similar  purposes,  there  shall 
be  charged  to  and  paid  by  the  corporation,  copartnership,  association, 
or  individual,  or  agent  thereof,  installing  such  work  a  fee  not  ex- 
ceeding seventy-five  (75c)  cents  per  hour  for  the  time  actually  con- 
sumed by  the  City  Electrician,  previous  to  obtaining  the  necessary 
certificate  of  inspection  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  8.  All  moneys  or  fees  received  by  the  City  Electrician 
shall  be  paid  over  to  the  City  Clerk  at  the  end  of  each  and  every 
week,  and  upon  receiving  such  moneys  the  City  Clerk  shall  keep  a 
separate  account  of  the  same  in  a  suitable  book  kept  for  that  pur- 
pose, and  shall  pay  the  same  over  to  the  City  Treasurer,  who  shall 
place  the  same  in  the  general  fund. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  not  be  construed  to  relieve  from 
or  lessen  the  responsibility  of  any  person  owning,  operating,  or  in- 
stalling any  electrical  wires,  appliances,  apparatus,  construction,  or 
equipment,  for  damages  to  any  one  injured  by  any  defect  therein; 
nor  shall  the  City  of  Reno,  or  any  agent  thereof,  be  held  as  as- 
suming any  such  liability  by  reason  of  the  inspection  authorized 
herein  or  the  certificate  of  inspection  issued  by  the  City  Electrician. 

Sec.  10.  No  commission,  officer,  agent,  or  employe  of  the  City 
of  Reno  shall,  nor  shall  any  person,  partnership,  or  corporation 
whomsoever: 

(a.)  Run,  place,  erect,  or  maintain  in  said  City  any  wire  or  cable 
used  to  conduct  or  carry  electricity  on  any  pole,  or  on  any  cross-arm, 
bracket,  or  other  appliance  attached  to  such  pole,  within  the  dis- 
tance of  thirteen  (13)  inches  from  the  center  line  of  said  pole;  pro- 
vided, that  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  paragraph  (a.)  shall  be 
held  not  to  apply  to  such  wires  or  cables  in  cases  where  the  same 
are  run  from  underground  and  placed  vertically  on  poles,  nor  to 
"bridle"  or  "jumper"  wires  on  any  poles  which  are  attached  to  or 
connected  with  "signal"  wires  on  the  same  pole,  nor  to  any  "aerial" 
cable,  as  between  such  cable  and  any  pole  on  which  it  originates  or 
terminates,  nor  wires  run  from  "circuit"  wires  to  arc  lamps  placed 
upon  poles,  nor  to  any  wire  or  cable  where  the  same  is  attached  to 
the  top  of  a  pole,  as  between  it  and  the  said  pole. 

(b.)  Run,  place,  erect,  or  maintain  in  said  City,  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  any  pole  and  unattached  thereto,  within  the  distance  of  thirteen 
(13)  inches  from  the  center  line  of  said  pole,  any  wire  or  cable  u.sed 


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to  conduct  or  carry  electricity;  or  place,  erect,  or  maintain  in  said  City 
any  pole,  to  which  is  attached  any  wire  or  cable  used  to  conduct  or 
carry  electricity,  within  the  distance  of  thirteen  (13)  inches,  meas- 
ured from  the  center  line  of  such  pole,  from  any  wire  or  cable 
used  to  conduct  or  carry  electricity;  provided,  that  as  between  any 
wire  or  cable  and  any  pole,  as  in  this  paragraph  (b.)  named,  only 
the  wire,  cable,  or  pole  last  in  point  of  time  run,  placed,  erected,  or 
maintained  shall  be  held  to  be  run,  placed,  erected,  or  maintained  in 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  the  said  paragraph. 

(c.)  Run,  place,  erect,  or  maintain  in  said  City,  above  ground, 
within  the  distance  of  four  (4)  feet  from  any  wire  or  cable  conducting 
or  carrying  less  than  six  hundred  (600)  volts  of  electricity,  any  wire 
or  cable  which  conducts  or  carries  at  any  one  time  more  than  six 
hundred  (600)  volts  of  electricity;  or  run,  place,  erect,  or  maintain, 
Avithin  the  distance  of  four  (4)  feet  from  any  wire  or  cable  which  con- 
ducts or  carries  at  any  one  time  more  than  six  hundred  (600)  volts 
of  electricity,  any  wire  or  cable  conducting  or  carrying  less  than  six 
hundred  (600)  volts  of  electricity;  provided,  that  the  foregoing  pro- 
visions of  this  paragraph  (c.)  shall  be  held  not  to  apply  to  any  wire 
or  cable  conducting  or  carrying  a  "secondary"  current,  and  attached 
to  or  connected  with  a  "transformer"  within  the  distance  of  four  (4) 
feet,  measured  along  the  line  of  said  wire  or  cable,  from  the  point 
where  such  wire  or  cable  is  attached  to  or  connected  with  such 
"transformer,"  nor  to  electric  wires  or  cables  within  buildings  or 
other  structures,  nor  to  electric  wires  or  cables  in  cases  where 
the  same  are  run  from  underground  and  placed  vertically  on  poles, 
nor  to  any  "lead"  wire  or  cable  between  the  point  where  the  sameJ 
is  made  to  leave  any  pole  for  the  purpose  of  entering  any  build- 
ing or  other  structure  and  the  point  at  which  it  is  made  to  enter 
such  building  or  structure;  and  provided,  further,  that  as  between 
any  two  wires  or  cables,  or  any  wire  and  any  cable  run,  placed,  erect- 
ed, or  maintained  in  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph 
(c),  only  the  wire  or  cable  last  in  point  of  time  run,  placed,  erected, 
or  maintained  shall  be  held  to  be  run,  placed,  erected,  or  maintained 
thus  in  violation  of  said  provisions. 

(d.)  Run,  place,  erect,  or  maintain  in  said  City  any  wire  or 
cable  used  to  conduct  or  carry  at  any  one  time  more  than  six  bun- 
dled (600)  volts  of  electricity,  without  causing  each  cross-arm,  or 
such  other  appliances  used  in  lieu  thereof,  to  which  said  wire  or 
cable  is  attached,  to  be  at  all  times  kept  painted  a  bright  yel- 
low color. 

(e.)  Run,  place,  erect,  or  maintain  in  said  City  any  "guy" 
wire  or  "guy"  cable  attached  to  any  pole  or  appliance  to  which  is 
attached  any  wire  or  cable  used  to  conduct  or  carry  electricity, 
without  causing  said  "guy"  wire  or  "guy"  cable  to  be  effectively  in- 
sulated at  all  times  at  the  distance  of  not  less  than  four  (4)  feet  nor 
more  than  eight  (8)  feet,  measured  along  the  line  of  said  wire  or 
cable,  from  each  end  thereof. 

(f.)  Run,  place,  erect,  or  maintain  in  said  City,  vertically  on 
any  pole,  and  wire  or  cable  used  to  conduct  or  carry  electricity,  with- 
out causing  such  wire  or  cable  to  be  at  all  times  wholly  encased  in 
a  sacing  of  iron  pipe  and  circular  loom. 

(g.)  Erect,  place,  or  maintain  in  said  City  on  any  pole,  or  on  any 
cross-arm  or  other  appliance  on  said  pole,  which  carries,  or  upon 
which  is  placed,  any  electric  "arc"  lamp  or  "arc"  light,  any  "trans- 
former" for  transforming  electric  currents. 


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Sec.  11.  The  preceding  sections  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  held 
hot  to  apply  to  any  person  or  corporation  operating  an  electric  rail- 
way, in  so  far  as  it  affects  "direct  current"  wires  used  exclusively 
for  the  transmission  of  electric  power  for  railway  purposes  on  such 
railway;  provided,  however,  that  such  person  or  corporation  shall 
not  in  any  case  run,  place,  or  maintain  such  "direct  current"  wires 
within  the  distance  of  thirteen  (13)  inches  from  the  center  line  of 
any  pole  owned  or  controlled  by  another  person  or  corporation  and 
carrying  any  electric  wire  or  cable. 

Sec.  12.  All  wires  from  mains,  feeders,  or  transformers  to 
buildings  must  be  either  rubber-covered  of  approved  quality,  or  so 
strung  that  it  will  be  impossible  for  them  to  cross,  in  which  latter 
case,  weather  proof  wire  of  approved  quality  may  be  used,  subject  to 
the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  13.  All  cross-arms  carrying  either  electric  light,  heat, 
power,  telegraph,  telephone,  signalling,  or  clock  wires  shall  have 
at  least  twenty-six  inches  space  between  the  two  inside  pins. 

Sec.  14.  All  trolley  wires  shall  be  thoroughly  protected  by 
guard  wires  at  least  eighteen  inches  above  the  same;  said  guard 
wires  to  be  not  less  than  No.  9  iron  wire  gauge,  not  less  than  two  in 
number,  eighteen  inches  apart,  and  thoroughly  insulated  from  the 
ground.  These  wires  shall  be  about  nine  inches  on  each  side,  and 
eighteen  inches  above  the  trolley  wire,  and  so  constructed  that  in 
the  event  one  should  break,  it  would  not  slip  back  in  the  span 
behind. 

Sec.  14.  All  trolley  wires  shall  be  divided  into  sections  and 
controlled  by  switches,  so  that  in  case  of  fire  such  sections  may  be 
cut  from  the  current  and  not  interfere  with  firemen.  Each  section 
shall  not  exceed  one  thousand  feet  in  length,  and  the  switch  gov- 
erning each  section  shall  be  inclosed  in  a  box  securely  locked,  and 
the  Fire  Department  supplied  with  a  key  to  the  same. 

Sec.  16.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  copartnership,  corporation, 
or  person  maintaining  street-car  rails  in  said  city,  through  which 
electric  currents  are  conducted,  to  permit  or  allow  a  difference  of 
potential  of  three  volts  or  over  to  be  maintained  between  such  rails 
and  any  water,  gas,  or  other  pipes;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
City  Electrician,  when  he  discovers  such  condition  to  exist,  to  im- 
mediately notify  such  corporation,  copartnership,  or  person  of  such 
fact,  whereupon  such  corporation,  copartnership,  or  person  shall 
forthwith  repair  any  bonds  and  return  conductors  in  order  to  reduce 
such  difference  of  potential  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  17.  All  trolley  wires  shall  have  strain  hangers,  every 
five  hundred  feet  or  less,  securely  anchoring  the  same. 

Sec.  18.  Under  no  circumstances  shall  wires  carrying  ten 
thousand  volts  or  more  be  strung  or  maintained  on  poles  carrying 
service,  feed,  or  main  wires  of  less  potential. 

Sec.  19.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  maintain  wires  carrying  two 
thousand  volts  or  over  at  any  distance  less  than  thirty  feet  from 
the  surface  of  the  ground;  provided,  that  within  the  fire  limits  said 
wires  shall  be  maintained  at  a  distance  not  less  than  thirty-five 
feet  from  the  ground. 


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Sec.  20.  No  wire  or  wires  carrying  six  hundred  (600)  volts  or 
over  shall  be  installed  or  maintained  within  ten  (10)  feet  of  any- 
building,  except  where  it  is  purposely  run  to  a  motor,  and  in  such 
ease  said  wires  shall  be  painted  and  maintained  a  bright  yellow 
color,  within  two  (2)  feet  of  such  building,  and  shall  be  controlled 
by  switches  on  pole  from  which  it  runs,  said  pole  to  be  stepped  to 
permit  firemen  to  ascend  the  pole  to  control  the  switches  in  case  of 
fire.  Nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  to  permit  the  running  of 
wires  of  six  hundred  (600)  volts  or  over  in  such  a  manner  that  the 
same  can  come  in  contact  with  a  person  on  a  roof  or  from  a  window 
of  any  building  or  structure;  and  all  wires  on  poles  shall  be  so  con- 
structed and  strung  that  ladders  may  be  easily  raised  to  the  top  of 
the  building  or  structure  in  case  of  fire. 

Sec.  21.  In  stringing  or  maintaining  high  potential  or  primary 
wires  to  transformers,  they  shall  not  be  closer  than  eighteen  (18) 
inches  to  secondary  wires,  or  else  strung  with  wires  insulated  for 
six  thousand  (6000)  volts  or  over,  and  such  insulation  shall  be  kept 
in  good  repair  at  all  times  in  order  to  prevent  the  possibility  of  a 
contact. 

Sec.  22.  All  wooden  poles  supporting  wires  within  the  City 
shall  be  shaved,  stepped,  roofed,  and  painted,  and  every  wooden 
trolley  pole  shall  be  firmly  set  and  so  canted  that  when  strain  is 
put  on  the  same  it  will  set  plumb;  provided,  that  only  iron  poles 
shall  be  used  to  support  trolley  wires  within  the  fire  limits,  and  where 
trolley  wires  are  maintained  on  any  street  a  portion  of  which  is 
divided  lengthwise  by  said  fire  limit  line,  only  iron  trolley  poles  shall 
be  maintaind  on  both  sides  of  such  portion  thereof  so  divided  as 
aforesaid.  Where  poles  are  maintained  in  cement  sidewalks,  they 
shall  have  a  concrete  base  sufficiently  large  to  prevent  disturbing* 
the  curb  or  sidewalk;  and  provided,  further,  that  where  practic- 
able, and  permission  from  the  property  owner  can  be  obtained, 
strain  wires  may  be  attached  to  buildings  and  poles  eliminated. 
When  strain  wires  are  so  attached,  insulators  shall  be  inserted  in 
space  not  closer  than  six  (6)  feet  from  building  or  structure. 

Sec.  23.  No  pole  shall  be  either  set,  changed,  or  moved  without 
permission  in  writing  from  the  City  Electrician,  countersigned  by 
the  City  Engineer.  In  setting  poles  the  City  Engineer,  assisted  by 
the  City  Electrician,  shall  determine  the  location  of  poles,  and  the 
same  shall  be  located  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance;  and  if 
said  poles  are  to  be  located  within  the  fire  limits,  the  same,  if  prac- 
ticable, shall  be  set  in  concrete  and  to  true  sidewalk  lines. 

Sec.  24.  Wherever  and  whenever  practicable,  all  electric  light, 
power,  telegraph,  telephone,  clock,  and  signal  wires  shall  be  strung 
on  a  single  pole  of  sufficient  height  and  strength.  Said  pole  may  be 
the  property  of  and  maintained  by  the  City,  or  the  joint  property 
of  person,  companies,  or  firms  using  the  same. 

Sec.  25.  The  insulation  resistance  of  all  primary  electric  light, 
heat,  and  power  conductors  must  be  reported  at  least  once  every 
thirty  days  to  the  City  Electrician,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  see  that 
the  same  shall  be  kept  in  good  repair  at  all  times. 

Sec.  26.  No  wires  carrying  electric  light,  heat,  or  power  shall 
be  strung  or  maintained  on  cross-arms  whereon  are  strung  or  main- 
tained telegraph,  telephone,  clock,  signal,  trolley  span  or  feed  wires, 


154  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

or  lighting  arresters,  or  any  wires  subjected  to  small  insulations 
or  grounded  on  either  leg;  and  cross-arms  supporting  such  light,  heat, 
or  power  wires  shall  be  so  arranged  as  to  make  it  practically  im- 
possible for  a  person  on  such  pole  to  come  into  contact  with  two 
such  dissimilar  wires  at  the  same  time. 

Sec.  27.  When  any  corporation,  copartnership,  or  person  oper- 
ates or  maintains  two  high  potential  circuits  on  the  same  pole,  said 
lines  or  wires  must  be  so  spaced  that  a  person  working  on  one  circuit 
cannot  possibly  come  within  close  proximity  to  the  other  circuit. 
This  section  shall  apply  to  wires  carrying  five  thousand  (5000)  volts 
or  over. 

Sec.  28.  Whenever  any  high  potential  line  changes  its  direction, 
guard  irons  must  be  so  affixed  as  to  prevent  wires  slipping  off 
cross-arms,  in  the  event  an  insulator  or  pin  becomes  broken  or  de- 
stroyed. 

Sec.  29.  Electric  light,  heat,  or  power  wires  carrying  five  thous- 
and (5000)  volts  or  over  shall  be  subject  to  rigid  inspection  at  all 
times,  and  special  precautions  must  be  taken  to  prevent  such  wires 
coming  into  contact  with  other  wires.  Guard  irons  and  wires  shall 
be  used  at  every  danger  point.  No  punctured  or  broken  insulator, 
or  burnt  pin,  shall  be  used  when  such  condition  is  known  to  exist. 
Wherever  such  wires  cross  other  wires,  lines,  buildings,  or  other 
structures,  double  cross-arms  shall  be  erected  and  maintained;  and 
where  such  wires  are  strung  and  maintained  on  top  of  poles,  such 
wires  must  be  guarded  by  U-shaped  irons,  to  prevent  said  wires  fall- 
ing on  other  wires  in  the  event  an  insulator  or  pin  breaks. 

Sec.  30.  (a.)  All  electrical  wiring,  installations,  or  electrical 
fixtures,  apparatus,  or  appliances  for  furnishing  light,  heat,  or  power, 
telegraph,  telephone,  district  messenger,  and  other  electrical  work 
introduced  into,  or  placed  in  or  on,  any  building  or  structure  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  shall  be  in  conformity  with  the  latest  issue  of  rules  and 
requirements  of  the  National  Electrical  Code,  on  file  in  the  office 
of  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno;  and  all  fittings  and  materials 
used  in  such  installations  must  be  sanctioned  in  the  latest  list  of 
electrical  fittings,  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City 
of  Reno,  published  by  the  National  Board  of  Fire  Underwriters, 
which  rules,  requirements,  and  lists,  as  applied,  are  hereby  made  a 
part  of  this  ordinance. 

(b.)  All  wires  in  damp  places,  basements,  or  cellars,  unless 
concealed  by  plaster,  compo-board,  or  similar  finish  on  ceiling,  must 
be  run  in  conduit,  and  no  metal-covered  sockets  or  switches  will  be 
permitted  therein.  All  drop  cords  in  basements  or  cellars  must  be 
of  what  is  termned  "reinforced  cord." 

(c.)  Each  flat,  or  dwelling  place  in  an  apartment  house,  flat 
building,  or  building  designed  for  two  or  more  dwellings,  shall  be 
provided  with  an  independent  service,  unless  the  cut-outs  or  meters 
are  grouped  in  a  cabinet,  or  closet,  opening  into  a  public  hallway, 
so  as  to  be  readily  accessible  at  all  times. 

(d.)  Each  service,  or  feed,  from  the  point  of  entrance  of 
building  to  meter,  or  cabinet,  must  be  run  in  conduit,  which  must 
be  continuous  from  outlet  to  outlet  and  equipped  at  each  outlet  with 
an  approved  fitting  or  condulet. 


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Sec.  31.  No  person,  firm,  association,  company,  corporation, 
or  agent  thereof,  shall  iDuild,  construct,  install,  erect,  or  maintain 
any  system  of  inside  wiring  or  outside  wiring,  or  other  apparatus, 
for  the  purpose  of  conducting  or  furnishing  electric  light,  heat, 
power,  telephone,  telegraph,  clock,  or  signaling  service  by  means  of 
electricity,  without  first  filing  with  the  City  Electrician  a  plan  of 
the  work  contemplated;  such  plan  to  be  to  scale  with  scale  plainly 
marked  on  a  sheet  of  substantial  white  or  blue  print  paper  about 
10x12  inches  in  size,  showing  the  location  thereof,  manner  of  construc- 
tion, size  of  wires  and  all  fuse  blocks,  switches,  outlets,  and  other 
information  in  detail  necessary  to  enable  such  officer  to  ascertain 
the  exact  intention  of  such  person,  copartnership,  company,  or  cor- 
poration. If  the  City  Electrician  shall  find  the  same  as  being  in 
compliance  with  all  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  he  shall,  upon 
the  payment  of  the  fee  herein  specified,  approve  the  same  and  issue 
a  written  permit  for  the  construction  or  installation  of  the  contem- 
plated work. 

Sec.  32.  No  system  of  inside  wiring,  fuses,  cut-outs,  blocks,  or 
other  electrical  apparatus  or  fixtures  used  for  lighting  any  dwelling 
house,  flat,  store,  saloon,  public  or  office  building,  or  hotel,  which  has 
been  installed  and  in  use  therein  before  the  passage  of  this  ordinance, 
shall  be  held  to  be  aft'ected  by  this  ordinance,  unless  the  same,  or  any 
part  threof,  shall  be  so  worn,  depreciated,  or  damaged  that  the  insula- 
tion is  insufficient  to  prevent  fire  resulting  directly  therefrom,  in  which 
case  the  owner,  or  his  duly  authorized  agent,  may  request  the  City 
Electrician  to  inspect  the  same  and  indicate  how  such  defect  may  be 
remedied  at  the  least  cost  to  said  owner,  whereupon  said  City  Elec- 
trician shall  proceed  to  do  so,  using  his  sound  judgment  and  discretion 
in  so  doing;  provided,  that  a  fee  of  fifty  ($.50)  cents  shall  be  paid  by 
such  owner  to  said  City  Electrician  for  such  inspection,  which  fee 
shall  be  turned  over  to  the  City  Clerk  as  otherwise  provided  by  law. 

Sec.  33.  Every  person,  company,  association,  or  corporation  now 
maintaining  or  using  poles,  wires,  or  other  appartus  for  the  purpose 
of  conducting  electricity  through  the  streets  and  alleys  of  said  City 
of  Reno,  which  do  not  conform  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance, 
shall  have  until  the  first  day  of  June,  1916,  to  change,  correct,  or 
obviate  such  portions  of  said  system  of  wires,  poles,  cross-arms,  or 
other  apparatus  or  appliances  so  maintained,  so  that  the  same  shall 
conform  to  and  comply  with  the  provisions  and  requirements  hereof; 
provided,  that  from  and  after  said  first  day  of  June,  1916,  all  such 
poles,  wires,  appliances,  and  apparatus,  or  any  portion  thereof,  main- 
tained, used,  or  operated  as  aforesaid,  in  or  on  any  street,  alley,  public 
piace,  or  any  portion  thereof,  in  said  city,  in  violation  of  any  provision 
of  this  ordinance,  and  which  have  not  been  altered  or  changed  as 
herein  required,  so  as  to  comply  with  and  conform  to  the  provisions 
hereof,  and  which  are  maintained  in  a  manner  unsafe,  dangerous,  or 
detrimental  to  public  safety  and  welfare,  shall  be  deemed  a  nuisance, 
and  shall  be  liable  to  summary  abatement  by  said  City  of  Reno;  and 
any  person,  copartnership,  company,  corporation,  or  agent  thereof, 
owning,  maintaining,  or  operating  the  same  as  aforesaid  shall  be 
liable  for  all  costs  incurred  in  the  abatement  thereof,  and  in  addition 
thereto,  shall  be  punished  as  in  the  next  section  provided. 

Sec.  34.  Any  person,  or  any  officer,  superintendent,  manager,  or 
agent  of  any  corporation,  copartnership,  company,  or  association  vio- 


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lating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a  misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by 
a  fine  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10.00)  dollars,  nor  more  than  five  hun- 
dred ($500.00)  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  City  Jail  of  said 
City  for  any  period  not  less  than  ten  (10)  days,  nor  more  than  six  (6) 
months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 


Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its  pass- 
age, adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances,  as 
authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Keno  by  resolution  of 
November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Ordinance 
No.  189  printed  and  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances,  as 
authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  by  resolution  of 
November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Burrows,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  218. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  190 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  ALL  SALOONS,  BAR-ROOMS, 
DRAM  SHOPS,  BARS,  TIPPLING  HOUSES,  OR  PLACES 
WHERE  SPIRITUOUS,  MALT,  VINOUS,  OR  INTOXICATING 
LIQUORS  ARE  SOLD  OR  GIVEN  AWAY  IN  THE  CITY  OF 
RENO;  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  GRANTING  AND  REVOCA- 
TION OF  LICENSES  THEREUNDER;  TO  LIMIT  THE  NUM- 
BER OF  SALOONS  TO  EXIST  BY  VIRTUE  THEREOF;  TO 
FIX  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF;  AND  TO 
REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES 
IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,  AND  MORE  PARTICULARLY 
CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  99,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDI- 
NANCE REGULATING  THE  SALE  OF  LIQUORS  IN  SA- 
LOONS, BAR  ROOMS,  RESTAURANTS  AND  TAMALE  PAR- 
LORS, FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THERE- 


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OF,  AND  OTHER  MATTERS  RELATING  THERETO,"  CITY 
ORDINANCE  NUMBER  131,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE 
PROVIDING  FOR  LICENSING,  REGULATING  AND  CON- 
TROLLING BONA  FIDE  FRATERNAL,  COMMERCIAL,  AND 
SOCIAL  CLUBS;  FIXING  THE  LICENSE  FEE  TO  BE  PAID 
THEREFOR;  FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION 
THEREOF;  AND  REPEALING  ALL  ORDINANCES  OR  PARTS 
OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,"  CITY  ORDI- 
NANCE NUMBER  133,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  TO 
REGULATE,  LICENSE  AND  CONTROL  THE  BUSINESS  OF 
KEEPING,  SELLING  AND  DISPOSING  OF  WINE,  MALT, 
AND  SPIRITUOUS  LIQUORS  IN  RESTAURANTS,  LUNCH 
ROOMS,  TAMALE  PARLORS,  DRUG  STORES,  AND  ALL 
OTHER  PLACES  OF  BUSINESS  OTHER  THAN  SALOONS, 
DRAM  SHOPS  OR  CLUB  ROOMS;  FIXING  THE  LICENSE 
FEE  TO  BE  PAID  THEREFOR;  FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR 
THE  VIOLATION  OF  THE  SAME  AND  REPEALING  ALL 
ORDINANCES  OR  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT 
WITH  THIS  ORDINANCE,"  AND  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUM- 
BER 153,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  DEFINING,  REGU- 
LATING, LICENSING  AND  LIMITING  THE  RETAIL  LIQUOR 
BUSINESS  IN  SALOONS,  BARS  AND  BAR-ROOMS  IN  THE 
CITY  OF  RENO,  MAKING  UNLAWFUL  CERTAIN  ACTS,  AND 
REPEALING  ALL  OTHER  ORDINANCES  IN  RELATION 
THERETO,"  SAVE  AND  EXCEPT  WHERE  SUCH  ORDI- 
NANCES FIX  THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE  LICENSE  TAX  AND 
PROVIDE  FOR  THE  COLLECTION  OF  THE  SAME. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

SECTION  1.  RETAIL  LIQUOR  ESTABLISHMENTS  AND  RE- 
TAIL LIQUOR  DEALERS.— For  the  purposes  of  this  ordinance,  a 
retail  liquor  establishment  is  defined  to  be  any  place  where  spirituous, 
malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  are  sold, 
served,  or  given  away  in  quantities  of  less  than  five  gallons,  to  be 
drunk  either  upon  the  premises  or  elsewhere. 

Any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  who,  either  as  owner, 
agent,  lessee,  or  otherwise,  conducts  or  carries  on  a  retail  liquor 
establishment  as  herin  defined,  is,  for  the  purposes  of  this  ordinance, 
declared  to  be  a  retail  liquor  dealer. 

Sec.  2.  CERTAIN  SALES  UNLAWFUL.— It  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation,  whether  engaged  in 
any  other  business  or  not,  to  sell  or  otherwise  dispose  of  any  spiritu- 
ous, malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  in 
quantites  of  less  than  five  gallons,  without  having  first  procured  a 
city  license  therefor  upon  the  terms  and  conditons  and  subject  to  the 
regulations  and  restrictions  in  this  ordinance  provided. 

Sec.  3.  OTHER  PERSONS  LICENSED.— It  shall  be  lawful  for 
any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  to  sell  and  dispose  of 


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spirituous,  malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  there- 
of in  sealed  packages,  or  bottles,  of  not  less  than  one  pint,  and  by  the 
gallon,  in  quantities  of  less  than  five  gallons,  not  to  be  drunk  on  the 
premises,  by  procuring  a  city  license  therefor,  upon  the  terms  and 
conditions  and  subject  to  the  regulations  and  restrictions  in  this  ordi- 
nance provided. 

Sec.  4.  LIQUOR  LICENSE  IN  ADDITION  TO  OTHER 
LICENSE. — The  licenses  required  and  provided  for  in  this  ordinance 
shall  be  in  addition  to  any  other  city  license  required  of  any  person, 
firm,  association,  or  corporation  for  conducting  any  other  business  in 
connection  with  the  selling  or  disposing  of  spirituous,  malt,  or  fer- 
mented liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  in  the  manner  afore- 
said. 

Sec.  5.  SALOONS  AND  RESTAURANTS.— The  possession  of  a 
saloon  liquor  license,  as  in  Section  13  of  this  ordinance  required,  shall 
not  authorize  the  licensee  to  conduct,  maintain,  or  carry  on  any  busi- 
ness for  which  a  license  is  required  by  Section  10  or  Section  11  of  this 
ordinance.  Nor  shall  the  possession  of  a  restaurant  liquor  license, 
as  in  Section  10  or  Section  11  of  this  ordinance  required,  authorize 
the  licensee  to  conduct,  maintain,  or  carry  on  any  business  for  which 
a  license  is  required  by  Section  13  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  DRUGGISTS— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm, 
association,  or  corporation  keeping  or  conducting  any  drug  store  in 
the  City  of  Reno  to  sell  or  otherwise  dispose  of  any  spirituous,  malt, 
or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  by  the  drink, 
to  be  drunk  on  the  premises  at  any  time,  or  to  permit  the  same  to  be 
drunk  upon  the  premises  in  mineral  water,  soda  water,  or  soft  drinks, 
or  soft  beverages  of  any  kind,  or  otherwise.  It  shall  also  be  unlawful 
for  any  such  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  to  sell  or  other- 
wise dispose  of  any  liquor  or  intoxicating  drink,  except  alcohol  or 
medicinal  malt,  in  any  bottle  or  package,  or  in  any  quantity  less 
than  five  gallnos,  except  upon  a  regular,  practicing  physician's  pre- 
scription, as  hereinafter  restricted,  unless  such  person,  firm,  associ- 
ation, or  corporation  shall  have  first  procured  a  druggist's  liquor 
license  to  sell  liquor  as  hereinafter  provided.  It  shall  also  be  unlaw- 
ful for  any  druggist,  or  person  employed  in  or  about  any  drug  store 
having  a  druggist's  liquor  license,  to  sell,  give  away,  or  dispose  of  any 
intoxicating  liquor  or  drink  in  any  manner  or  form,  except  in  original 
packages  or  bottles  containing  not  less  than  one  pint,  except  upon  a 

medical  prescription  as  in  this  ordinance  provided. 

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Sec.  7.  WHEN  DRUGGISTS  MAY  SELL.— It  shall  be  lawful 
for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  keeping  or  conducting 
a  drug  store  in  the  City  of  Reno  to  sell  or  dispose  of  wine,  malt  and 
spirituous  liquors  in  bottles,  or  packages,  and  by  the  gallon,  in  quan- 
tities of  not  less  than  one  pint  and  less  than  five  gallons,  not  to  be 
drunk  on  the  premises,  upon  procuring  a  city  license  therefor  upon  the 
terms  and  conditions  and  subject  to  the  regulations  in  this  ordinance 
contained  and  provided. 

Sec.  8.  PHYSICIANS.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  physician 
to  issue  any  prescription,  or  prescriptions,  in  blank,  or  in  quantity,  or 
in  any  manner,  for  the  purpose  of  evading  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance;  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  druggist,  employee, 
agent,  or  servant  to  knowingly  fill  any  such  prescription  for  any  per- 
son or  persons. 


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Sec.  9.  RESTAURANTS  DEFINED.— A  restaurant,  lunch  room, 
or  tamale  parlor  shall  be  construed  to  mean  a  room  where  meals  may 
be  obtained,  upon  request,  during  all  business  hours,  which  said  room 
shall  be  open  at  all  times  to  the  general  public  during  all  business 
hours,  whether  filled  to  its  capacity  or  not,  and  shall  be  capable  of 
seating  and  accommodating  not  less  than  twenty  persons  concurrently. 

Sec.  10.  RESTAURANTS  SERVING  BY  THE  GLASS.— It  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  keeping 
or  conducting  a  restaurant,  lunch  room,  or  tamale  parlor  in  the  City 
of  Reno,  to  sell,  furnish,  serve,  or  otherwise  dispose  of  any  spirituous, 
malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  by  the 
glass,  dram,  or  drink,  to  any  person  to  be  drunk  upon  the  premises, 
without  first  procuring  a  city  license  therefor  in  the  manner  and  on 
the  conditions  hereinafter  provided;  provided,  however,  that  the  license 
designated  in  this  section  shall  authorize  the  sale  of  spirituous,  malt, 
or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  in  quantities 
greater  than  above  specified  and  less  than  five  gallons,  to  be  drunk 
or  used  elsewhere,  without  an  additional  license  therefor. 

Sec.  11.  RESTAURANTS  SERVING  SEALED  PACKAGES.— 
It  shall  be  lawful  for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation 
keeping  or  conducting  a  restaurant,  lunch  room,  or  tamale  parlor,  to 
sell  or  dispose  of  spirituous,  malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any 
admixture  thereof  in  sealed  packages  of  not  less  than  one  pint  and 
less  than  five  gallons,  upon  procuring  a  city  license  therefor  in  the 
manner  and  on  the  conditions  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  12.  BONA  FIDE  FRATERNAL,  COMMERCIAL,  AND 
SOCIAL  CLUBS — Any  bona  fide  fraternal,  commercial  or  social 
club,  or  organization,  having  a  permanent  membership>  desiring 
to  maintain  a  buffet  or  sideboard  for  selling  or  dispensing  to  its 
members  and  bona  fide  guests  of  its  members,  only,  at  its  club  rooms, 
spirituous,  malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  there- 
of, which  business  is  not  conducted  for  a  profit,  may  procure  a  license 
therefor  in  the  manner  and  under  the  terms  and  conditions  in  this 
ordinance  provided. 

Sec.  13.  SALOONS,  BARS,  AND  BAR-ROOMS— It  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  association,  club,  or  corporation  to 
keep,  conduct,  maintain,  or  carry  on  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  any  saloon,  bar,  or  bar-room  wherein  spirituous, 
maH,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  are  sold, 
served,  or  given  away,  by  the  glass  or  bottle,  to  be  drunk  on  the 
premises  of  the  vendor,  or  sold  or  given  away  in  quantities  less  than 
five  gallons  to  be  drunk  or  used  elsewhere,  without  first  obtaining 
from  the  City  Council  a  city  retail  liquor  license  of  the  class  de- 
sired and  paying  a  license  fee  therefor,  under  the  terms  and  condi- 
tions hereinafter  provided;  and  the  carrying  on  of  the  aforesaid 
business  together  with  any  other  business  for  which  a  city  license 
is  required  to  be  paid  shall  not  exempt  such  person,  firm,  association, 
club,  or  corporation  from  paying  a  liquor  license  fee  as  herein  pro- 
vided. 

Sec.  14.  DISTANCE  OF  SALOONS  FROM  SCHOOL  BUILD- 
INGS— No  liquor  license  shall  be  granted  at  any  place  of  busines.-? 
mentioned  in  Section  13  of  this  Ordinance,  the  main  entrance  of  which 
is  situated  within  a  radius  of  three  hundred  (300)  feet,  measured 
along  any  traveled  road,  street,  or  alley,  from  any  building  occupied 


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exclusively  as  a  high  school,  public  school,  or  university;  the 
mode  of  measuring  to  be  from  the  main  entrance  of  such  liquor 
establishment  as  aforesaid,  following  the  center  line  of  any  street, 
alley,  road,  or  highway,  and  across  the  same  at  right  angles  between 
the  aforesaid  business  premises  and  any  of  the  above  described 
classes  of  buildings  affected  by  the  granting  of  the  license  applied 
for;  provided,  that  this  shall  not  work  a  cancellation  of  any  license 
in  existence  at  the  time  this  Ordinance  shall  go  into  effect. 

Sec.  15.  SALOONS  LIMITED  IN  NUMBER— It  is  hereby  pro- 
vided that  on  and  after  the  passage  and  adoption  of  this  Ordinance, 
until  the  number  of  licenses  granted  or  issued  for  keeping,  conduct- 
ing, maintaining,  or  carrying  on  any  of  the  places  of  business  men- 
tioned in  Section  13  of  this  Ordinance  shall  not  exceed  forty  (40) 
in  number  at  any  one  time,  no  license  shall  be  granted  to  any  per- 
son, firm,  association,  club,  or  corporation  to  keep,  conduct,  maintain, 
or  carry  on,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  any  of 
the  places  of  business  mentioned  in  Section  13  of  this  Ordinance,  ex- 
cept to  those  now  holding  such  license,  or  to  their  successors  in  busi- 
ness, and  at  the  place  where  their  said  business  is  now  located, 
or  to  which  said  business  may  be  hereafter  removed  or  located  by 
them  and  there  kept,  conducted,  maintained,  or  carried  on;  and  no 
license  shall  be  granted  or  issued  to  any  person,  firm,  association, 
club,  or  corporation  to  keep,  conduct,  maintain,  or  carry  on  any  busi- 
ness mentioned  in  Section  13  of  this  ordinance  at  the  place  where 
such  business  is  now  established,  if  such  business  shall  be  closed  for 
more  than  five  (5)  days  in  the  aggregate,  exclusive  of  night  clos- 
ing hours,  in  any  one  year  after  the  license  for  conducting  the  same 
shall  have  been  issued,  without  first  obtaining  the  consent  of  the 
City  Council;  and  it  is  further  provided  that  when  the  number  of 
licenses  issued  for  keeping,  conducting,  maintaining,  or  carrying 
on  any  of  the  places  of  business  mentioned  in  Section  13  of  this 
Ordinance  shall  be  reduced  to  forty  (40)  in  number,  then  that  num- 
ber, to-wit,  forty  (40)  licenses  for  keeping,  conducting,  maintaining, 
or  carrying  on  the  places  of  business  mentioned  in  Section  13  of 
this  Ordinance  shall  never  be  exceeded  at  one  time  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  excepting  that  if  at  any  time  the 
population  of  the  City  of  Reno  exceeds  three  hundred  and  fifty  (350) 
population  to  each  license  granted  and  issued  for  keeping,  conduct- 
ing, maintaining,  or  carrying  on  any  of  the  places  of  business  men- 
tioned in  Section  13  of  this  Ordinance,  then,  in  that  event,  such  li- 
censes may  be  granted  and  issued  in  a  like  proporition  of  one  li- 
cense for  each  three  hundred  and  fifty  (350)  population;  and  it  is 
further  provided  that  no  special  license  heretofore  issued  to  any 
person,  firm,  association,  cIuId,  or  corporation  to  keep,  conduct,  main- 
tain, or  carry  on  in  any  hotel  any  of  the  places  of  business  men- 
tioned in  Section  13  of  this  Ordinance  shall  be  transferrable  to  any 
other  location  from  its  original  location  in  said  hotel,  on  any  occa- 
sion or  at  any  time.  It  is  hereby  provided  that  the  basis  for  de- 
termining all  questions  of  population  of  the  City  of  Reno  under  this 
Ordinance  shall  be  the  latest  United  States  census  taken  by  the  Gov- 
ernment of  the  United  States. 

Sec.  16.  MINORS — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensee,  or  any 
one  in  his  or  its  employ,  to  deliver,  serve  or  give  away  any  intoxi- 
cating liquor  or  beverage  of  any  kind  to  any  person  under  the  age 
of  twenty-one  (21)  years;  and  it  shall  likewise  be  unlawful  for  any 
licensee  mentioned  in  Section  13  of  this  Ordinance,  or  any  one  in  his 


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or  its  employ,  to  knowingly  permit  any  such  person  to  be  or  remain 
upon  his,  or  its,  premises  where  intoxicating  liquors  or  beverages  are 
sold,  served,  or  given  away. 

Sec.  17.  MINOR  FALSELY  REPRESENTING  HIS  AGE— It 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  under  the  age  of  twenty-one  years, 
for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  intoxicating  liquors  from  any  licensee 
hereunder,  or  from  any  other  person,  or  for  the  purpose  of  remain- 
ing upon  the  premises  of  any  iDlace  of  business  mentioned  in  Sec- 
tion 13  of  this  Ordinance,  to  falsely  represent  his  age;  provided,  how- 
ever, that  nothing  in  this  Section  contained  shall  excuse  any  person 
serving,  selling,  or  giving  away  intoxicating  liquors  to  any  person 
under  the  age  of  twenty-one  years. 

Sec.  18.  FEMALES — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensee  men- 
tioned in  Section  12  or  Section  13  of  this  Ordinance,  or  any  one  in  his 
or  its  employ,  to  deliver,  serve,  or  give  away  any  intoxicating  liquor 
or  beverage  of  any  kind  to  any  female  person;  and  it  shall  likewise 
be  unlawful  for  said  licensee,  or  any  one  in  his  or  its  employ,  to  know- 
ingly permit  any  such  person  to  be  or  remain  upon  his,  or  its,  prem- 
ises where  intoxicating  liquors  or  beverages  are  sold,  served,  or  given 
away. 

Sec.  19.  STALLS  AND  BOOTHS— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  keeping  or  conducting  a 
restaurant,  lunch  room,  or  tamale  parlor  as  in  Section  10  and  Section 
11  of  this  ordinance  provided,  to  allow  or  maintain  in  his,  its,  or 
their  place  of  business,  or  have  in  any  manner  connected  therewith, 
by  stairs,  elevator,  dumb  waiter,  speaking  tubes,  doors,  or  other 
means  of  communication,  any  stall  or  both,  or  serve,  furnish,  or 
deliver  to,  or  for  any  female  person  any  spirituous,  malt,  or  ferment- 
ed liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  in  any  stall,  booth,  side 
room,  wine  room,  or  any  place  other  than  in  an  open,  public  room,  as 
set  forth  in  Section  9  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  20.  POLICE  TO  HAVE  ACCESS— The  Chief  of  Police  or 
any  policeman  of  the  City  of  Reno,  shall  be  entitled,  at  all  business 
hours,  to  visit  and  reasonably  inspect  every  part  and  portion  of  r^ny 
place  for  which  a  license  under  this  Ordinance  is  issued,  and  any 
attempt  on  the  part  of  the  proprietor  of  any  licensed  place,  or  any 
in  his  or  its  employ,  to  prevent  or  evade  such  inspection,  or  to  re- 
fuse to  furnish  such  officer  with  all  the  facts  or  information  within 
his  knowledge  concerning  any  crime  committed  in  or  about  his  place, 
shall  be  cause  for  the  revocation  of  the  license  of  such  proprietor. 

Sec.  21.  APPLICATIONS  FOR  LIQUOR  LICENSES— All  ap- 
plications for  liquor  licenses  in  this  Ordinance  provided  shall  be  made 
by  petition  to  the  City  Council  and  filed  with  the  City  Clerk,  together 
with  a  sum  of  money  equal  to  the  license  fee  charged  for  a  license 
certificate  for  one  quarter  of  one  year  for  the  class  of  license  peti- 
tioned for,  which  said  sum  of  money  shall  apply  to  the  payment  of 
the  license  fee,  if  the  license  is  granted.  Should  the  license  peti- 
tioned for  be  not  granted,  said  sum  of  money  shall  be  returned  by 
the  City  Clerk  to  the  applicant.  The  City  Clerk  shall  present  said 
petition  to  the  City  Council  at  their  first  regular  meeting  there- 
after, at  which  time  it  shall  be  read  and  then  referred  to  the  Chief  of 
Police,  who  shall,  after  due  investigation  regarding  the  fitness  of 
the  applicant  to  conduct  said  business,  make  a  report  thereon  to  the 
City  Council  at  their  next  regular  meeting.     The  City  Council  shall 


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then  and  there,  by  a  majority  vote  of  all  the  members  elected,  grant  or 
refuse  said  license;  and  if  granted,  the  same  shall  be  granted  for  and 
in  consideration  of  the  applicant's,  or  applicants',  promises,  agree- 
ments, and  representations,  as  in  his,  its,  or  their  application,  or  pe- 
tition, set  forth.  In  addition  to  the  said  application,  or  petition,  as 
in  this  Section  contained,  the  said  applicant,  or  petitioner,  shall  also 
file  a  bond  running  to  the  City  of  Reno  and  conditioned  that  during 
the  continuance  of  his,  or  its,  license,  he,  or  it,  shall  keep  an  orderly 
and  well-regulated  house;  that  he,  or  it,  will  pay  all  damage,  fines, 
and  forfeitures  which  may  be  adjudged  against  him,  or  it,  under  the 
provisions  of  this  or  any  subsequent  ordinance  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
01  the  provisions  of  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Nevada,  which  said 
bond  shall  be  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  with  two  or  more 
individual  sureties,  or  one  corporate  surety,  said  sureties  to  be  ap- 
proved by  the  Mayor  and  the  City  Council.  To  said  bond  shall  be 
attached  a  justification  to  the  effect  that,  in  the  case  of  individual 
sureties,  said  sureties  are  residents  of  the  County  of  Washoe,  State 
of  Nevada,  and  worth  the  amount  specified  in  said  bond,  over  and 
above  all  just  debts  and  liabilities  and  exclusive  of  property  exempt 
from  execution;  and  in  the  case  of  a  corporate  surety,  said  justifi- 
cation shall  be  to  the  effect  that  said  surety  is  qualified  and  au- 
thorized under  the  statutes  of  the  State  of  Nevada  to  do  business 
within  said  state  as  a  surety  company. 

Sec.  22.  PETITIONS  OR  APPLICATIONS— All  petitions  or 
applications  as  mentioned  in  this  ordinance  shall  contain  the  follow- 
ing promises,  agreements  and  representations,  for  and  in  consider- 
ation of  the  granting  of  any  license  in  this  ordinance  provided  by 
the  City  Council:  (1st.)  The  name  and  residence,  including  street 
and  number,  of  the  applicant,  and  if  the  applicant,  or  petitioner,  is 
a  firm  or  association,  the  names  and  addresses  of  all  the  members, 
and  if  an  incorporated  club  or  corporation,  or  a  bona  fide  fraternal, 
commercial,  or  social  club  as  in  this  ordinance  defined,  the  names 
and  addresses  of  all  the  officers,  officers  and  directors,  or  trustees 
of  the  same.  (2nd.)  That  the  applicant  is  a  person  over  the  age 
of  twenty-one  years  and  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  and  if  the 
applicant  is  a  firm  or  association,  an  incorporated  club  or  corpora- 
tion, or  a  bona  fide  fraternal,  commercial,  or  social  club  as  in  this 
ordinance  defined,  that  all  of  the  members  of  such  firm  or  associa- 
tion, or  all  of  the  officers,  officers  and  directors,  or  trustees  of  such 
incorporated  club  or  corporation,  or  bona  fide  fraternal,  commercial, 
or  social  club,  are  persons  over  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  and  citi- 
zens of  the  United  States.  (3rd.)  The  place  where  the  business  for 
which  a  license  is  desired  is  to  be  carried  on,  by  street  and  number. 
(4th.)  The  name  of  the  owner  of  the  premises  and  the  residence 
address  of  such  owner,  or  of  his  authorized  agent.  (5th.)  That  the 
applicant,  or  applicants,  is,  or  are,  the  sole  owner,  or  owners,  of  the 
business  proposed  to  be  carried  on.  (6th.)  That,  where  the  license 
petitioned  or  applied  for  is  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  a  saloon, 
bar,  or  bar-room,  the  place  where  the  business  is  proposed  to  be 
carried  on  is  not  within  three  hundred  (300)  feet  of  or  from  the 
premises  upon  which  any  public  school,  high  school,  or  university 
building  is  situated,  or,  if  within  such  distance,  that  the  applicant, 
or  applicants,  had  a  liquor  license  issued  to  him,  or  them,  for  said 
location  at  the  time  of  the  passage  of  this  ordinance.  (7th.)  That 
the  applicant,  or  applicants,  is,  or  are,  of  good  moral  character,  sober, 
and  suitable  nerson  to  keep,  conduct,  manitain,  and  carry  on  such 
a  place  and  business.     (8th.)     That  the  applicant,  or  applicants,  if 


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granted  said  liquor  license,  will  keep,  conduct,  maintain,  or  carry- 
on  said  place  of  business  in  a  quiet  and  orderly  manner,  and  will 
not  sell,  serve,  or  give  away  any  intoxicating  liquors  to  any  person 
under  the  age  of  twenty-one  years;  and  that  where  the  license  pe- 
titioned or  applied  for  is  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  a  saloon,  bar, 
or  bar-room,  the  apolicant,  or  applicants,  will  not  knowingly  allow 
any  such  person  to  frequent  or  loiter  about  the  place.  (9th.)  That, 
where  the  license  petitioned  or  applied  for  is  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
ducting a  saloon,  bar,  or  bar-room,  or  maintaining  a  buffet  or  side- 
board in  a  bona  fide  fraternal,  commercial,  or  social  club  as  in  this 
ordinance  defined,  the  applicant,  or  applicants,  if  granted  said 
liquor  license,  will  not  sell,  serve,  or  give  away  any  intoxicating 
liquors  to  any  female  person,  or  permit  any  such  person  to  be  or 
remain  upon  the  premises  where  such  intoxicating  liquors  are  sold, 
served,  or  given  away.  (10th.)  That,  where  the  license  petitioned 
or  applied  for  is  for  the  purpose  of  selling,  serving,  or  giving  away 
intoxicating  liquors  in  a  restaurant,  lunch  room,  or  tamale  parlor, 
as  in  Section  10  and  Section  11  of  this  ordinance  provided,  the  ap- 
plicant, or  applicants,  if  granted  said  liquor  license,  will  not  allow 
or  maintain  in  his,  its,  or  their  place  of  business,  or  have  in  any 
manner  connected  therewith,  by  stairs,  elevator,  dumb  waiter,  speak- 
ing tubes,  doors,  or  other  means  of  communication,  and  stall  or  booth, 
or  serve,  furnish,  or  deliver  to,  or  for,  any  female  person  any  spir- 
ituous, malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof 
in  any  stall,  booth,  side  room,  or  wine  room,  or  any  place  other  than 
in  a  room  where  meals  may  be  obtained,  upon  request,  during  all 
business  hours,  which  said  room  shall  be  open  at  all  times  to  the 
general  public  during  all  business  hours,  whether  filled  to  its  ca- 
pacity or  not,  and  shall  be  capable  of  seating  and  accommodating  not 
k^ss  than  twenty  persons  concurrently.  (11th.)  That,  if  the  license 
petitioned  or  applied  for  be  granted,  the  applicant,  or  applicants,  will 
conduct  the  said  place  of  business  in  accordance  with  all  the  condi- 
tions, provisions,  and  restrictions  of  the  statutes  of  the  State  of 
Nevada,  of  this  ordinance,  and  of  any  other  ordinance  of  the  City 
of  Reno  relating  to  the  liquor  traffic  that  may  be  hereafter  adopted 
by  the  City  Council,  and  in  accordance  with  the  promises,  agree- 
ments, and  representations  as  in  his,  its,  or  their  petition  or  appli- 
cation set  for,  and  will  accept  such  license  upon  the  express  condi- 
tion that  the  violation,  breach,  or  falsity  of  any  such  conditions, 
provisions,  restrictions,  promises,  agreements,  or  representations  re- 
lating to  the  liquor  traffic  shall  be  good  reason  and  cause  for  the 
revocation  of  such  license.  Such  petition,  or  application,  shall  be 
signed  by  each  and  every  applicant,  and  if  said  applicant  is  a  firm 
or  association,  by  all  the  members  thereof,  and  if  an  incorporated 
club  or  corporation,  or  a  bona  fide  fraternal,  commercial,  or  social 
club  as  in  this  ordinance  defined,  by  all  of  the  officers,  officers  and 
directors,  or  trustees  of  the  same,  or  the  authorized  agent  or  man- 
ager thereof. 

Sec.  23.  HEARING  OF  APPLICATIONS— Every  hearing  of 
an  application  for  a  license  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  open  to  the 
public,  and  the  granting  of  any  such  license  as  in  this  ordinance  con- 
tained may  be  opposed  by  any  person,  or  persons,  by  giving  to  the 
City  Council  and  the  applicant,  or  petitioner,  written  notice  of  the 
same,  containing  the  reasons  therefor,  at  least  five  days  before  the 
date  of  the  final  action  of  the  City  Council  thereon. 


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Sec.  24.  CITY  CLERK  TO  ISSUE  LICENSE— Upon  the  grant- 
ing of  any  license  as  in  this  ordinance  provided,  the  applicant  shall 
be  entitled  to  receive  from  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno  a  li- 
cense certificate,  which  certificate  shall  contain  the  name  of  the  per- 
son, firm,  association,  club,  or  corporation  licensed;  the  class  of 
the  license  issued;  the  amount  paid  therefor;  the  place  of  business, 
by  street  and  number,  if  any,  of  the  licensee;  the  date  of  commence- 
ment and  the  date  of  expiration  of  the  license  certificate;  and  that 
the  person  therein  named  is  authorized  to  carry  on  the  business 
therein  specified,  at  the  place  and  for  the  period  therein  named;  that 
said  license  is  not  transferable,  except  as  hereinafter  provided;  and 
that  the  same  is  granted  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  promises, 
agreements,  and  representations  as  in  the  licensee's  petition  or  ap- 
plication set  forth.  Said  certificate  of  license  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  the  City  Auditor,  and  when  paid  shall  be  receipted 
thereon  by  the  City  Clerk,  with  the  seal  of  the  City  of  Reno  affixed; 
and  any  licensee  receiving  such  a  license  under  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  deemed  to  have  accepted  the  same  with  all  the 
duties,  obligations,  restrictions,  and  limitations  provided  for  and  im- 
posed as  part  and  parcel  of  said  license,  and  subject  to  a  faithful 
compliance  with  the  promises,  agreements,  and  representations  set 
forth  in  the  application  or  petition  for  said  license,  without  other  or 
further  notice,  and  without  each  or  any  of  such  provisions  being 
specifically  incorporated  in  the  license  to  him  granted. 

Sec.  25.  LICENSES  NOT  TRANSFERABLE  —  No  license 
granted  or  issued  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall,  in 
any  manner,  be  assignable  or  transferable,  or  authorize  any  person, 
firm,  association,  or  corporation,  other  than  is  therein  named  or 
mentioned,  to  transact  such  business,  or  authorize  any  other  business 
than  is  therein  named  or  mentioned  to  be  done  or  transacted  at  any 
place  other  than  is  therein  named  or  mentioned,  except  by  a  ma- 
jority vote  of  all  the  members  elected  to  the  City  Council  upon  pe- 
tition having  been  made  therefor  in  the  same  manner  as  an  orig- 
inal petition  or  application  for  a  license;  provided,  however,  that 
the  assignee,  or  transferee,  shall  not  be  required  to  pay  the  license 
fee  as  provided  in  the  case  of  an  original  applicant  for  a  license. 

Sec.  26.  DURATION  OF  LICENSE— Each  and  every  license 
granted  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  unless  the  same 
shall  have  been  revoked  by  the  City  Council,  shall  be  in  force  from 
the  date  of  its  being  granted  by  the  City  Council  up  to  and  including 
the  last  day  of  the  calendar  year  in  which  it  was  granted;  and  no 
license  certificate  shall  be  issued  by  the  City  Clerk  for  a  less  or 
greater  period  than  the  current  quarter  year,  the  quarter  years  be- 
ginning on  the  first  days  of  January,  April,  July,  and  October.  And 
it  is  further  provided  that  in  the  event  application  is  made  for  a  li- 
cense which  is  to  be  issued  after  the  first  day  of  any  current  quar- 
ter, the  applicant  shall  pay  the  same  license  fee  for  the  portion  or 
fraction  thereof  that  is  charged  for  the  full  quarter  year. 

Sec.  27.  REVOCATION— Whenever  a  complaint,  in  writing, 
shall  be  filed  with  the  City  Clerk,  signed  by  the  person  or  persons 
making  such  complaint,  charging  any  licensee  hereunder  with  the 
violation  of  this  ordinance,  or  of  any  ordinance  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
or  of  any  law  of  the  State  of  Nevada  regulating  the  sale  of  intoxicat- 
ing liquors,  or  of  any  of  the  conditions  under  which  such  license 
was  granted,  or  of  misrepresentation  in   any  of  the   statements   in 


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his,  its,  or  their  application  set  forth,  such  complaint  shall  be  forth- 
with presented  to  the  Chief  of  Police.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall 
thereupon  thoroughly  investigate  the  charges  in  said  complaint  set 
forth,  and  present  to  the  City  Council  the  complaint  aforesaid  and 
a  report  of  the  results  of  his  investigation.  The  City  Council  shall 
nave  the  power  to  revoke  any  license  granted  under  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance, 
or  of  any  ordinance  of  the  City  of  Reno,  or  of  any  law  of  the  State 
of  Nevada  regulating  the  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors,  or  for  a  breach 
of,  or  misrepresentation  in,  the  premises,  agreements,  and  represen- 
tations as  in  the  licensee's  petition  or  application  set  forth,  which 
said  power  of  revocation  shall  be  exercised  only  after  a  hearing  has 
been  given  the  licensee,  as  herein  provided.  Reasonable  cause  ap- 
pearing from  such  complaint  on  file  and  from  the  report  of  the 
Chief  of  Police,  the  City  Council  shall,  through  its  Clerk,  give  at 
least  two  days'  written  notice  to  said  licensee  of  the  time  when  the 
City  Council  will  hear  the  reasons,  if  any  he  or  it  may  have,  why 
the  said  license  should  not  be  revoked,  and  the  said  written  notice 
shall  contain  a  copy  of  the  said  complaint  on  file,  and  shall  also 
contain  a  clause  to  the  effect  that  if  the  licensee  does  not  appear 
at  the  time  mentioned  therein  for  the  hearing,  it  shall  be  taken 
as  a  waiver  of  any  defense  which  he,  or  it,  may  have  to  the  charges, 
unless  good  cause  be  shown  for  failing  to  appear.  At  the  time 
specified  in  the  notice,  the  licensee  may  appear  in  person,  or  by 
counsel,  or  both,  and  present  a  reasonable  number  of  witnesses, 
and  if,  after  hearing  all  the  evidence,  in  the  opinion  of  a  majority 
of  all  the  members  elected  to  the  City  Council,  evidenced  by  an 
aye  and  nay  vote,  the  charges  set  forth  in  the  complaint  are  sus- 
tained, the  license  shall  be  revoked. 

Sec.  28.  PENALTY — Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor, 
and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less 
than  twenty  dollars  nor  more  than  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars, 
and  in  default  of  the  payment  thereof,  the  person  so  convicted  may 
be  imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  of  the  City  of  Reno  one  day  for  each 
two  dollars  of  such  fine  remaining  unpaid. 

Sec.  29.  REPEALING  CLAUSE— All  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  herewith,  and  more  particularly  City  Ordi- 
nance Number  99,  entitled  "An  ordinance  regulating  the  sale  of 
liquors  in  saloons,  bar-rooms,  restaurants  and  tamale  parlors,  fix- 
ing a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  other  matters  relat- 
ing thereto,"  City  Ordinance  Number  131,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
providing  for  licensing,  regulating  and  controlling  bona  fide  fra- 
ternal, commercial,  and  social  clubs;  fixing  the  license  fee  to  be  paid 
therefor;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  and  repealing 
all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  City 
Ordinance  Number  133,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  regulate,  license 
and  control  the  business  of  keeping,  selling  and  disposing  of  wine, 
malt,  and  spirituous  liquors  in  restaurants,  lunch  rooms,  tamale 
parlors,  drug  stores,  and  all  other  places  of  business  other  than 
saloons,  dram  shops  and  club  rooms;  fixing  the  license  fee  to  be 
paid  therefor;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  of  the  same  and 
repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance,"  and  City  Ordinance  Number  153,  entitled  "An  ordi- 
nance defining,  regulating,  licensing  and  limiting  the  retail  liquor  busi- 
ness in  saloons   bars  and  bar-rooms  in  the  City  of  Reno,  making  un- 


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lawful  certain  acts,  and  repealing  all  other  ordinances  in  relation 
thereto,"  are  hereby  repealed,  save  and  except  where  such  ordi- 
nances fix  the  amount  of  the  license  tax  and  provide  for  the  col- 
lection of  the  same. 

Sec.  30.  WHEN  IN  EFFECT— This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect 
on  and  after  its  passage,  adoption,  and  publication;  and  any  person, 
firm,  association,  club,  or  corporation  who,  or  which,  now  holds  a 
license  for  conducting  any  such  business  as  provided  for  herein 
shall,  on  or  before  the  expiration  of  the  license  certificate  which  he, 
or  it,  now  holds,  apply  for  a  new  license  in  the  same  manner  and 
under  the  same  conditions  as  in  this  ordinance  contained. 

Sec.  31.  PUBLICATION— The  Citv  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the 
City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  is  hereby  authorized  and 
directed  to  have  this  City  Ordinance  Number  190  published  in  the 
Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  printed  and  published  in 
the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  for  the  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  P>ank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL   NO.    224. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  195. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND.  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  THE 
TITLE  OF,  AND  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT, 
CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  82,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDIN- 
ANCE TO  FIX,  IMPOSE,  AND  COLLECT  A  LICENSE  TAX 
ON  CERTAIN  TRADES,  BUSINESS,  OCCUPATIONS,  CALL- 
INGS AND  AMUSEMENTS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  TO 
REGULATE  AND  CLASSIFY  THE  SAME,  TO  FIX  A  PEN- 
ALTY FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF;  TO  DEFINE  THE 
DUTIES  OF  CERTAIN  OFFICERS  IN  CONNECTION  THERE- 
WITH, AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS 
OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,"  PASSED 
AND  A.DOPTED  OCTOBER  28,  1907;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL 
ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CON- 
FLICT THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  The  title  of  City  Ordinance  Number  82,  entitled 
"^An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain 
trades,  business,  occupations,   callings   and   amusements   in   the   City 


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of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for 
the  violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  con- 
nection therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordi- 
nances in  conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  October  28,  1907, 
is  hereby  amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 
An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain 
trades,  businesses,  occupations,  callings,  and  amusements  in  the 
City  of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same;  to  fix  a  penalty  for 
the  violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  con- 
nection therewith;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordin- 
ances in  conflict  therewith. 

Sec.  2.  City  Ordinance  Number  82.  entitled  "An  ordinance  to 
fix,  impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain  trades,  business, 
occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno;  to  regu- 
late and  classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the  violation  there- 
of; to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection  therewith, 
and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  October  28,  1907,  is  hereby  amended, 
revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  en- 
gaged in  carrying  on,  maintaining,  pursuing,  conducting,  or  trans- 
acting, or  that  hereafter  engages  in,  carries  on,  maintains,  pursues, 
conducts,  or  transacts,  in  the  City  of  Reno  the  trade,  business,  oc- 
cupation, calling,  or  pursuit  hereinafter  named,  shall  obtain  from 
said  City  and  shall  pay  therefor  the  license  herein  specified. 

Section  2.  All  licenses  shall  be  taken  out  quarterly,  monthly, 
weekly,  or  daily,  as  provided  herein,  and  shall  be  paid  for  in' 
advance. 

Section  3.  All  licenses  taken  out  pursuant  to  the  requirements 
of  this  ordinance  shall  be  posted  and  kept,  by  the  party  or  parties 
taking  out  the  same,  in  a  conspicuous  place,  or  in  or  about  the 
place  of  business  of  the  person  or  persons,  firm,  association,  or  cor- 
poration who  obtain  the  same;  and,  on  demand,  during  the  usual 
hours  of  business,  must  be  shown  to  the  officer  whose  duty  it 
is  to  collect  such  license  and  the  officer  whose  duty  it  is  to  issue 
the  same. 

Section  4.  Any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  open- 
ing, conducting,  maintaining,  transacting,  engaging  in,  carrying 
on,  or  pursuing  any  business,  trade,  occupation,  calling,  or  pursuit 
hereinafter  named  without  first  having  obtained  from  said  City  the 
license  herein  required  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor, 
and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less 
than  twenty-five  ($25.00)  dollars  and  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
($100.00)  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  of  said  City 
not  less  than  twenty-five  (25)  days  and  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
(100)  days,  or  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Section  5.  All  licenses  provided  by  this  ordinances  to  be  pro- 
cured shall  be  printed  in  appropriate  form,  with  marginal  stub  at- 
tached, stitched  together,  and  bound  in  books,  and  shall  be  so  print- 
ed that  on  issuance  the  date,  number,  amount,  class,  business, 
trade,  or  profession  licensed,  and  the  name  or  names  of  the  party 
or  parties  to  whom  the  license  is  granted,  and  the  time  for  which 


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the   same  is  granted  shall  be  indicated;    and  before   issuance   they 
shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  countersigned  by  the  City  Clerk. 

Section  6.  The  City  Clerk  shall  make  diligent  inquiry  and 
examination  as  to  all  persons  in  the  said  city  liable  to  pay  for  li- 
censes as  provided  in  this  ordinance,  and  he  is  hereby  empowered, 
and  it  shall  be  his  duty,  to  require  each  person  procuring  a  license 
as  provided  in  this  ordinance  to  make  a  statement  under  oath,  or 
affirmation,  of  the  amount  of  business  which  he,  or  the  firm  of 
which  he  is  a  member  or  for  which  he  is  agent  or  attorney,  or  the 
association  or  corporation  of  which  he  is  president,  secretary,  or 
managing  or  resident  agent,  have  done  or  transacted  during  the 
last,  preceding  month,  or  quarter,  as  the  case  may  be,  in  order  to 
carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance.  The  City  Clerk  shall 
keep,  in  his  office,  a  set  of  books,  to  be  called  the  "City  License 
Register,"  in  which  he  shall  enter  the  name,  or  names,  of  all  parties 
to  whom  he  issues  licenses,  the  business,  trade,  or  profession  licensed, 
the  time  for  w^hich  license  holds  good,  the  date  of  its  issue  and 
the  date  of  its  expiration,  and  the  amount  received  therefor;  and 
he  shall  exhibit  such  books  to  the  City  Council  of  said  City  when- 
ever required  to  so  do. 

Section  7.  The  City  Auditor  shall  keep  an  accurate  account, 
in  a  suitable  book  kept  by  him  for  that  purpose,  to  be  called  the  "City 
License  Book,"  of  all  the  licenses  issued  to  the  City  Clerk,  the 
quarter,  month,  week,  or  day,  as  the  case  may  be,  for  which  issued, 
and  the  amount  thereof.  The  City  Clerk  shall,  on  the  last  day  of 
each  month,  return  to  the  Citv  Auditor  all  unused  licenses  re- 
ceived by  him,  and  the  City  Auditor  shall  give  the  City  Clerk  credit 
for  the  same  and  for  the  amount  of  all  moneys  paid  by  the  City 
Clerk  to  the  City  Treasurer,  upon  the  exhibit  of  the  proper  voucher, 
or  receipt,  therefor,  which  the  Citv  Clerk  shall  take  and  deliver  to 
the  City  Auditor;  and  the  City  Auditor  shall,  upon  obtaining  the 
receipts  of  the  City  Treasurer  for  the  City  funds  as  paid  to  him, 
charge  the  City  Treasurer  with  the  amount  of  money  so  receipted 
for.  The  City  Auditor  shall  submit  said  City  License  Book  to  the 
City  Council  of  said  City,  and  make  abstracts  and  detailed  state- 
ments whenever  requested  to  do  so  by  the  City  Council. 

Section  8.  It  shall  be  the  dutv  of  the  City  Clerk  to  report  to 
the  City  Council  all  parties  who  have  failed  to  take  out  licenses 
as  required  by  this  ordinance,  as  soon  as  such  party  or  parties 
shall  have  been  delinquent  five  (5)  days,  and  thereupon  the  City 
Council  mav  instruct  the  City  Attorney  to  institute  civil  proceed- 
ings to  recover  the  amount  of  such  delinquency,  together  %vith  one 
dollar  ($1.00)  thereon  added,  as  a  penalty,  and  costs  of  suit;  but 
such  civil  proceedings  shall  not  be  a  bar  to  the  criminal  action  in 
this  ordinance  provided  for. 

Section  9.  The  City  Clerk,  Chief  of  Police,  Assistant  Chief 
of  Police,  and  regularly  appointed  and  legally  qualified  Policemen 
of  said  City  shall  see  that  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance  are 
rigidly  complied  with.  If  the  City  Clerk,  Chief  of  Police,  or  any 
other  officer  herein  specified  shall,  by  willful  failure  to  perform  the 
duties  herein  imposed,  cause  the  loss  to  said  City  of  any  sum  of 
money  which  might  and  should  have  been  collected,  he  shall  forfeit 
such  sum  to  said  City. 


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Section  10.  The  licenses  required  by  this  ordinance  shall  be 
as  herein  provided,  and  shall  be  procured  from  said  City  Clerk  and 
paid  for  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Section  11.  The  term  "Quarter"  whenever  used  in  this  ordi- 
nance with  reference  to  time  shall  be  construed  and  is  hereby  de- 
clared to  mean  one-quarter  of  a  year,  and  said  quarters  shall  begin 
with  the  following  months:  January,  April,  July,  and  October  of 
each  and  every  year;  and  whenever  a  person,  or  persons,  firm,  asso- 
ciation, or  corporation  shall  apply  for  a  license  to  conduct  any  kind 
of  a  business  or  calling,  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  in 
the  middle  of  any  quarter  or  any  part  of  a  quarter,  then  said  per- 
son, or  persons,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  shall  be  required 
to  pay  said  part  or  portion  of  the  unexpired  quarter  in  addition 
to  the  quarter  immediately  following,  and  said  licenses  shall  be  so 
arranged  as  to  have  them  fall  and  become  due  on  the  commencement 
of  a  quarter;  and  this  is  the  intention  and  meaning  of  this  ordinance. 
The  City  Clerk  has  the  right  and  authority  to  issue  a  license  for 
a  fractional  quarter,  so  as  to  have  all  licenses  fall  due  on  a  regular 
quarter,  as  herein  provided. 

Section  12.  GROCERIES,  PROVISIONS,  MERCHANDISE, 
ETC. — Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  engaged  in 
the  business  of  selling  at  wholesale  or  retail  in  said  City,  at  a  fixed 
place  of  business  (except  as  in  this  ordinance  otherwise  provided), 
any  groceries,  provisions,  drugs,  medicines,  oils,  paints,  chemi- 
cals, furniture,  dry  goods,  clothing,  boots,  shoes,  hats,  caps,  or  any 
other  kind  of  goods,  wares,  or  merchandise,  whatsoever,  shall  pay 
for  and  obtain  quarterly  a  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per 
the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  or  less,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  five 
($5.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven  and  fifty  one-hun- 
dredths   ($7.50)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
(5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ten  ($10.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  thousand  ($15,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  fifteen  thousand 
($15,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty-five  ($25.00) 
dollars  per  quarters. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thousand  ($45,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty-five 
($45.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  forty-five  thousand 
($45,000.00)  dollars,  or  over,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
seventy-five  ($75.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 


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Section  13.  RETAIL  LIQUOR  ESTABLISHMENTS— Every 
person,  firm,  association,  club,  or  corporation  engaged  in  keeping, 
conducting,  maintaining,  or  carrying  on  'any  saloon,  bar,  or  bar- 
room, wherein  spirituous,  malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any 
admixture  thereof  are  sold,  served,  or  given  away,  by  the  glass  or 
bottle,  to  be  drunk  on  the  premises  of  the  vendor,  or  sold  or  given 
away  in  quantities  less  than  five  gallons  to  be  drunk  or  used 
elsewhere,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry 
on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  Sec- 
tion. The  carrying  on  of  a  saloon,  bar,  or  bar-room  together  with 
any  other  business  for  which  a  license  is  paid  shall  not  exempt  the 
person,  firm,  association,  club,  or  corporation  from  paying  a  li- 
cense as  provided  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  four  thous- 
and five  hundred  ($4500.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the 
sum  of  ninety  ($90.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred  ($4500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  six  thousand 
($6000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty-five   ($135.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  six  thousand 
($6000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twelve  thousand  ($12,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and 
eighty   ($180.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twelve  thousand 
($12,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and 
seventy   ($270.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thousand 
($20,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  four  hun- 
dred and  fifty  ($450.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  14.  RESTAURANTS  SERVING  BY  THE  GLASS— 
Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  keeping  or  conduct- 
ing a  restaurant,  lunch  room,  or  tamale  parlor  wherein  spirituous, 
malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  are 
sold,  furnished,  served,  or  otherwise  disposed  of  by  the  glass,  dram, 
or  drink,  to  be  drunk  upon  the  premises,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain 
a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule 
hereinbefore  recited,  in  Section  13  of  this  ordinance.  The  carrying 
on  of  a  restaurant,  lunch  room,  or  tamale  parlor  wherein  spirituous, 
malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  are 
sold,  furnished,  served,  or  otherwise  disposed  of  by  the  glass,  dram, 
or  drink,  to  be  drunk  upon  the  premises,  together  with  any  other 
business  for  which  a  license  is  paid  shall  not  exempt  the  person, 
firm,  association,  or  corporation  from  paying  a  license  as  pro- 
vided in  this  section. 

Section  15.  RESTAURANTS  SERVING  SEALED  PACKAGES.— 
Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  keeping  or  conduct- 
ing a  restaurant,  lunch  room,  or  tamale  parlor  wherein  spirituous, 
malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  are 
sold,  or  disposed  of  in  sealed  packages  of  not  less  than  one  pint 
and  less  than  five  gallons  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly 
license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter 
recited  in  this  section.  The  carrying  on  of  a  restaurant,  lunch 
room,    or    tamale    parlor    wherein    spirituous,    malt,     or     fermented 


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liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  are  sold  or  disposed  of 
in  sealed  packages  of  not  less  than  one  pint  and  less  than  five 
gallons,  together  with  any  other  business  for  which  a  license  is 
paid  shall  not  exempt  the  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation 
from  paying  a  license  as  provided  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  four  thous- 
five  hundred  ($4500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  six  thousand 
sum  of  forty-five  ($45.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred  ($4500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  six  thousand 
($6000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty-seven 
and  fifty  one-hundredths  ($67.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  six  thousand 
($6000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twelve  thousand  ($12,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ninety  ($90.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twelve  thousand 
($12,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and 
thirty-five  ($135.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thousand 
($20,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  ($225.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  16.  OTHER  RETAIL  LIQUOR  DEALERS  —  Every 
person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  selling  or  disposing  of 
spirituous,  malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture 
thereof  in  sealed  packages,  or  bottles,  of  not  less  than  one  pint  or 
one-half  pint,  as  by  ordinance  permitted,  and  by  the  gallon  in  quan- 
tities of  less  than  five  gallons,  not  to  be  drunk  on  the  premises,  shall 
pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as 
per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section.  The  carrying 
on  of  the  business  of  selling  or  disposing  of  spirituous,  malt,  or 
fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any  admixture  thereof  in  sealed  pack- 
ages, or  bottles,  of  not  less  than  one  pint  or  one-half  pint,  as  by 
ordinance  permitted,  and  by  the  gallon  in  quantities  of  less  than 
five  gallons,  not  to  be  drunk  on  the  premises,  together  w^ith  any 
other  business  for  which  a  license  is  paid  shall  not  exempt  the  per- 
son, firm,  association,  or  corporation  from  paying  a  license  as  pro- 
vided in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  four  thou- 
sand five  hundred  ($4500.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the 
sum  of  forty  ($40.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  four  thousand  five 
hundred  ($4500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  six  thousand  ($6000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  six  thousand 
($6000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twelve  thousand  ($12,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  eighty  ($80.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twelve  thous- 
and ($12,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
and  twenty  ($120.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 


172  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thous- 
and ($20,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two 
hundred   ($200.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  17.  BONA  FIDE  FRATERNAL,  COMMERCIAL,  AND 
SOCIAL  CLUBS — Every  bona  fide  fraternal,  commercial,  or  social 
club  or  organization,  in  said  city,  having  a  permanent  membership, 
desiring  to  maintain  a  buffet,  or  sideboard,  for  selling  and  dispos- 
ing of,  to  its  members  and  bona  fide  guests  of  its  members,  only,  aij 
its  club-rooms,  spirituous,  malt,  or  fermented  liquors,  wines,  or  any 
admixture  thereof,  which  business  is  not  conducted  for  a  profit, 
shall  pay  for  the  license  for  conducting  the  same  the  sum  of  thirty 
($30.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  18.  HOTELS,  RESTAURANTS,  DINING-ROOMS, 
AND  EATING-HOUSES— Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  cor- 
poration engaged  in  keeping  a  hotel  dining-room,  restaurant,  board- 
ing-house, chop-house,  eating-house,  or  eating-stand,  in  the  said 
City  of  Reno,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry 
on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this 
section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  five  thous- 
and ($5000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven 
and  fifty  one-hundredths  ($7.50)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ten  ($10.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  eighteen  thousand  ($18,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  eighteen  thous- 
and ($18,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
twenty  ($20.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  19.  HOTELS,  LODGING-HOUSES,  AND  ROOMING- 
HOUSES — Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  engaged 
in  the  business  of  keeping  a  hotel,  lodging-house,  or  rooming-house 
in  said  City  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry 
on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this 
section. 

Those  who  have  five  rooms  and  not  exceeding  fifteen  rooms, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ($5.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  who  have  fifteen  rooms  and  not  exceeding  twenty-five 
rooms  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven  and  fifty  one-hun- 
dredths  ($7.50)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  who  have  twenty-five  rooms  and  not  exceeding  fifty 
rooms,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Those  who  have  fifty  rooms  and  not  exceeding  seventy-five 
rooms,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty-five  ($25.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  who  have  seventy-five  rooms  and  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred roms,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dol-- 
lars  per  quarter. 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  173 

Those  who  have  over  one  hundred  rooms  shall  pay  for  such  li- 
cense the  sum  of  forty-five  ($45.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  20.  COAL  YARDS,  WOOD  YARDS,  ARCHITECTS, 
SEWING  MACHINE  AGENTS,  MARBLE  AND  GRANITE 
WORKERS,  CABINET  MAKERS,  ORIGINAL  CONTRACTORS, 
CONTRACTING  MECHANICS  AND  BUILDERS,  SOAP  MANU- 
FACTURERS, CREAMERIES,  WAREHOUSES,  COLD  STORAGE 
FLANTS,  NEWSPAPERS,  ICE  SELLERS  AND  PEDDLERS, 
SHOOTING  GALLERIES,  ETC.— Every  person,  firm,  association,  or 
corporation  who  engages  in,  conducts,  or  maintains,  within  the  City 
of  Reno,  any  of  the  following-  named  occupations  or  businesses,  to- 
wit:  Coal  dealers,  wood  dealers,  architects,  sewing  machine  agents, 
marble  or  granite  workers,  soap  manufacturers,  operating  cream- 
eries, operating  cold  storage  plants,  operating  flour  mills,  publish- 
ing newspapers,  keeping  warehouses,  selling  or  peddling  ice,  keep- 
ing shooting  galleries,  manufacturing  concrete  or  building  blocks, 
upholstering  or  carpeting  establishments,  cobbler  shops,  tailor  shops, 
bakeries,  delicatessen  shops,  millinery  shops,  assay  offices  or  shops, 
gunsmith  shops,  renovating  establishments,  cloth-cleaning  and  dye- 
ing establishments,  bicycle  repair  shops  or  cycleries,  ice  cream  and 
confectionery  stores  combined,  photograph  galleries,  original  con- 
tractors or  contracting  mechanics  or  builders — not  house  contractors 
— shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such 
businesses,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  do  not  exceed  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  three  ($3.00) 
dollars  per  qaurter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  five  ($5.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  one  thousand 
($1000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  three  thousand  ($3000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven  and  fifty  one- 
hundredths  ($7.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty  ($20.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thousand 
($20,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty-five  ($45.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  w^hose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00)  dollars  per  quarter,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum 
of  sixty  ($60.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 


174  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 


Section  21.  ATTORNEYS,  DOCTORS,  PHYSICIANS,  ETC.— 
PJvery  attorney,  doctor,  physician,  surgeon,  veterinary  surgeon,  or 
dentist,  practicing  or  following  his  or  her  profession  in  said  city, 
shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  busi- 
ness, as  ner  the  schedule  hereinbefore  recited  in  Section  20  of  this 
ordinance. 

Section  22.  REAL  ESTATE  AGENTS  AND  SOLICITORS— 
Every  real  estate  agent  or  solicitor  in  said  city  shall  pay  for  and 
obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the 
schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  do  not  exceed  five 
hundred  ($500.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
three  ($3.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  five  hun- 
dred ($500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  one  thousand  ($1000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  five  ($5.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  one  thous- 
and ($1000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  three  thousand  ($3000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven  and  fifty  one- 
hundredths  ($7.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  three  thous- 
and ($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  five  thous- 
and ($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty  ($20.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  ten  thous- 
and ($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  twenty  thous- 
and ($20,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  ($30,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty-five  ($45.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  thirty  thous- 
and ($30,000.00)  dollars  per  quarter,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the 
sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  23.  ELECTRIC  LIGHT  COMPANIES  AND  WATER 
COMPANIES — Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  en- 
gaged in  the  business  of  furnishing  electric  light  or  electric  power, 
or  of  furnishing  water,  to  the  inhabitants  of  the  City  of  Reno  shall 
pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  each  of  such 
businesses,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  do  not  exceed  forty-five 
thousand  ($45,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum 
of  forty-five  ($45.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  forty-five  thous- 
and ($45,000.0))  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  sixty  thousand  ($60,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty-seven 
and  fifty  one-hundredths  ($67.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  175 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  sixty  thousand 
($60,000)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  seventy-five  thousand  ($75>- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ninety  ($90.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  seventy-five 
thousand  ($75,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  one  hundred  thous- 
and ($100,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one 
hundred  and  thirty-five   ($135.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  one  hundred 
thousand  ($100,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum 
of  two  hundred  and  twenty-five  ($225.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  24.  GAS  COMPANIES— Every  person,  firm,  associa- 
tion, or  corporation  engaged  in  the  business  of  furnishing  gas  to 
the  inhabitants  of  the  City  of  Reno  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a 
quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule 
hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  do  not  exceed  fifteen 
thousand  ($15,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
twenty-five   ($25.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  fifteen  thous- 
and ($15,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty-five  thousand 
($25,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty- 
seven  and  fifty  one-hundredths  ($37.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty-five 
thousand  ($25,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty-five  thous- 
and ($35,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifty 
($50.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty-five 
thousand  ($35,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thous- 
and ($45,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sev- 
enty-five  ($75.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  forty-five  thous- 
and ($45,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifty-five  thousand  ($55,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  ($125.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  fifty-five  thous- 
and ($55,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two 
hundred  and  twenty-five  ($225.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  25.  STAGE  COMPANIES  —  Every  stage  company, 
whose  vehicles  are  propelled  by  other  than  motor  power,  in  said 
City,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such 
business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

For  each  stage  capable  of  seating  five  (5)  passengers  or  less, 
shall  be  paid  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ten  ($10.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

For  each  stage  capable  of  seating  more  than  five  (5)  and 
less  than  ten  passengers,  shall  be  paid  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
fifteen   ($15.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

For  each  stage  capable  of  seating  more  than  ten  (10)  and 
less  than  twenty  (20)  passengers,  shall  be  paid  for  such  license 
the  sum  of  twenty-five  ($25.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

For  each  stage  capable  of  seating  more  than  twenty  (20)  pass- 


176  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

engers,  shall  be  paid  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty  ($40.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Section  26.  ELECTRIC  AND  STREET  RAILWAY  COM- 
PANIES— Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  engaged 
in  the  business  of  operating  an  electric  or  street  railway  line,  or 
lines,  in  said  City,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to 
carry  on  sUch  business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in 
this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  do  not  exceed  ten  thous- 
and ($10,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
twenty-five  ($25.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty-seven 
and  fifty  one-hundredths  ($37.50)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thous- 
and ($20,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifty  ($50.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thous- 
and ($30,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  forty  thousand  ($40,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seventy- 
five   ($75.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  forty  thous- 
and ($40,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifty  thousand  ($50,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  ($125.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  fifty  thousand 
($50,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  ($225.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  27.  RAILROAD  COMPANIES,  EXPRESS  COMPAN- 
IES, TELEGRAPH  AND  TELEPHONE  COMPANIES— Every  rail- 
road company  operating  on  broad-guage  track,  every  railroad  com- 
pany operating  on  narrow-guage  track,  every  express  company, 
every  telegraph  company,  and  every  telephone  company,  keeping 
an  office  or  doing  business  in  said  City,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain' 
a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule 
hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  engaged  in  operating  a  broad-guage  railroad  shall  pay 
for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  engaged  in  operating  a  narrow-guage  railroad  shall  pay 
for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Every  express  company  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  engaged  in  operating  a  telegraph  line,  or  lines,  shall 
pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  engaged  in  operating  a  telephone  line,  or  lines,  shall  pay 
for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  28.  BANKS — Every  person,  .firm,  association,  or  cor- 
poration engaged  in  the  banking  business,  except  banks  doing  busi- 
ness under  the  laws  of  the  United  States,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain 
a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule 
hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 


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Those  having  a  capitalization  of  less  than  five  hundred  thous- 
and ($500,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty 
($60.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  having  a  capitalization  of  five  hundred  thousand  ($500,- 
000.00)  dollars  or  over,  and  not  exceeding  one  million  ($1,000,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ninety  ($90.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  capitalization  exceeds  one  million  ($1,000,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and 
twenty  ($120.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Section  29.  BROKERS — Every  person,  firm,  association,  or 
corporation  engaged  in  carrying  on  a  brokerage  business  in  said 
City  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such 
business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  less  than  three 
thousand  ($3000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
fifteen  ($15.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  three  thous- 
and ($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty-two  and 
fifty  one-hundredths  ($22.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  five  thous- 
and ($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  ten  thous- 
and ($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  thousand  ($15,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty-five 
($45.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  fifteen 
thousand  ($15,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seventy- 
five  ($75.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  thirty 
thousand  ($30,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thous- 
and ($45,000.00)  dollars,  shall  nay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one 
hundred  and  thirty-five  ($135.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  commissions  are  over  forty-five 
thousand  ($45,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
three  hundred  and  seventy-five   ($375.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

The  intention  of  this  ordinance  is  that  banks  or  houses  doing 
both  banking  and  brokerage  business  shall  not  pay  for  and  obtain 
both  the  banking  license  and  brokerage  license,  but  only  the  bank- 
ing license. 

Section  30.  ALL  LAUNDRIES  OTHER  THAN  STEAM 
liAUNDRIES — Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  en- 
gaged in  carrying  on  a  laimdry  business,  other  than  a  steam  laundry, 
in  said  City,  shall  pav  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry- 
on  such  business,  and  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this 
section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  do  not  exceed  five  hun- 
dred ($500.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen 
($15.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  hundred 
($500.00)    dollars   and   do  not  exceed   one   thousand    ($1000.00)    dol- 


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lars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty  ($20.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  ^ross  receipts  are  over  one  thousand 
($1000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  three  thousand  ($3000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  grross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gfross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  eighty  ($80.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarerly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pav  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  twenty 
($120.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thousand 
($20,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars  shall  nay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  eighty 
($180.00)  dollars  ner  quarter. 

Those  whose  quartely  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00)  dollars  per  quarter  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
two  hundred  and  forty  ($240.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Sec.  31.  JOB  PRINTING  EXCLUSIVELY— Every  person,  firm, 
association,  or  corporation  engaged  in  conducting  the  business  of  job 
printing  exclusively,  in  said  city  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly 
license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter 
recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  do  not  exceed  three  thousand 
($3,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ten  ($10.00) 
dollars  per  ouarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receints  are  over  three  thousand 
($3,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5,000.00)  dollars 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dol- 
lars shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty  ($20.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  thousand  ($15,000.00) 
dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  w^hose  quarterlv  gross  receipts  are  over  fifteen  thousand 
($15,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifty  ($50.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00^  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thousand  ($45,000.00) 
dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ninety  ($90.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  forty-five  thousand 
($45,000.00)  dollars,  or  over,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
two  hundred  and  fifty  ($250.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 


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Sec.  32.  MANUFACTURERS  OF  LIQUORS  AND  ALCOHOLIC 
BEVERAGES,     MANUP^ACTURERS     OF     SOFT     DRINKS.— Every 

person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  engaged  in  the  business  of 
luaiiufacturing  spirituous  liquors  or  alcoholic  beverages,  or  in  man- 
ufacturing soft  beverages,  such  as  soda  water  and  all  similar  liquors, 
shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business, 
as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  monthly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars  per  month,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
ten  ($10.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  monthly  gross  receipts  are  five  hundred  ($500.00) 
dollars  or  over,  and  do  not  exceed  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  monthly  gross  receipts  are  one  thousand  ($1000.00) 
dollars  or  over,  and  do  not  exceed  three  thousand  ($3000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty-five  ($25.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  monthly  gross  receipts  are  three  thousand  ($3000.00) 
dollars  or  over,  and  do  not  exceed  four  thousand  ($4000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  sach  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  monthly  gross  receipts  are  four  thousand  ($4000.00) 
dollars  or  over,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifty  ($50,000) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Sec.  33.  BRICK  YARDS,  PRESSFD-BRICK  PLANTS,  PLAN- 
ING MILLS,  LUMBER  YARDS,  FOUNDRIES  AND  MACHINE 
SHOPS,  WHOLESALE  BUTCHER  ESTABLISHMENTS,  PACKING 
HOUSES,  PACKING  HOUSE  AGENCIES,  AND  UNDERTAKERS— 
Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  engaged  in  the  business 
of  operating  or  conducting  a  brick  yard,  pressed-brick  plant,  planing 
mill,  lumber  yard,  foundry  and  machine  shop,  wholesale  butcher  es- 
tablishment, packing  house,  packing  house  agency,  or  any  exclusive 
dealer  in  any  of  the  products  thereof,  in  said  city,  and  any  and  all 
persons,  firms,  associations,  or  corporations  engaged  in  the  undertak- 
ing business,  in  said  city,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  li- 
cense to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinbefore  re- 
cited in  Section  20  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  34.  DRAYMEN,  CITY  EXPRESS  AND  JOB  WAGONS, 
BOOTBLACK  STANDS,  AND  BARBER  SHOPS— Every  person, 
firm,  association,  or  corporation  engaged  in  carrying  on  the  busi- 
ness of  draying,  running  city  express  and  job  wagon,  or  wagons,  keep- 
ing a  bootblack  stand,  or  conducting  a  barber  shop  in  said  city  shall 
pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as 
per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  engaged  in  the  business  of  draying  shall  pay  for  such 
license  the  sum  of  five  ($5.00)  dollars  per  quarter  for  running  first 
dray,  and  shall  pay  the  sum  of  two  ($2.00)  dollars  per  quarter  for 
running  each  additional  dray. 

Those  engaged  in  the  business  of  running  city  express  wagons 
or  job  wagons,  or  transferring  or  hauling  trunks  or  baggage  or 
passengers  for  hire  by  means  of  any  wagon,  buggy,  bus,  hand  cart, 
or   truck,   hack,   or   any   other   vehicle    or    contrivance,   in    said   city, 


180  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  five  ($5.00)  dollars  per  quarter 
for  running  first  wagon,  and  shall  pay  the  sum  of  two  ($2.00)  dollars 
per  quarter  for  running  each  additional  wagon. 

Those  engaged  in  the  business  of  conducting  a  barber  shop  shall 
pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  ($2.00)  dollars  per  quarter  for 
first  chair,  one  and  fifty  one-hundredths  ($1.50)  dollars  per  quar- 
ter for  second  chair,  and  one  ($1.00)  dollar  per  quarter  for  each 
and  every  other  chair  used  or  operated  therein. 

Those  engaged  in  running  a  bootblack  stand  shall  pay  for  such 
license  the  sum  of  one  ($1.00)  dollar  per  quarter  for  running  the 
first  chair,  and  shall  pay  the  sum  of  fifty  (.50)  cents  per  quarter 
for  running  each  additional  chair. 

Sec.  35.  STEAM  LAUNDRIES,  RETAIL  BUTCHERS,  BUILD- 
ING AND  LOAN  ASSOCIATIONS,  LOAN  AND  TRUST  COMPAN- 
IES, PATENT  MEDICINE  AGENCIES,  BREWING  AGENCIES, 
LIVERY  STABLES,  GARAGES,  LIVESTOCK  .CORRALS,  TAN- 
NERIES, OIL  REFINERIES,  OIL  TANKS,  ABSTRACT  COMPAN- 
IES, SEARCHERS  OF  RECORDS,  TAMALE  PARLORS,  SADDLE 
AND  HARNESS  FACTORIES,  CARRIAGE  PAINTING  ESTAB- 
LISHMENTS, ORE-PURCHASING  AND  SMELTING  WORKS,  AND 
COLLECTION  AGENCIES— Everv  person,  firm,  association,  or 
corporation  engaged  in,  carrying  on,  conducting,  maintaining,  or  pur- 
suing any  of  the  following  named  occupations  or  businesses  in  said 
city,  to-wit:  Steam  laundry,  retail  butcher  shop,  live-stock  corral, 
livery  stable,  automobile  garage,  tannery,  oil  refinery,  oil  tank,  tamale 
parlor  or  stand,  saddle  and  harness  factory,  carriage  painting  es- 
tablishment, ore-purchasing  and  smelting  works,  collection  agency, 
selling  abstracts  of  title  to  real  property,  and  every  building  and  loan 
association,  loan  and  trust  company,  patent  medicine  company,  brew- 
ery company,  or  abstract  company,  doing  business,  maintaining  an 
agency,  or  operating  in  said  city,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quar- 
terly license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule  herein- 
before recited  in  Section  20  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  36.  CIRCUSES,  CARAVANS,  OR  MENAGERIES— Every 
person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  who  shall  exhibit  any  circus, 
caravan,  or  menagerie  in  the  said  City  of  Reno,  or  exhibit  or  adver- 
tise the  same  by  parading  through,  upon,  or  over  any  of  the  pub- 
lic streets  of  said  city,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  license  so  to  do, 
in  advance,  and  shall  pay  for  such  license  for  each  exhibition,  per- 
formance, or  parade,  as  follows: 

Those  having  twenty  (20)  cars  or  less,  shall  pay  for  such  li- 
cense the  sum  of  fifty  ($50.00)  dollars  for  each  and  every  perform- 
ance, and  shall  pay  for  such  license  for  each  and  every  parade 
through,  over,  or  upon  any  of  the  public  streets  the  sum  of  fifty 
(?>50.00)   dollars. 

Those  having  over  twenty  cars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dollars  for  each  and  every  perform- 
ance, and  shall  pay  for  such  license  for  each  and  every  parade 
through,  over,  or  upon  any  of  the  public  streets  the  sum  of  seventv- 
five  ($75.00)  dollars. 

Sec.  37.  THEATERS— The  owner,  lessee,  or  manager  of  any 
theater,  or  hall  used  for  theatrical  performances,  concerts,  skating 


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rir,k,  or  any  public  entertainment,  not  showing  moving  pictures,  shall 
pay  for  and  obtain  a  license  for  such  performance,  for  which  an 
admission  fee  is  charged,  at  the  rate  of,  if  charged  by  the  day,  five 
($5.00)  dollars,  or  if  charged  by  the  quarter,  as  per  the  schedule 
hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  three  thous- 
and ($3000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty- 
five  ($45.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty-seven  and  fifty  one- 
hundredths  ($67.50)  dollars  Der  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ninety  ($90.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  thousand  ($15,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
five    ($135.00)    dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  fifteen  thousand 
($15,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  ($225.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thousand  ($45,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  four  hundred 
and  five  ($405.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  auarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  forty-five  thousand 
($45,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  eleven  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  ($1125.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Provided,  however,  that  when  fifty  (50)  per  cent,  or  more,  of 
the  net  proceeds  is  given  in  aid  of  any  local  educational  or  charitable 
purposes  no  license  shall  be  required. 

Sec.  38.  MOVING  PICTURE  PERFORMANCES— The  owner, 
lessee,  or  manager  of  any  moving  picture  theater,  or  place  where 
moving  pictures  are  shown,  alone  or  in  conjunction  with  other  the- 
atrical performances  or  entertainment,  and  for  which  an  admission 
fee  is  charged,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry 
on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this 
section. 

Those  whose  place  of  business  is  capable  of  seating  less  than 
seven  hundred  (700)  persons,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
sixty-five   ($65.00)    dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  place  of  business  is  capable  of  seating  more  than 
seven  hundred  (700)  and  less  than  fourteen  hundred  (1400)  persons, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seventy-five  ($75.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  place  of  business  is  capable  of  seating  more  than 
fourteen  hundred  (1400)  and  less  than  twenty-one  hundred  (2100) 
persons,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  eighty-five  ($85.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  place  of  business  is  capable  of  seating  more  than 
twenty-one  hundred  (2100)  persons  shall  pay  for  such  license  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 


182  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

If  such  performance  be  by  the  day,  the  sum  of  five  ($5.00)  dol- 
lars per  day  shall  be  paid  for  such  license;  provided,  however,  that 
when  fifty  (50)  per  cent,  or  more,  of  the  net  proceeds  from  such 
performance  is  ^iven  in  aid  of  any  local  educational  or  charitable 
purpose,  no  license  shall  be  required. 

Sec.  39.  OTHER  PERFORMANCES— Every  person,  firm,  as- 
sociation, or  corporation  engasfed  in  exhibiting  any  carnival,  or  other 
performance,  in  the  open  air  or  under  a  tent,  within  the  limits 
of  said  city, — excepting  a  circus,  caravan,  or  menagerie — where  an 
admission  fee  is  charged,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  license  for  con- 
ducting the  same,  and  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ten 
(l?10.00)  dollars  per  day;  provided,  however,  that  when  fifty  (50) 
per  cent,  or  more,  of  the  net  proceeds  from  such  performance  is 
given  in  aid  of  any  local  educational  or  charitable  purpose,  no  li- 
cense shall  be  required. 

Sec.  40.  MERRY-GO-ROUND— Every  person,  firm,  association, 
or  corporation  engaged  in  the  business  of  conducting  a  merry-go- 
round  in  said  city  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  license  for  conducting 
the  same,  and  shall  pay  for  such  license,  if  by  the  day,  the  sum  of 
five  ($5.00)  dollars  per  day,  and  if  by  the  quarter,  as  per  the  sched- 
ule hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  five  hun- 
dred ($500.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty 
($30.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty  ($40.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  one  thousand 
($1000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  three  thousand  ($3000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  nay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  twenty 
($120.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  nay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
($160.00)  dollars  per  ouarter. 

Those  whose  Quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  twenty  thousand  ($20,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pav  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  forty 
($240.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  twenty  thousand 
($20,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ('$30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and 
sixty  ($360.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  Quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  four  hun- 
dred and  eighty  ($480.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Sec.  41.  AUCTIONEERS — Every  person,  firm,  association,  or 
corporation  engaged  in  the  business  of  selling  goods,  wares,  merchan- 
dise, or  other  personal  property,  or  real  estate,  at  auction  or  public 


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outcry,  in  said  city,  shall  obtain  a  license  to  carry  on  or  conduct  such 
business,  and  shall  pay  for  such  license,  if  by  the  day,  the  sum  of 
ten  ($10.00)  dollars  per  day;  if  by  the  month,  the  sum  of  seventy- 
five  ($75.00)  dollars  per  month;  and  if  by  the  quarter,  as  per  the 
schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  five  thous- 
and ($5000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  ($150.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  three  hundred  ($300.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  ($15,000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  four  hundred  and  fifty  ($450.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  fifteen  thousand 
($15,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven  hundred  and 
fifty   ($750.00)    dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
(£30,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirteen 
hundred  and  fifty  ($1350.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Provided,  however,  that  any  person  may  sell  at  auction  or  public 
outcry — where  the  same  is  not  shipped  into  the  City  of  Reno  for  the 
purpose  of  such  sale — any  such  property,  job-lot  and  in  limited 
quantities,  outside  and  away  from  any  place  of  business  established, 
fixed,  or  maintained  for  that  purpose,  by  paying  a  quarterly  license, 
as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  three  thous- 
and ($3000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty- 
five  ($25.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty-seven  and  fifty 
one-hundredths  ($37.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifty  ($50.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  thousand  ($15,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seventy-five  ($75.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  Quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  fifteen  thousand 
($15,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  ($125.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thousand  ($45,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  ($225.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  forty-five  thous- 
and ($45,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  six 
hundred   and   twenty-five    ($625.00)    dollars   per   quarter. 

Provided,  however,  that  any  person,  firm,  association,  or  cor- 
poration may  sell  at  public  auction  any  stock  of  goods,  wares,  mer- 


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ckandise,  or  other  personal  property,  without  paying  a  license  there- 
for, when  such  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  has  failed 
in  business,  where  said  business  had,  prior  to  such  failure,  been  con- 
ducted in  said  city  for  a  period  of  six  (6)  months. 

Sec.  42.  FORTUNE  TELLERS,  SPIRITUALISTS,  MEDIUMS, 
CLAIRVOYANTS,  ASTROLOGERS,  PALMISTS,  AND  PHRENOL- 
OGISTS— Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  engaged  in 
the  business  or  occupation  of  fortune  telling,  spiritualism,  acting  as 
medium,  clairvoyancy,  astrology,  palmistry,  or  phrenology,  shall  pay 
for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per 
the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  three  thous- 
and ($3000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty 
($30.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty-five  ($45.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  sixty  ($60.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand  ($10,- 
000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  thousand  ($15,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ninety  ($90.00)  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  fifteen  thousand 
($15,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
($150.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
(30,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thousand  ($45,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  sev- 
enty ($270.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  forty-five  thous- 
and ($45,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven 
hundred  and  fifty  ($750.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Sec.  43.  HAWKERS  AND  PEDDLERS— Every  itinerant  street 
hawker,  peddler,  or  vendor  of  dry  goods,  groceries,  meats,  cigars, 
tobacco,  jewelry,  or  other  merchandise,  and  every  traveling  photo- 
grapher who  solicits  business  from  house  to  house,  and  every  person 
engaged  in  the  business  or  occupation  of  itinerant  hawking  or  ped- 
dling, shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  license  to  carry  on  such  business, 
as  follows,  to-wit: 

P^or  a  license  to  carry  on  such  business  for  any  period  of  time 
less  than  one  month,  he,  they,  or  it  shall  pay  therefor  the  sum  of 
ten  ($10.00)  dollars  per  day. 

For  a  monthly  license  to  carry  on  such  business — which  shall 
date  from  the  first  day  of  the  month  in  which  the  business  is  trans- 
acted— he,  they,  or  it  shall  pay  therefor  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00) 
dollars. 

For  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  he,  they  or 
it  shall  pay  therefor  as  per  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this 
section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  three  thous- 


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and  ($3000.00)   dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  eighty 
($80.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
$3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  twenty 
($120.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
($160.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  thousand  ($15,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  forty 
($240.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  fifteen  thousand 
($15,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  four  hundred  ($400.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thousand  ($45,- 
000.00)  dollars,  shall  nay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven  hundred 
and  twenty  ($720.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  forty-five  thousand 
($45,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  two  thous- 
and ($2000.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation,  other  than  itin- 
erant vendors,  engaged  in  the  business  or  occupation  of  selling  or 
disposing  of  at  retail,  for  a  commission  or  otherwise,  or  in  any  man- 
ner other  than  at  a  fixed  place  of  business,  any  goods,  wares,  mer- 
chandise, jewelry,  dry  goods,  meat,  cigars,  groceries,  tobacco,  fruit, 
vegetables  or  any  products  of  the  farm — except  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided— shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such 
business,  as  ner  the  schedule  hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  less  than  three  thous- 
and ($3000.00)  dollars  shall  nay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen 
($15.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  three  thousand 
($3000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dol- 
lars, shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty-two  and  fifty 
one-hundredths  ($22.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  five  thousand  ($5,- 
000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dollars, 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dollars  per 
quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  fifteen  thousand  ($15,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  forty-five  ($45.00) 
dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  fifteen  thousand 
($15,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  thirty  thousand  ($30,000.00) 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seventy-five  ($75.00) 
dollars  per  quarter  . 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  thirty  thousand 
($30,000.00)  dollars  and  do  not  exceed  forty-five  thousand  ($45,000.00)^ 
dollars,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  thirty-* 
five  ($135.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  quarterly  gross  receipts  are  over  forty-five  thous- 


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and  ($45,000.00)  dollars  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  three 
hundred  and  seventy-five  ($375.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Provided,  that  nothing-  in  this  section  shall  apply  to  any  farmer 
or  producer  who  sells  or  disposes  of  his  or  her  own  agricultural  pro- 
ducts, including  beef,  mutton,  or  pork  in  quantities  not  less  than  by 
the  quarter,  when  such  products  are  produced  in  the  State  of 
Nevada. 

Sec.  44.  AUTOMOBILES— (Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  Num- 
ber 196.) 

Sec.  45.  SLOT  MACHINES— Every  person,  firm,  association, 
co-partnership,  or  corporation  engaged  in  the  business  of  running, 
operating,  or  conducting  slot  machines,  for  gain  or  profit,  for  the 
purpose  of  vending  and  disposing  of  merchandise  only,  within  the 
said  City  of  Reno,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  license  so  to  do,  in  ad- 
vance, and  shall  pay  for  such  license  as  follows,  to-wit: 

Any  person,  firm,  association,  co-partnership,  or  corporation 
engaged  in  the  business  of  running,  conducting,  keeping,  or  main- 
taining any  slot  machine,  for  the  purpose  aforesaid,  where  such 
niachine  has  but  one  handle,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
chirty  ($30.00)  dollars  per  quarter  for  each  and  every  machine 
so  operated,  with  but  one  handle.  For  each  and  every  slot  machine 
having  more  than  one  handle,  such  person,  firm,  association,  co- 
partnership, or  corporation  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
thirty  ($30.00)  dollars  per  quarter  for  each  additional  handle  on 
each  and  every  such  machine  so  operated;  provided,  that  such  license 
shall  not  authorize  the  conducting,  running,  playing  or  maintaining 
any  such  slot  machine  played  for  money,  or  for  checks  or  tokens 
redeemable  in  money,  and  that  no  checks  issued  redeemable  in 
merchandise,  shall  be  remeeded,  directly  or  indirectly,  in  money. 

Sec.  46.  LIFE,  FIRE,  AND  ACCIDENT  INSURANCE  COM- 
PANIES, AND  SURETY  COMPANIES— Every  agent  of  any  life, 
fire,  or  accident  insurance  company,  or  companies,  and  every  agent 
of  any  surety  company,  or  companies,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a 
quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule 
hereinafter  recited  in  this  section. 

Those  whose  commissions  for  representing  such  insurance  or 
surety  company,  or  companies,  amount  to  five  hundred  ($500.00)  dol- 
lars or  less  per  quarter  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  seven 
and  fifty  one-hundredths  ($7.50)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  commissions  for  representing  such  insurance  or 
surety  comnany,  or  companies,  amount  to  over  five  hundred  ($500.00) 
dollars  and  less  than  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars  per  quarter 
shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  ten  ($10.00)  dollars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  commissions  for  representing  such  insurance  or 
surety  company,  or  companies,  amount  to  over  one  thousand  ($1,- 
000.00)  dollars  and  less  than  two  thousand  ($2000.00)  dollars  per 
quarter,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  twenty  ($20.00)  vlol- 
lars  per  quarter. 

Those  whose  commissions  for  representing  such  insurance  or 
surety  company,  or  companies,  amount  to  over  two  thousand  ($2,- 
000.00)  dollars  and  less  than  three  thousand  ($3000.00)  dollars  per 
quarter,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  thirty  ($30.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter. 

Those    whose    commissions    for    representing    such    insurance    or 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  187 

surety  company,  or  companies,  amount  to  over  three  thousand  ($3,- 
000.00)  dollars  per  quarter,  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of 
forty  ($40.00)   dollars  per  quarter. 

Sec.  47.  BLACKSMITHING,  HORSE-SHOEING,  AND  WAGON 
MAKING — Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  engaged  in 
carrying  on  the  business  of  blacksmith  work  and  horse-shoeing 
combined,  wagon-making,  or  horse-shoeing,  in  said  city,  shall  pay 
for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as 
follows,  to-wit: 

Those  engaged  in  the  business  of  blacksmith  work  and  horse- 
shoeing combined  shall  pay  for  such  license  the  sum  of  five  ($5.00) 
dollars  per  quarter  for  running  first  fire,  and  two  ($2.00)  dollars 
per  quarter  for  running  each  additional  fire. 

Those  engaged  in  the  business  of  wagon  making  shall  pay  for 
such  license  the  sum  of  five  ($5.00)  dollars  per  quarter  for  running 
first  fire,  and  two  ($2.00)  dollars  per  quarter  for  running  each  addi- 
tional fire. 

Those  engaged  in  the  business  of  horse-shoeing  shall  pay  for 
such  license  the  sum  of  five  ($5.00)  dollars  per  quarter  for  running 
first  fire,  and  two  ($2.00)  dollars  per  quarter  for  running  each 
additional  fire. 

Sec.  48.  BILLIARD,  POOL,  AND  SHUFFLE-BOARD  KEEP- 
ERS— Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation,  carrying  on, 
maintaining,  conducting,  or  pursuing  any  of  the  following  named 
occupations  or  businesses,  to-wit:  Billiard-table  keeper,  pool-table 
keeper,  shuffle-board  keeper,  or  keeper  of  any  game  played  with  ball 
and  cue  or  other  mechanical  device — other  than  slot  machines — - 
shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly  license  to  carry  on  such  busi- 
ness, and  shall  pay  therefor  the  sum  of  five  ($5.00)  dollars  per 
quarter  for  each  and  every  first  table  or  game;  two  ($2.00)  dol- 
lars per  quarter  for  each  and  every  second  table  or  game;  and  one 
($1.00)  dollar  per  quarter  for  each  and  every  additional  table  or 
game. 

Sec.  49.  BILL  POSTERS— Every  person,  firm,  association,  or 
corporation  engaged  in  the  business  or  occupation  of  posting,  by 
tacking,  pasting,  painting,  or  otherwise,  in  said  city  any  advertis- 
ing matter,  bills,  posters,  or  pictures,  or  other  things  whatsoever 
advertising  the  business  of  any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corpora- 
tion, or  any  publisher,  manufacturer,  or  person  or  persons  engaged 
in  any  business  or  industrial  pursuit,  or  operas,  theaters,  shows, 
circuses,  or  other  exhibitions,  shall  pay  for  and  obtain  a  quarterly 
license  to  carry  on  such  business,  as  per  the  schedule  hereinbefore 
recited  in  Section  31  of  this  ordinance. 

Provided,  that  nothing  in  this  section  contained  shall  apply  to 
the  painting  of  any  store,  office,  or  other  sign  by  sign  painters; 
nor  to  any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  when  distrib- 
uting its  own  hand  bills,  containing  the  advertisement  of  his,  or 
its,  own  business,  and  nothing  else,  from  house  to  house,  or  among 
individuals  upon  the  streets;  nor  to  any  church  or  charitable  or 
benevolent  society,  or  person  representing  the  same,  while  engaged 
in  advertising  such  work  only;  nor  to  any  political  organization  en- 
gaged in  distributing  its  printed  matter;  nor  to  any  person  posting 
legal  notices,  as  public  officers  or  attorneys. 

Sec.  50.     It    is    the    meaning    and    intention    of    this    ordinance 


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that  all  licenses  procured  under  said  ordinance,  by  the  quarter, 
shall  fall  due  on  each  calendar  quarter;  and  the  City  Clerk  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  so  have  such  li- 
censes arranged  as  to  have  the  same  begin  and  end  on  a  quarter, 
as  hereinbefore  stated.  Said  City  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  and 
directed  to  issue  licenses  for  a  fractional  quarter,  by  having  the  ap- 
plcant  pay  for  said  fractional  quarter  in  connection  with  the 
quarter  to  immediately  follow  said  fractional  part  of  quarter. 

Sec.  51.  The  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  go  into  effect 
immediately  after  its  passage,  adoption,  and  publication  for  the 
period  of  one  week;  provided,  that  all  licenses  issued  prior  to  the 
taking  effect  of  this  ordinance,  for  any  quarter,  month,  week,  or  day, 
shall  hold  good  for  such  quarter,  month,  week,  or  day,  as  the  case 
may  be. 

Sec.  52.  The  licenses  required  by  this  ordinance  to  be  issued 
shall  be  classified  as  follows,  and  every  license  issued  in  greater  or 
less  sums  than  those  specified  in  the  following  table  shall  fall  in 
the  class  nearest  to  it  in  amount,  and  if  the  division  be  equal  be- 
tween two  figures,  then  it  shall  fall  within  the  lower  of  the  two; 
and  each  license  shall  show  on  its  face,  when  issued,  its  class  and 
number,  and  the  stub  thereof  in  the  City  License  Register  shall  show 
the  same: 

PER   QUARTER.  CLASS. 

License  at   $500.00 No.     1 

License  at   $150.00 NO.     2 

License  at   $112.50 No.     3 

License  at   $80.00 No.     4 

License  at  $75.00 No.     5 

License  at   $70.00 No.     6 

License  at   $60.00 No.     7 

License  at   $50.00 No.     8 

License  at   $45.00 No.     9 

License  at   $40.00 No.  10 

License  at   $30.00 No.  11 

License  at   $25.00 No.  12 

License  at   $20.00 No.  13 

License  at   $15.00 No.  14 

License  at   $12.50 No.  15 

liicense  at   $10.00 No.  16 

License  at   $  7.50 No.  17 

License  at   $  5.00 : No.  18 

License  at   $  3.00 No.  19 

PER  MONTH.  CLASS. 

License   at   $250.00 No.  20 

License   at   $  30.00 No.  21 

PER  WEEK.                                                                           CLASS. 
License   at  $50.00 No.  22 

PER  DAY.  CLASS. 

License  at  $50.00  for  one  performance,  when  twenty  cars,  or 

less    No.  23 

License  at  $100.00  for  one  performance,  when  more  than  twenty 

cars No.  24 


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PER  DAY.  CLASS. 

License   at   $20.00 No.  25 

License   at   $15.00 No.  26 

License   at   $10.00 No.  27 

License   at   $  5.00 No.  28 

Sec.  53.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  54.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  on  and  after  its  pass- 
age, adoption,  and  publication  for  the  period  of  one  week  in  the  Ne- 
vada State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  printed  and  published  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  Nevada. 

Sec.  55.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Or- 
dinance No.  195  published  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily 
newspaper  printed  and  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  period  of 
one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915,  by 
the  following-  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Firsch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 
City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  225. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  196. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  FIX,  IMPOSE,  AND  PROVIDE  FOR  THE 
COLLECTION  OF  A  LICENSE  TAX  UPON  RENT  SERVICE 
CARS,  AND  TO  REGULATE  THE  OPERATION  AND  RUN- 
NING OF  THE  SAME  WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  TO  FIX 
A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  OF  ITS  PROVISIONS; 
AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  OR- 
DINANCES IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,  AND  PARTICU- 
LARLY SECTION  44  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  195, 
ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND 
RE-ENACT  THE  TITLE  OF,  AND  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND 
RE-ENACT,  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  82,  ENTITLED  "AN 
ORDINANCE  TO  FIX,  IMPOSE,  AND  COLLECT  A  LICENSE 
TAX  ON  CERTAIN  TRADES,  BUSINESS,  OCCUPATIONS, 
CALLINGS  AND  AMUSEMENTS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO; 
TO  REGULATE  AND  CLASSIFY  THE  SAME,  TO  FIX  A  PEN- 
ALTY FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF;  TO  DEFINE  THE 
DUTIES  OF  CERTAIN  OFFICERS  IN  CONNECTION  THERE- 


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WITH,  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS 
OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,"  PASSED 
AND  ADOPTED  OCTOBER  28,  1907;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL 
ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT 
THEREWITH."  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  DECEMBER  13,  1915. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  DEFINITION  OF  TERMS— Unless  it  appears  from 
the  context  that  a  different  meaning  is  intended,  the  following  words 
shall  have  the  meaning:  attached  to  them  by  this  section. 

(a.)  A  "rent  service  car"  shall  mean  and  include  any  self-pro- 
pelled motor  vehicle,  other  than  a  street-car,  employed  in  the  busi- 
ness of  carrying  passengers  for  hire  within  the  City  of  Reno  and 
not  operated  over  fixed  routes  or  between  certain  definite  points. 

(b.)  "Person"  shall  mean  and  include  both  the  singular  and 
the  plural,  and  shall  embrace  each  and  every  person,  firm,  corpora- 
tion, or  association  of  persons. 

Sec.  2.  APPLICATION  FOR  LICENSE— Any  person  desiring 
to  engage  in  the  business  of  operating  a  rent  service  car  within  the 
City  of  Reno  shall  file  with  the  City  Clerk  a  written  application  for 
a  license  so  to  do,  which  application  shall  set  forth: 

(a.)  The  type  of  vehicle  and  the  name  under  which  the  same 
is  manufactured  or  sold,  or  commonly  known; 

(b.)     The  horse-power  thereof; 

(c.)     The  factory  number  thereof; 

(d.)     The  state,  county,  or  city  license  number  thereof; 

(e.)  The  seating  capacity  thereof  according  to  its  trade  rating, 
or  the  actual  seating  capacity  thereof  in  case  the  same  has  been  al- 
tered, reconstructed,  or  privately  built; 

(f.)  The  name  of  the  owner,  lessee,  or  person  having  the  con- 
trol thereof,  and  the  name  and  age  of  the  person  or  persons  to  be 
in  immediate  charge  thereof,  as  operator  or  chauffeur; 

(g.)  That  the  operator  or  chauffeur  is  physically  qaulified  to 
safely  operate  a  rent  service  car,  and  that  he  has  good  sight  and 
hearing; 

(h.)  The  signature  of  each  applicant  and  of  the  person  or 
persons  to  be  in  immediate  charge  of  such  rent  service  car,  as 
operator  or  chauffeur,  as  provided  in  Subdivision  (f.)  supra,  shall 
be  acknowledged  before  a  Notary  Public,  or  some  other  officer  or 
magistrate  duly  authorized  to  administer  oaths. 

Sec.  3.  INDEMNITY  BOND  TO  BE  P^URNISHED— (Repealed 
by  City  Ordinance  Number  199.) 

Sec.  4.  PRESENTATION  TO  CITY  COUNCIL— It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  City  Clerk  to  present  the  application  with  him  filed, 
as  hereinbefore  provided,  to  the  City  Council  at  its  first  meeting 
subsequent  to  such  filing;  and  the  City  Council  shall  thereupon 
grant  such  license,  when  it  appears  that  all  of  the  terms,  condi- 
tions, and  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  made  and  prescribed,  have 
been  met  and  fully  complied  with.  (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance 
Number  199.) 

Sec.  5.     CITY    CLERK   TO    ISSUE    LICENSE— Upon   the    City 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  191 

Council  granting  a  license,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  the  City  Clerk 
shall  issue  the  same,  upon  the  payment,  in  advance,  of  a  quarterly 
license  tax,  as  follows: 

(a.)  For  the  first  rent  service  car  operated,  up  to  and  including 
a  seven-passenger  car,  according  to  the  trade  rating  of  such  rent 
service  car,  or  the  actual  seating  capacity  thereof  in  case  the  same 
has  been  altered,*  reconstructed,  or  privately  built,  the  sum  of  thirty 
($30.00)  dollars. 

(b.)  For  each  additional  rent  service  car  operated,  up  to  and 
including  a  seven-passenger  car,  according  to  the  trade  rating  of 
such  rent  service  car,  or  the  actual  seating  capacity  thereof  in  case 
the  same  has  been  altered,  reconstructed,  or  privately  built,  the 
sum  of  one  and  fifty  one-hundredths  ($1.50)  dollars. 

Provided,  however,  that  for  every  rent  service  car  operated  un- 
der the  terms  of  this  ordinance,  in  excess  of  seven-passenger  ca- 
pacity, the  applicant-  shall  pay,  in  addition  to  the  amounts  here- 
inbefore provided,  the  further  sum  of  one  and  fifty  one-hundredths 
($1.50)  dollars  per  the  seating  capacity  for  each  individual  pass- 
enger over  and  above  its  seven-passenger  capacity,  according  to 
the  trade  rating  of  such  rent  service  car,  or  the  actual  seating 
capacity  thereof  in  case  the  same  has  been  altered,  reconstructed, 
or  privately  built.     (As  amended  by  City  Ordinance  Number  199.) 

Sec.  6.  OPERATORS  AND  CHAUFFEURS  TO  PROCURE 
BADGES — All  operators  and  chauffeurs  named  in  the  applica- 
tion for  a  rent  service  car  license,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  shall 
have  issued  to  them  by  the  City  Clerk  a  numbered  General  Service 
Badge,  which  shall  be  worn  in  a  conspicuous  place  by  the  operator  or 
chauffeur,  for  which  badge  there  shall  be  deposited  with  the  City 
Clerk  the  sum  of  one  ($1.00)  dollar,  which  shall  be  repaid  to  the 
operator  or  chauffeur  upon  the  surrender  of  said  badge.  It  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  wear  such  badge,  except  the  oper- 
ator or  chauffeur  of  such  rent  service  car,  or  after  the  term  of  the 
license  has  expired. 

Sec.  7.  AGE  OF  OPERATOR  OR  CHAUFFEUR— No  person 
under  the  age  of  sixteen  (16)  years  shall  be  licensed  or  allowed  to 
operate  a  rent  service  car  within  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  8.  PENALTY — Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than 
twenty  ($20.00)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dol- 
lars, and  in  default  of  the  payment  thereof,  shall  be  imprisoned  in 
the  city  jail  of  the  City  of  Reno  one  day  for  each  two  ($2.00)  dol- 
lars of  such  fine  remaining  unpaid. 

Sec.  9.  WHEN  REVOKED— If  any  operator  or  chauffeur  of 
a  rent  service  car  shall  have  been  arrested  and  convicted  a  third 
time  for  violation  of  this  or  any  other  ordinance  of  the  City  of 
Reno  relating  to  the  driving  and  operating  of  automobiles,  then, 
and  in  such  case,  his,  or  her,  license  shall  be  revoked,  and  another 
license  shall  not  be  issued  to  such  person  again  to  drive  or  op- 
erate a  rent  service  car  within  said  city. 

Sec.  10.  SEPARATE  OFFENSES— Each  and  every  day's  vio- 
lation of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  by  any  operator,  chauf- 


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feur,  or  owner  of  any  rent  service  car,  shall  constitute  a  separate, 
distinct  offense. 

Sec.  11.  PURPOSE  OF  ORDINANCE— This  ordinance  is  hereby 
declared  to  be  passed  and  adopted  both  for  the  purpose  of  revenue 
and  for  the  regulation  of  the  business  herein  legislated  upon. 

Sec.  12.  REPEALING  CLAUSE— All  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  with  this  ordinance  shall  be,  and  the  same  are, 
hereby  repealed,  and  particularly  Section  44  of  City  Ordinance  Num- 
ber 195,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  the 
title  of,  and  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact.  City  Ordinance  Number  82, 
entitled  'An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  cer- 
tain trades,  business,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in  the 
City  of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for 
the  violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  con- 
nection therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordi- 
nances in  conflict  therewith,'  passed  and  adopted  October  28,  1907; 
and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  December  13,  1915. 

Sec.  13.  WHEN  IN  EFFECT— This  ordinance  shall  be  in  full 
force  and  effect  from  and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  pub- 
lication. 

Sec.  14.  PUBLICATION— The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the 
City  Council  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Or- 
dinance No.  196  published  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  news- 
paper printed  and  published  in  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  period  of 
one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  27th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Council  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Twaddle. 

Nays — Burrows. 

Absent — Nelson. 

Approved  this  27th  day  of  December.  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  227. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  198. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  CITY 
ORDINANCE  NUMBER  104,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  TO 
REGULATE  AND  GOVERN  THE  CONDUCTING  OF  BILL- 
IARD HALLS  AND  POOL  ROOMS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO, 
AND  MATTERS  PERTAINING  THERETO  AND  THE  PEN- 
ALTY FOR  THE  VIOLATING  OF  THE  SAME,"  PASSED  AND 
ADOPTED  FEBRUARY  24,  1909;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  OR- 
DINANCES AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT 
THEREWITH,  AND    MORE    PARTICULARLY    CITY    ORDI- 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  193 

NANCE  NUMBER  51,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PRO- 
HIBIT MINORS  FROM  VISITING  OR  FREQUENTING  BILL- 
IARD HALLS,  POOL  ROOMS,  SALOON  AND  GAMBLING 
HOUSES,  AND  OTHER  MATTERS  RELATING  THERETO; 
FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF, 
AND  REPEALING  ALL  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT 
THEREWITH,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  JANUARY  22,  1906. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDATN: 

Section  1.  City  Ordinance  Number  104,  entitled  "An  ordi- 
nance to  reg-ulate  and  g:overn  the  conducting  of  Billiard  Halls  and 
Pool  Rooms  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  matters  pertaining  thereto 
and  the  penalty  for  the  violating  of  the  same,"  passed  and  adopted 
February  24,  1909,  is  hereby  amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as 
to  read  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  asso- 
ciation, or  corporation  owning  or  conducting  any  licensed  billiard 
or  pool  room  to  permit  or  allow  any  minor  under  the  age  of  sev- 
enteen years  to  visit,  frequent,  or  remain  in  or  about  any  such 
billiard  or  pool  room,  or  to  play  at  billiards  or  pool  therein;  and 
it  shall  further  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or 
corporation  owning  or  conducting  any  licensed  billiard  or  pool  room 
to  permit  or  allow  any  minor  of  the  age  of  seventeen  years  or  over, 
and  under  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  to  visit,  frequent,  or  re- 
main in  or  about  any  such  billiard  or  pool  room,  or  to  play  at  bill- 
iards or  pool  therein,  without  having  the  written  consent  of  the 
parent  or  guardian  of  such  minor. 

Section  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  minor  under  the  age  of 
twenty-one  (21)  years,  for  the  purpose  of  resorting  to  or  fre- 
quenting any  licensed  billiard  or  pool  room,  to  represent  himself,  or 
herself,  to  be  twenty-one  (21)  years  of  age,  or  over,  when,  in  fact, 
he  or  she  is  not. 

Section  3.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and,  upon  con- 
viction thereof  before  the  Police  Judge  of  said  city,  shall  be  fined 
in  any  sum  not  less  than  twenty-five  ($25.00)  dollars  nor  more  than 
two  hundred  ($200.00)  dollars,  or  shall  be  imprisoned  in  the  city 
jail  of  said  city  for  any  term  not  less  than  twenty-five  (25)  days 
nor  more  than  one  hundred  (100)  days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and 
imprisonment. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with, and  more  particularly  City  Ordinance  Number  51,  entitled 
"An  ordinance  to  prohibit  minors  from  visiting  or  frequenting  bill- 
iard halls,  pool  rooms,  saloon  and  gambling  houses,  and  other  mat- 
ters relating  thereto;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof, 
and  repealing  all  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  passed  and 
adopted  January  22,  1906,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  Its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances, 
as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  by  resolution 
of  November  22,  1915. 


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Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Ordi- 
nance No.  198  printed  and  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances, 
as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  by  resolution 
of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  27th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915,  by 
the  following:  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen : 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Twaddle,  Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Nelson. 

Approved  this  27th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  233. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  203. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  REMOVAL  OF  SNOW 
AND  ICE  FROM  THE  SIDEWALKS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO; 
TO  FIX  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF;  AND 
TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDI- 
NANCES IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,  AND  MORE  PARTIC- 
ULARLY CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  14,  ENTITLED  "AN 
ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  CLEANING  OF  SIDE- 
WALKS," PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  DECEMBER  15,  1903. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  SNOW  AND  ICE  TO  BE  REMOVED— It  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  person  owning,  having  charge  or  control  of,  or  oc- 
cupying any  property,  building,  lot,  part  of  lot,  land,  or  real  estate 
abutting  on  any  street  of  the  City  of  Reno  to  fail,  refuse,  or  neglect 
to  remove,  or  cause  to  be  removed,  all  ice  or  snow  resulting  from 
storm,  with  twenty-four  hours  after  the  cessation  of  such  storm, 
from  the  sidewalk,  or  sidewalks,  in  front  of  such  property,  build- 
ing, lot,  part  of  lot,  land,  or  real  estate.  In  case  of  such  failure, 
refusal,  or  neglect,  the  Superintendent  of  Streets  shall  cause  the 
removal  of  the  snow  or  ice  and  charge  the  cost  thereof  to  the 
property. 

Sec.  2.  PENALTY — Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  to  exceed  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dollars,  or  by  impris- 
onment in  the  city  jail  not  exceeding  thirty  (30)  days,  or  by  both 
such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  3.  REPEALING  CLAUSE— All  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  with  this  ordinance,  and  more  particularly  City 
Ordinance  Number  14,  entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  the 
cleaning  of  sidewalks,"  passed  and  adopted  December  15,  1903,  are 
hereby  repealed. 


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Sec.  4.  WHEN  IN  EFFECT— This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect 
from  and  after  its  passage,  adoption,  and  publication  for  the  period 
of  one  week  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  printed 
and  published  in  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  5.  PUBLICATION— The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to 
have  this  City  Ordinance  Number  203  published  daily,  for  the  period 
of  one  week,  in  the  Nevada  State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  printed 
and  published  in  the  City  of  Reno. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  14th  day  of  February,  A.  D.  1916,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes— Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  14th  day  of  February,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  an  1  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  234. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  204. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  EXCAVATING,  GRADING,  PAV- 
ING, LEVELING,  REPAIRING,  SIDEWALKING,  CROSS- 
WALKING,  OR  FILLING  IN  ANY  PUBLIC  STREET,  HIGH- 
WAY, AVENUE,  OR  ALLEY  WITHIN  THE  CITY  LIMITS, 
WITHOUT  FIRST  OBTAINING  A  WRITTEN  PERMIT  TO  SO 
DO  AND  GIVING  A  BOND  TO  REPLACE  THE  STREET  IN 
PROPER  CONDITION  WITHIN  THE  TIME  SPECIFIED  IN 
SUCH  PERMIT;  TO  PROVIDE  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIO- 
LATION THEREOF;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES 
AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section.  1.  PERMIT — No  person,  firm,  association,  or  corpora- 
tion shall  excavate,  grade,  pave,  level,  repair,  sidewalk,  cross-walk, 
or  fill  in,  m  any  public  street,  highway,  avenue,  or  alley  within  the 
city  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  without  first  obtaining  a  written 
permit  so  to  do  from  the  City  Engineer  of  the  City  of  Reno,  which 
permit  shall  state  the  time  within  which  such  excavating,  grading, 
paving,  leveling,  repairing,  sidewalking,  cross-walking,  or  filling 
shall  be  done. 

Sec.  2.  BOND — Any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation 
obtaining  a  permit  for  any  of  the  purposes  designated  in  Section  1 
of  this  ordinance  shall,  before  renewing  or  in  any  manner  changing 
the  surface  of  the  street,  highway,  avenue,  or  alley,  execute  to  the 
City  of  Reno  a  bond,  to  be  approved  by  the  City  Engineer  of  the 


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City  of  Reno,  in  such  sum  as  shall  be  designated  by  said  City  Engi- 
neer as  necessary  for  the  proper  protection  of  said  city,  conditioned 
that  the  obligors  of  said  bond  will  pay  to  the  City  of  Reno  the 
amount  of  said  bond,  should  the  person  obtaining  such  permit  fail, 
neglect,  or  refuse  to  complete  the  excavating,  grading,  paving,  level- 
ing, repairing,  sidewalking,  cross-walking,  or  filling  in  the  public 
street,  highway,  avenue,  or  alley,  for  which  such  permit  was  obtained, 
within  the  time  stated  in  said  permit,  or  fail,  neglect,  or  refuse  to  re- 
store the  street,  highway,  avenue,  or  alley  in  proper  condition  to 
the  satisfaction  of  said  City  Engineer  after  the  work  provided  for 
in  said  permit  has  been  finished;  provided,  however,  that  instead 
of  special  bonds  to  cover  particular  work,  any  person,  firm,  asso- 
ciation, or  corporation  intending  to  make  excavations  in  public 
streets,  alleys,  or  any  public  places  in  the  City  of  Reno  may  make 
and  maintain  with  the  City  of  Reno  a  general  bond  in  the  sum  of 
one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars,  which  said  general  bond  shall  be 
conditioned  and  used  for  the  same  purpose  as  the  special  bond 
hereinbefore  described  in  this  section,  covering  all  work  to  be  done 
instead  of  any  particular  piece  of  work;  and  while  such  general 
bond  is  maintained  at  the  said  sum  of  one  thousand  ($1000.00) 
dollars,  such  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  shall  not  be 
required  to  make  the  special  bond  hereinbefore  in  this  section  pro- 
vided, but  shall  be  required  to  comply  with  all  the  other  provisions 
of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  PENALTY — Any  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  to  exceed  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars,  or  by  imnrisonment  in  the  city  jail  of  said  cit^'' 
not  exceeding  six  months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  4.  REPEALING  CLAUSE— All  ordinances  and  parts  of  or- 
dinances in  conflict  with  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  WHEN  IN  EFFECT— This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect 
from  and  after  its  passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Nevada 
State  Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  printed  and  published  in  the  City  of 
Reno. 

Sec.  6.  PUBLICATION— The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to 
have  this  City  Ordinance  Number  204  published  in  the  Nevada  State 
Journal,  a  daily  newspaper  printed  and  published  in  the  City  of 
Reno,  for  the  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  14th  day  of  February,  A.  D.  1916,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  14th  day  of  February,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  197 

BILL  NO.  235. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  205. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  THE  INSTALLATION  AND 
MAINTENANCE  OF  SERVICE  PIPES  CONNECTING  WITH 
WATER  MAINS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  TO  FIX  A  PEN- 
ALTY FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF;  AND  TO  REPEAL 
ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CON- 
FLICT THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  SERVICE  PIPES— All  service  pipes  connecting  with 
water  mains  in  the  City  of  Reno  hereafter  installed,  repaired,  re- 
placed, or  maintained,  except  as  herein  otherwise  provided,  must 
be  laid  at  least  two  and  one-half  (2%)  feet  below  the  surface  of  the 
ground  and  be  so  arranged  that  the  supply  to  each  separate  house 
or  premises  may  be  controlled  by  a  separate  stop-cock  placed  within 
and  near  the  line  of  the  street  curb;  and  service  pipes  shall  fur- 
ther be  so  installed  along  each  and  every  street,  avenue,  and  alley 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  prior  to  the  paving  or  re-paving,  macadamiz- 
ing or  re-macadamizing,  surfacing  or  re-surfacing  of  the  same, 
upon  reasonable  notice  being  given  to  the  person,  firm,  associa- 
tion, or  corporation  owning  or  in  control  of  such  water  mains  and 
service  pipes  that  such  paving  or  re-paving,  macadamizing  or  re- 
macadamizing,  surfacing  or  re-surfacing  is  to  be  done. 

Sec.  2.  PENALTY — Any  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  to  exceed  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  of  said  city  not 
exceeding  six  months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  3.  REPEALING  CLAUSE— All  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  with  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  WHEN  IN  EFFECT— This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect 
from  and  after  its  passage,  adoption,  and  publication  daily,  for 
one  week,  in  the  Reno  Evening  Gazette,  a  daily  newspaper  printed 
and  published  in  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  5.  PUBLICATION— The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to 
have  this  City  Ordinance  Number  205  published  in  the  Reno  Evening 
Gazette,  a  daily  newspaper  printed  and  published  in  the  City  of  Reno, 
for  the  period  of  one  week. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  18th  day  of  February,  A.  D.  1916,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilmen  Frank,  Twaddle. 

Approved  this  18th  day  of  February,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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198  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

BILL  NO.  236. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  206. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  THE 
TITLE  OF,  AND  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT, 
CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  85,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDI- 
NANCE REGULATING  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  STOR- 
AGE OIL  TANKS  WITHIN  THE  FIRE  LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY 
OF  RENO,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  APRIL  13,  1908;  TO 
FIX  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF;  AND 
TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDI- 
NANCES IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  The  title  of  City  Ordinance  Number  85,  entitled 
"An  ordinance  regulating  the  establishment  of  storage  oil  tanks 
within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted 
April  13,  1908,  is  hereby  amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as  to 
read  as  follows: 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  keeping,  storage  and  use  of  crude 
oil  or  fuel  petroleum  Mithin  the  City  of  Reno;  to  fix  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  therewith. 

Sec.  2.  City  Ordinance  Number  85,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
regulating  the  establishment  of  storage  oil  tanks  within  the  fire 
limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted  April  13,  1908, 
is  hereby  amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as  to^  read  as  follows: 

Section  1.  PERMIT  REQUIRED— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person,  firm,  company,  or  corporation  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  the  City  of  Reno  to  construct  or  maintain  any  plant,  or  use  any 
device  or  apparatus  for  burning  crude  or  fuel  petroleum  or  for 
generating  a  gas  therefrom  for  fuel  purposes,  without  first  obtain- 
ing a  permit  therefor  from  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno; 
provided,  however,  that  the  =4^y  Council  in  the  granting*^  or  refusal 
of  such  permit  shall  exercise  reasoi^able  and  sound  discretion,  tak- 
ing into  consideration  the  character  of  the  applicant  for  such  per- 
mit and  the  intended  location. 

Section  2.  PRESENTATION  OF  APPLICATION  —  Applica- 
tions, as  provided  for  in  Section  1  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  pre- 
sented in  writing  and.  filed  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno. 
The  applicant,  or  some^one  in  his,  her,  or  its  behalf,  shall  be  pres- 
ent at  the  meeting  of  the  City  Council  when  the  application  is  con- 
sidered, and  shall  answer  all  questions  pertaining  to  the  character 
of  the  applicant  and  the  condition  of  the  premises  upon  which  the 
liquids,  as  contained  in  Section  1  of  this  ordinang^,  are  purposed 
to  be  stored.  If  the  application  is  granted,  a  stor^^ge  tank,  as  here- 
inafter provided,  shall  be  installed,  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Fire  Chief  of  the  City  of  Reno,  in  accordance  , with  the  terms  of 
this  ordinance,  and  he  shalf  keep  a  record  of  the  location^^of  all  such 
tanks. 

Section  3.  TANK  CAPACITY— No  storage  tank  shall  have  a 
capacity  in  excess  of  one  thousand  five  hundred  (1500)  gallons. 


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Section  4.  CONSTRUCTION  AND  INSTALLATION  OF 
STORAGE  TANKS— The  storage  tank  to  be  constructed  of  boiler 
iron  or  steel  not  less  than  three-sixteenths  (3-16)  of  an  inch  in 
thickness,  the  top  of  same  to  be  buried  not  less  than  four  (4)  feet 
underground,  and  located  outside  the  foundation  of  any  building, 
under  the  sidewalk  close  to  the  curb  line,  or  if  not  under  the  side- 
walk, then,  not  less  than  twenty  (20)  feet  distant  from  the  founda- 
tion of  any  building  or  structure.  The  top  of  the  tank  must  be 
below  the  level  of  the  lowest  pipe  at  which  oil  is  burned.  Filling 
pipe,  of  not  exceeding  eight  (8)  inches  in  diameter,  must  be  closed 
by  screw  cap.  The  tank  must  be  ventilated  by  a  pipe  not  less  than 
one  (1)  inch  in  diameter,  extending  at  least  ten  (10)  feet  above 
the  ground  and  provided  with  a  return  bend.  The  oilmust  be  pumped 
from  storage  tank  to  burners,  the  suction  pipe  to  lead  through  the 
top  of  the  tank  and  to  be  provided  with  a  shut-off  valve  near  burn- 
ing point,  independent  of  any  valve  that  is  part  of  the  burner. 

(a.)  To  properly  clean  the  tank,  a  man-hole  may  be  provided, 
which,  if  provided,  must  be  closed  above  by  a  hinged  and  locked  or 
bolted  cover,  and  below  (at  the  top  of  the  tank),  by  a  boiler  plate 
cover,  flanged  and  screwed.  The  space  thus  formed  must  be  filled, 
while  not  used,  with  sacks  of  sand  to  prevent  the  accumulation  of 
gas.  The  space  between  the  retaining  walls  and  tank  must  be  filled 
solidly  with  earth  or  sand,  so  that  no  vapor  can  accumulate. 

(b.)  All  storage  tanks  shall  be  placed  in  the  spot  agreed  upon 
with  the  applicant  and  the  Fire  Chief. 

(c.)  Where  the  basement  is  NOT  excavated  for  basement  use, 
the  top  of  all  storage  tanks  must  be  at  least  four  (4)  feet  below 
the  sidewalk;  the  space  between  the  top  of  the  tank  and  the  side- 
walk shall  be  filled  with  earth  or  sand. 

(d.)  Where  the  sidewalk  IS  excavated  and  used  as  part  of 
basement,  the  top  of  the  tank  must  be  level  with  or  below  the  boiler 
room  floor;  a  brick  or  concrete  wall,  not  less  than  twelve  (12) 
inches  in  thickness,  shall  be  constructed  around  said  storage  tank, 
extending  from  the  bottom  of  tank  up  to  four  (4)  feet  above  the 
top  of  said  storage  tank;  the  space  between  the  top  of  the  tank 
and  the  top  of  the  wall  shall  be  filled  with  earth  or  sand,  the 
same  to  be  covered  with  at  least  three  (3)  inches  of  concrete. 

(e.)  Where  it  is  desired  to  use  all  the  space  under  the  side- 
walk for  basement  purposes,  the  top  of  the  storage  tank  shall  be 
at  least  four  (4)  feet  below  the  basement  floor.  The  space  be- 
tween the  top  of  the  tank  and  the  basement  floor  shall  be  filled  with 
earth,  the  earth  covered  with  a  concrete  flooring. 

(f.)  The  top  of  all  storage  tanks  must  be  below  the  grate  bars 
of  the  fire  and  must  be  covered  with  four  (4)  feet  of  earth. 

(g.)  No  storage  tank  shall  be  covered  with  earth  until  it  has 
been  inspected  and  approved  by  the  Fire  Chief. 

(h.)  All  tanks  stored  in  basements  under  the  sidewalks  must 
go  close  to  the  retaining  wall  of  the  street. 

(i.)  All  tanks  must  be  carefully  calked  and  riveted  and  coated 
with  tar  or  other  rust-resisting  material.  All  piping  must  be  done 
in  the  best  possible  manner,  and  first-class  material,  only,  must 
be  used. 

Section  5.  PENALTY — Any  person,  or  persons,  firm,  company, 
or  corporation  that  violates,  disobeys,  or  refuses  to  comply  with 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 


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misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10.00)  dollars  nor  more  than  five  hun- 
dred ($500.00)  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  (5f  said 
city  not  exceeding  thirty  (30)  days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  im- 
prisonment; and  the  said  person,  or  persons,  firm,  company,  or 
corporation  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  separate  offense  for  each 
day  that  such  violation,  disobedience,  or  refusal  shall  continue,  and 
shall  be  subject  to  the  punishment  imposed  by  this  ordinance  for 
each  and  every  separate  offense. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Ordi- 
nance Number  206  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

(Seal) 
J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  239. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  209. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  CITY 
ORDINANCE  NUMBER  12,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE 
REQUIRING  ALL  KEEPERS  OF  HOTELS  OR  LODGING 
HOUSES  TO  KEEP  A  REGISTER  OF  ALL  PERSONS  OC- 
CUPYING ROOMS  IN  SUCH  HOTELS  OR  LODGING 
HOUSES,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  NOVEMBER  9,  1903; 
AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  OR- 
DINANCES IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.     City  Ordinance  Number   12,   entitled   "An   ordinance 
requiring  all  keepers  of  hotels  or  lodging  houses  to  keep  a  register 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  201 

of  all  persons  occupying  rooms  in  such  hotels  or  lodging  houses," 
passed  and  adopted  November  9,  1903,  is  hereby  amended,  revised, 
and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Every  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation, 
within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  who  keeps,  maintains,  or 
controls  any  hotel,  or  lodging  house,  shall  provide,  keep,  and  main- 
tain a  public  register,  and  shall  require  every  person  who  rents  or 
occupies  a  room  in  such  hotel  or  lodging  house  to  write  in  said 
register  his  name  and  place  of  residence;  such  registration  shall  be 
made  upon  a  page  of  said  register  properly  dated  with  reference 
to  the  day  of  the  year,  month,  and  week,  and  the  time  of  day  the 
person  rents,  or  arranges  to  occupy,  a  room  shall  also  be  therein 
entered. 

Sec.  2.  Such  hotel  or  lodging  house,  register,  so  kept,  shall  be 
open  to  the  public  at  any  and  all  reasonable  hours,  and  the  pages 
thereof  shall,  upon  demand,  be  open  for  inspection,  or  investigation, 
by  any  member  of  the  police  force  or  other  peace  officer  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  immediately  upon  demand  having  been  made  by  any 
such  member  of  the  police  force  or  other  peace  officer. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a  fine  of 
not  more  than  five  hundred  ($500.00)  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment 
in  the  city  jail  not  exceeding  ninety  (90)  days,  or  by  both  such 
fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Or- 
dinance Number  209  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK   J.    BYINGTON, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

(Seal) 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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BILL  NO.  241. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  211. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  THE 
TITLE  OF,  AND  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT,  CITY 
ORDINANCE  NUMBER  39,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE 
TO  REGULATE  THE  ERECTION,  ALTERATION,  AND  RE- 
PAIRING OF  BUILDINGS  AND  STRUCTURES  WITHIN  THE 
CITY  OF  RENO  AND  TO  REQUIRE  A  PERMIT  THEREFOR; 
TO  REGULATE  ENTRANCES,  EXITS,  HALLS,  AISLES,  AND 
PASSAGE  WAYS  OF  PUBLIC  BUILDINGS  USED  OR  IN- 
TENDED TO  BE  USED  FOR  PUBLIC  ASSEMBLAGES;  TO 
DEFINE  THE  DUTIES  OF  CERTAIN  OFFICERS  IN  CONNEC- 
TION THEREWITH;  TO  FIX  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLA- 
TION THEREOF,  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  IN 
CONFLICT  THEREWITH,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  JULY  10, 
1905;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF 
ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  The  title  of  City  Ordinance  Number  39,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  to  regulate  the  erection,  alteration,  and  repairing  of  build- 
ings and  structures  within  the  City  of  Reno  and  to  require  a  permit 
therefor;  to  regulate  entrances,  exits,  halls,  aisles  and  passage  ways 
of  public  buildings  used  or  intended  to  be  used  for  public  assemblages; 
to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection  therewith;  to  fix 
a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  in 
conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  July  10,  1905,  is  hereby 
amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  the  erection,  alteration,  and  repairing 
of  buildings  and  structures  within  the  City  of  Reno;  to  fix  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  therewith. 

Sec.  2.  City  Ordinance  Number  39,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to 
regulate  the  erection,  alteration,  and  repairing  of  buildings  and 
structures  within  the  City  of  Reno  and  to  require  a  permit  therefor; 
to  regulate  entrances,  exits,  halls,  aisles  and  passage  ways  of  public 
buildings  used  or  intended  to  be  used  for  public  assemblages;  to 
define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection  therewith;  to  fix 
a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  in 
conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  July  10,  1905,  is  hereby 
amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Section  1.  INSPECTOR  AND  ASSISTANT— The  City  Engineer 
of  the  City  of  Reno  shall  be  ex-officio  Inspector  of  Buildings,  and 
the  City  Electrician  of  the  City  of  Reno  shall  serve  ex-officio  as 
Assistant  Inspector  of  Buildings. 

Section  2.  DUTIES  OF  INSPECTOR— The  Inspector  of  Build- 
ings shall  be  charged  with  the  survey  and  inspection  of  buildings, 
and  with  the  enforcement  of  all  provisions  of  this  ordinance  and  all 
other    laws    and    ordinances    relating    to    the    erection,    construction, 


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alterations,  repairs,  removal,  and  safety  of  buildings,  structures, 
walls,  elevators,  and  fire  escapes.  He  shall  pass  upon  all  questions 
relating  to  the  strength  and  durability  of  buildings,  structures,  walls, 
and  materials;  examine  and  approve  all  plans  and  specifications 
therefor,  before  a  permit  shall  be  issued,  and  sign  and  issue  all 
permits,  certifications,  and  notices  required  to  be  issued.  He  shall 
promptly  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  all  official  communications,  no- 
tices, and  reports. 

Section  3.  INSPECTOR  TO  PASS  UPON  ALL  QUESTIONS 
RELATING  TO  BUILDINGS  OR  STRUCTURES  NOT  PROVIDED 
FOR  IN  THIS  ORDINANCE— Any  building  or  structure  that  is 
not  covered  especially  by  this  ordinance,  but  which  shall  be  for  the 
support,  habitation,  or  shelter  of  persons,  animals,  or  chatties,  and  in 
any  manner  contribute  to  danger  or  safety  to  life  or  property  in  any 
form,  and  all  such  structures  of  whatever  nature  or  materials,  forms, 
or  dimensions,  shall  be  passed  upon  by  the  Inspector  of  Buildings, 
who  shall  have  the  power  to  make  them  conform  to  the  true  intent  of 
public  safety. 

Section  4.  DANGEROUS  OR  UNSAFE  BUILDINGS— When- 
ever, in  the  judgment  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  any  building, 
structure,  or  wall,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  any  appurtenances  or 
fixtures  thereto,  or  any  wall,  chimney,  smokestack,  stove,  oven, 
furnace,  or  thing  connected  with  such  building  or  premises,  shall, 
from  any  cause  whatever,  be  in  a  condition  to  be  dangerous,  to  per- 
sons or  property,  or  when  any  wooden  building  within  the  fire  limits 
shall,  in  the  judgment  of  the  said  Inspector  of  Buildings  and  the 
Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  be  damaged  by  fire  or  decay,  or  by 
both  fire  and  decay,  to  the  extent  of  forty  (40)  per  cent  of  its  orig- 
inal value  when  new,  cost  to  be  estimated  above  the  line  of  side- 
walk in  front  of  said  building,  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  shall 
immediately  give  notice  in  writing  to  the  owner  or  owners  of  such 
premises,  or  to  his,  her,  or  their  agent,  or  to  the  person  having  con- 
trol thereof,  if  the  owner  cannot  l3e  found,  to  remove  or  repair  tha 
same  forthwith;  and  the  person  receiving  such  notice  shall,  within 
five  (5)  days  after  receiving  the  same,  comply  therewith. 

Section  5.  UNOCCUPIED  BUILDINGS— Whenever  any  unoccu- 
pied building  is  not  properly  secured  or  enclosed,  the  Inspector  of 
Buildings,  Chief  of  Police,  or  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall 
immediately  notify  the  owner  or  owners,  agent  or  agents,  or  the  per- 
son having  the  control  of  same,  of  the  condition  of  such  unoccupied 
building,  and  to  have  it  properly  secured  within  twenty-four  (24) 
hours  after  such  notice  is  served. 

Section  6.  FIRE  LIMITS— The  following  are  hereby  estab- 
lished as  the  fire  limts  of  the  City  of  Reno,  to-wit: 

Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center  line  of  Fifth  Street 
with  the  center  line  of  Chestnut  Street;  thence  running  easterly 
along  the  center  line  of  Fifth  Street  to  its  intersection  with  the 
center  line  of  Eureka  Street;  thence  southerly  along  the  center  line 
of  Eureka  Street  to  its  intersection  with  the  center  line  of  Fourth 
Street;  thence  easterly  along  the  center  line  of  Fourth  Street  to  its 
intersection  with  the' center  line  of  Park  Street;  thence  southerly 
along  the  center  line  of  said  Park  Street  to  its  intersection  with  the 
north  bank  of  the  Truckee  River;  thence  running  westerly  along  the 
north  bank  of  said  Truckee  River  to  its  intersection  with  the  center 


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line  of  Chestnut   Street  continued;   thence  running  northerly   along 
the  center  line  of  Chestnut  Street  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Section  7.  BUILDINGS  PERMITTED  IN  FIRE  LIMITS— It 
shall  be  unlawful  to  erect  or  build,  or  to  alter,  enlarge,  or  build  upon, 
within  the  fire  limits,  any  frame  or  wooden  building,  except  tem- 
porary sheds  to  facilitate  the  erection  of  authorized  buildings. 

Section  8.  PERMITS — No  work,  the  cost  of  which  shall  exceed 
fifty  ($50.00)  dollars,  shall  be  done  upon  any  structure,  building,  or 
shed  in  the  City  of  Reno  without  a  permit  from  the  Inspector  of 
Buildings. 

Section  9.  APPLICATION— The  permit  may  be  applied  for  and 
obtained  by  the  owner  or  lessee  direct  or  acting  through  an  archi- 
tect, engineer,  contractor,  or  other  agent. 

The  application  shall  state  the  location  of  the  proposed  building 
or  structure.  It  shall  give  the  name  and  residence  address  of  the 
actual  owner  or  owners  of  the  land  and  of  the  building  or  structure, 
the  name  and  residence  address  of  lessee  or  lessees,  if  any,  and  the 
name  and  address  of  the  architect,  engineer,  or  designer  of  the  build- 
ing or  structure. 

The  application  shall  be  made  upon  blanks  furnished  by  the 
Inspector  of  Buildings,  and  shall  conform  to  the  requirements  as  indi- 
cated on  the  blanks  so  furnished. 

The  application  shall  be  filled  in  duplicate  and  be  accompanied 
by  two  complete  sets  of  plans  and  specifications,  which  shall  clearly 
show  all  parts  of  the  construction,  including  a  plan  of  each  floor  of 
a  new  building.    One  of  said  set  of  plans  shall  be  on  cloth. 

If  said  application,  plans,  and  specifications  are  approved,  such 
approval  shall  be  endorsed  on  each  thereof,  in  writing,  by  the  In- 
spector of  Buildings,  and  one  of  said  applications,  together  with  the 
set  of  plans  on  cloth  and  one  set  of  specifications,  all  with  such  ap- 
proval endorsed  thereon,  shall  be  securely  bound  together  and  deliv- 
ered to  the  party  obtaining  the  permit,  who  must  keep  such  applica- 
tion, plans,  and  specifications  on  the  premises  where  such  construc- 
tion is  being  conducted,  open  for  inspection  at  all  times  during  such 
construction,  until  final  inspection  is  made.  The  owner  shall  be 
responsible  for  the  plans  being  kept  on  the  building. 

The  other  application,  set  of  plans,  and  set  of  specifications, 
after  being  approved  and  having  such  approval  endorsed  thereon  in 
writing  by  said  Inspector  of  Buildings,  shall  be  indexed  and  kept  on 
file  by  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  in  such  a  manner  as  to  be 
readily  inspected  by  the  public,  and  the  erection,  construction,  or 
alteration  of  said  building,  structure,  or  any  part  thereof,  when  pro- 
ceeded with  shall  be  constructed  in  accordance  with  such  approved 
applications,  plans,  and  specifications,  and  any  modifications  made 
in  plans  and  specifications  shall  be  subject  to  further  approval; 
such  modifications  shall  be  made  to  appear  in  the  same  form,  and 
date  of  such  further  approval  shall  be  endorsed  on  both  the  set  of 
plans  and  specifications  and  be  noted  on  the  applications,  filed  in  the 
office  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  and  kept  on  the  premises  where 
such  construction  is  being  conducted. 

When  the  estimated  cost  of  erecting,  altering,  or  repairing  any 
building  or  structure  does  not  exceed  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dol- 
lars, the  person  proposing  to  make  such  improvements  shall  file 
with  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  in  lieu  of  the  plans  and  specifications 
hereinbefore  provided  for,  a  statement  in  writing  setting  forth  what 


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repairs,  alterations,  or  improvements  are  contemplated,  and  describ- 
ing the  general  character,  nature,  and  extent  of  the  same. 

Section  10.  ISSUANCE  OF  PERMITS— Upon  the  filing  of  an 
application  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of  this  section, 
the  Inspector  of  Buildings  shall  ascertain  whether  such  plans  and 
specifications  embody  all  requirements  applicable  by  law  and  ordi- 
nance in  such  case,  and  if  the  requirements  be  met,  shall  issue  a  build- 
ing permit  to  the  applicant,  after  plans  for  plumbing,  sewage,  light- 
ing, ventilation,  and  other  sanitary  features  have  been  approved 
by  the  City  Electrician  and  Plumbing  Inspector,  giving  him  per- 
mission to  erect  or  alter  the  building  or  structure  at  the  place  and 
in  accordance  with  said  approved  application,  plans,  and  specifications. 

Such  permit  and  the  approved  application,  plans,  and  specifica- 
tions must  be  exhibited  to  any  authorized  representative  of  either 
the  police,  fire  or  health  department,  or  the  Inspector  of  Buildings, 
or  other  authorized  person  making  a  demand  therefor. 

The  permit  for  the  erection,  alteration,  or  repair  of  any  building 
must  be  kept  on  the  premises  where  the  erection,  alteration,  or  repair 
of  such  building  is  being  conducted. 

The  Inspector  of  Buildings  may  grant  permit  for  the  erection 
of  any  part  of  the  building,  or  any  part  of  a  structure,  where  plans, 
specifications,  and  detailed  statements  have  been  presented  for  the 
same  before  the  entire  specifications  plans,  and  detailed  statements 
of  said  building  or  structure  have  been  submitted. 

Any  permit  which  may  be  issued  by  said  Inspector  of  Buildings 
pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  but  under  which  no  work 
is  commenced  within  six  (6)  months  from  the  time  of  issuance,  shall 
expire  by  limitation,  but  may,  in  the  Inspector's  discretion,  be  re- 
newed without  further  charge. 

Section  11.  INSPECTION— It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Inspector 
of  Buildings  to  make  or  cause  to  be  made  a  final  inspection  and  exami- 
nation of  all  buildings  before  the  same  are  occupied. 

Section  12.  NON-LIABILITY  OF  CITY  FOR  DAMAGE— 
Every  application  for  a  building  permit  shall  contain  an  agreement 
to  save  the  city  and  its  officials  harmless  from  all  costs  and  damages 
which  may  accrue  from  use  or  occupancy  of  the  sidewalk,  street,  or 
sub-sidewalk  space. 

Section  13.  FEES — The  applicant  or  applicants  for  a  building 
permit  shall,  at  the  time  of  filing  application,  pay  to  the  Inspector  of 
Buildings,  for  expenses  of  inspection  and  examination  of  the  building 
and  plans  and  specifications,  the  sum  of  fifty  (.50)  cents,  if  the  cost 
of  said  building,  structure,  alteration,  or  improvement  exceeds  fifty 
($50.00)  dollars  and  not  more  than  five  hundred  ($500.00)  dollars; 
the  sum  of  two  ($2.00)  dollars,  if  the  cost  thereof  exceeds  five  hundred 
($500.00)  dollars  and  not  more  than  one  thousand  ($1000.00)  dollars; 
the  sum  of  four  ($4.00)  dollars,  if  the  cost  thereof  exceeds  one  thou- 
sand ($1000.00)  dollars  and  not  more  than  two  thousand  ($2000.00) 
dollars;  the  sum  of  seven  ($7.00)  dollars,  if  the  cost  thereof  exceeds 
two  thousand  ($2000.00)  dollars  and  not  more  than  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars;  the  sum  of  twelve  ($12.00)  dollars,  if  the  cost 
thereof  exceeds  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars  and  not  more  than 
ten  thousand  ($10,000.00)  dollars;  the  sum  of  seventeen  and  fifty  one- 
hundredths  ($17.50)  dollars,  if  the  cost  thereof  exceeds  ten  thousand 
($10,000.00)  dollars  and  not  more  than  fifteen  thousand  ($15,000.00) 


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dollars;  the  sum  of  twenty  ($20.00)  dollars,  if  the  cost  thereof  exceeds 
fifteen  thousand  ($15,000.00)  dollars  and  not  more  than  twenty  thou- 
sand ($20,000.00)  dollars;  the  sum  of  twenty-five  ($25.00)  dollars,  if 
the  cost  thereof  exceeds  twenty  ($20,000.00)  dollars  and  not  more 
than  twenty-five  thousand  ($25,000.00)  dollars;  and  the  sum  of  two 
($2.00)  dollars  additional  for  every  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars, 
or  fraction  thereof,  in  excess  of  twenty-five  thousand  ($25,000.00) 
dollars. 

The  fee  to  be  paid  for  a  permit  to  remove  a  building  shall  be  one 
($1.00)  dollar  if  the  building  covers  twenty-five  hundred  (2500) 
square  feet  or  less  in  area,  and  fifty  (.50)  cents  for  every  additional 
twenty-five  hundred  (2500)  square  feet  in  area  or  part  thereof;  pro- 
vided, however,  that  no  wooden  building  within  the  fire  limits  shall 
be  hereafter  moved,  unless  it  be  for  the  purpose  of  moving  it  out  of 
the  fire  limits;  provided,  that  necessary  repairs  to  any  wooden 
building  within  the  fire  limits  may  be  made  where  the  same  will  not 
increase  the  size  of  said  buildin^-  or  the  average  height  of  the  roof 
thereof;  but  no  repairs  shall  be  made  upon  any  wooden  building 
in  said  fire  limits  without  permission  therefor,  in  writing,  having  first 
been  obtained  from  the  inspector  of  buildings. 

Section  14.  PERMIT  TO  OCCUPY  STREET  WITH  BUILDING 
MATERIAL— BOND— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm, 
association,  or  corporation  to  occupy  or  use  any  portion  of  a  public 
street  for  the  erection  or  repair  of  any  building  upon  land  abutting 
thereon,  without  first  making  application  to  and  receiving  from  the 
City  Council  a  permit  for  the  occupation  or  use,  for  building  pur- 
poses, of  such  portions  of  streets,  and  for  such  periods  of  time  and 
under  such  limitations  and  restrictions  as  may  be  required  by  the 
public  convenience;  provided,  that  no  permit  shall  be  granted  to 
occupy  more  than  fifteen  feet  from  the  curb  line,  and  any  such  permit 
may  be  revoked  by  the  City  Council,  at  any  time,  when  the  holder 
thereof  fails  to  comply  with  any  rule  or  regulation  under  which  it  is 
granted,  or  when,  in  the  opinion  of  the  City  Council,  the  public  good 
requires  such  revocation.  No  such  permit  shall  be  granted  until  the 
applicant  therefor  shall  have  given  a  bond  in  the  sum  of  five 
thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  and  City 
Council.  Such  bond  shall  run  to  the  City  of  Reno  and  to  any  person 
injured  by  reason  of  the  failure  of  the  principal  therein  to  comply 
with  the  provisions  of  this  section  and  the  ordinances  of  this  city. 
No  part  of  a  street  other  than  that  so  alloted  shall  be  used  for 
depositing  materials  for  work  to  be  done  or  for  receiving  rubbish 
arising  from  such  work,  and  all  such  rubbish  shall  be  carried  away 
by  the  person  to  whom  the  permit  is  granted,  and  at  such  times  as 
the  City  Council  or  the  Superintendent  of  Streets  may  direct,  and  in 
case  of  the  neglect  or  refusal  of  such  person,  firm,  association  or 
corporation  so  to  remove  such  rubbish,  it  shall  be  removed,  at  his  or 
their  expense,  by  the  Superintendent  of  Streets. 

Section  15.  BRIDGING,  ETC.— When  any  building  of  two  or 
more  stories  in  height  is  being  erected  within  the  fire  limits  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  and  shall  have  reached  the  top  of  the  first  story  thereof, 
then  the  sidewalk  abutting  said  building  shall  at  once  be  restored 
to  the  use  of  pedestrians,  and  said  last-named  sidewalk  bridged  or 
covered  at  a  height  of  not  less  than  nine  (9)  feet  above  the  line  of 
said  sidewalk,  and  ten  (10)  feet  wide,  with  lumber  or  timber  of  suf- 
ficient strength  to  protect  pedestrians  from  injury  by  falling  materials, 
tools,  or  appliances,  and  to  the  approval  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings. 


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Any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  so  occupying  any  portion 
of  any  street  shall  be  responsible  to  the  city  for  all  injuries  sustained 
by  any  person  in  consequence  of  any  failure  to  strictly  comply  with 
the  provisions  of  this  section. 

Section  16.  PAINTING,  ETC.— It  shall  also  be  unlawful  for 
any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  to  place  upon  any  build- 
ing, fence,  or  other  structure,  such  building,  fence,  or  other  structure 
being  within  two  (2)  feet  of  any  sidewalk  in  this  city,  any  paint  or 
other  substance,  without  first  erecting  and  maintaining  above  such 
sidewalk,  or  between  the  same  and  such  building,  fence  or  other 
structure,  as  the  case  may  be,  a  barrier  sufficient  to  protect  pedestrians 
from  such  paint  or  other  substance  falling  upon  them,  or  from  coming 
in  contact  with  such  paint  or  other  substance. 

Section  17.  RESTORATION,  ETC.— It  shall  be  unlawful  to 
place  or  pile,  or  to  cause  or  permit  to  be  placed  or  piled,  any  sand, 
gravel,  lime,  cement,  mortar,  plaster,  concrete,  or  any  other  like  sub- 
stance or  mixture,  or  to  allow  the  same  to  remain  on  any  portion 
of  any  paved  street  or  sidewalk  in  the  City  of  Reno;  or  to  make  or 
mix,  or  to  cause  or  permit  to  be  made  or  mixed,  any  mortar,  plaster, 
concrete,  or  any  other  like  substance  or  mixture  on  any  portion  of 
any  paved  street  or  sidewalk  in  the  City  of  Reno;  provided,  that  in 
cases  where  work  is  being  done  on  buildings  or  pavements,  the  City 
Council  may  grant  the  person  or  contractor  doing  such  work  per- 
mission to  mix  cement,  concrete,  or  building  material  in  tight  boxes, 
01  on  tightly-joined  boards,  on  such  pavements  or  walks,  under  such 
restrictions  as  the  City  Council  may  deem  proper. 

Section  18.  DEMOLITION  OF  BUILDING— When  a  building 
or  structure  is  to  be  dem.olished,  it  shall  be  done  in  a  manner  which 
is  approved  by  and  satisfactory  to  the  Inspector  of  Buildings.  The 
owner  or  lessee  shall  in  all  cases  notify  the  Inspector  of  Buildings 
when  said  building  is  ready  for  inspection,  and  obtain  a  permit. 

Section  19.  DEFINITIONS— For  the  purpose  of  this  ordinance 
the  following  definitions  of  words  and  terms  shall  govern: 

"ALLEY" — Any  public  thoroughfare  in  the  rear  of  a  lot  which 
fronts  on  a  public  street. 

"ALTERATION"— A  change  in  or  addition  to  a  building. 

"MINOR  ALTERATION"— A  slight  alteration  not  affecting  the 
structural  parts,  arrangements,  or  occupancy  of  a  building,  and  cost- 
ing less  than  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dollars. 

"APARTMENT  HOUSE"— (See  tenement  House.) 

"APPENDAGES" — Dormer  windows,  cornices,  mouldings,  bay 
or  oriel  windows,  balconies,  cupolas,  domes,  towers,  spires,  venti- 
lators, or  any  other  accessory  projecting  from  a  building. 

"ATTIC" — Anv  unfinished  space  immediately  below  the  roof 
of  a  building,  or  an  upper  room  having  a  height  of  less  than  eight 
feet. 

"BASEMENT" — That  portion  of  a  building,  not  more  than  one- 
half  of  the  height  of  which  is  below  the  level  of  the  street  grade  or 
ground  nearest  the  building;  and  if  its  ceiling  is  five  feet  or  more 
above  the  above  named  level,  it  shall  be  counted  as  a  story  in  des- 
ignating the  height  or  number  of  stories  of  any  building. 


208  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

"BAY  WINDOW" — Any  window  projecting  outward  from  the 
^\•all  of  a  building. 

"BUILDING" — Any  structure  built  for  the  support,  shelter,  or 
enclosure  of  persons,  animals,  or  chattels;  and  when  separated  by 
division  walls,  each  portion  so  separated  shall  be  deemed  a  separate 
building.     (See  walls.) 

"CELLAR" — That  portion  of  a  building  one-half  or  more  of  the 
height  of  which  is  below  the  level  of  the  street  grade  or  ground 
nearest  the  building.  A  cellar  shall  not  be  included  in  designating 
the  height  or  number  of  stories  of  any  building.  (See  basement 
and  story.) 

"COLUMN" — Isolated  supports  of  wood,  stone,  iron,  steel,  or 
reinforced  concrete,  carrying  beams,  girders,  lintels,  trusses,  or 
masonry. 

"COURT" — An  open,  unoccupied  space  on  the  same  lot  with  a 
building,  other  than  a  yard,  (a.)  An  "Enclosed  Court"  is  a  court 
surrounded  on  all  sides  by  walls  of  the  building  in  which  it  is  located, 
(b.)  A  "Side  Court"  is  a  court  having  one  side  or  end  open  on  the 
side  line  of  the  building,  (c.)  An  "Outer  Court"  is  a  court  extend- 
ing to  a  street,  alley,  or  yard. 

"CURTAIN  WALL"— (See  walls.) 

"DIVISION  WALL"— (See  walls.) 
"DWELLING" — A  building  intended  or  designated  for,  or  used  as 
the  home  or  residence  of  not  more  than  two  separate  and  distinct 
families  or  households,  and  in  which  not  more  than  five  rooms 
shall  be  used  for  the  accommodation  of  boarders  or  lodgers,  and 
no  part  of  which  structure  is  used  as  a  store  or  for  any  business 
purpose.  Two  or  more  such  dwellings  may  be  connected  on  each 
story  when  used  for  boarding  or  lodging  purposes,  provided  the  halls 
and  stairs  thereof  are  kept  open  for  use  as  such. 

"FILLER  WALL"— (See  walls.) 

"FIRE  LIMITS"— Unless  otherwise  specified,  fire  limits  shall 
mean  and  include  the  area  described  in  Section  6  of  this  ordinance. 

"FIRE  PROOF" — As  used  in  this  ordinance,  except  as  elsewhere 
prescribed  by  test  for  particular  types  of  construction,  refers  to  ma- 
terials or  construction  not  combustible  in  the  temperatures  of  ordi- 
nary fires,  and  which  will  withstand  such  fires,  without  serious  im- 
pairment of  their  usefulness,  for  at  least  one  hour. 

"FIRE  WALL"— (See  walls.) 

"FLATS" — A  building  of  two  or  more  stories  containing  sep- 
arate, self-contained  dwellings,  each  dwelling  having  an  independent 
entrance  on  the  level  of  the  street  or  from  an  outside  vestibule  on 
the  level  of  the  first  floor. 

"FOOTINGS" — The  spreading  course,  or  courses,  at  the  base  or 
foundation  of  a  masonry  wall  or  pier. 

"FOUNDATION"— Any  wall  or  pier  built  below  the  curb  level, 
or  nearest  tier  of  beams  to  that  level. 

"FRAME  OR  WOODEN  BUILDING"— A  frame  or  wooden 
building,  or  a  building  or  structure  whose  exterior  walls,  or  a  por- 
tion thereof,  are  constructed  of  wood.  Wooden  frames,  or  frame 
or  wooden  buildmgs  covered  with  metal,  plaster,  tile,  or  terra  cotta, 
or  veneered  with  masonry  shall  be  deemed  to  bo  frame  or  wooden 
buildmgs  or  structures  . 


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"GARAGE" — A  garage  is  (a),  that  portion  of  a  structure  in 
which  a  motor  vehicle  containing  volatile,  inflammable  oil  in  itr 
fuel  storage  tank  is  stored,  housed,  or  kept;  (b),  all  that  portion 
of  such  structure  that  is  on,  above,  or  below  the  space  mentioned  in 
(a),  which  is  not  separated  therefrom  by  tight,  unpierced  fire- 
walls and  fire-proof  floors. 

"PUBLIC  GARAGE"— A  building  where  automobiles  are  kept 
and  stored  by  the  public,  where  automobiles  are  rented  to  and  hired 
by  the  public,  where  a  charge  is  made  for  the  use  of,  or  for  the 
storage  or  keeping  of,  automobiles. 

"PRIVATE  GARAGE"— A  building  where  one  or  more  auto- 
mobiles are  kept  and  stored  for  private  use  only,  and  not  rented 
or  hired  out  to  the  public,  or  any  charge  made  for  storage. 

"GIRDER" — Any  horizontal,  structural  piece  which  supports 
floor  beams  or  joists,  or  carries  walls  over  openings. 

"GRADE"— The  established  sidewalk  level  at  the  building  line 
of  any  street,  or  if  the  building  be  not  built  on  the  building  line  of 
the  street,  the  exposed  surface  of  the  earth  adjoining  any  wall. 

HALLS. 

"COMMON  HALL" — A  hall,  corridor,  or  passageway  not  within 
an  apartment,  and  used  in  common  by  all  the  occupants  of  a 
building. 

"STAIR  HALL" — The  stairs,  stair  landing,  and  those  •  portions 
of  the  common  halls  used  in  going  from  the  entrance  floor  to  the 
top  story. 

"HOSPITAL  OR  SANITARIUM"— A  building  used  for  the  care 
of  invalids,  sick  and  infirm  persons,  having  accommodations  for 
more  than  fifteen  (15)  such  persons. 

"LINTELS" — A  small  beam  or  girder  placed  over  an  opening, 
with  the  ends  resting  on  the  masonry. 

LOADS. 

"DEAD  LOAD"— The  weight  of  the  walls,  floors,  etc.,  of  a  build- 
ing, including  all  permanent  construction. 

"LIVE  LOAD" — All  weights  in  a  building  other  than  dead  loads. 
Such  loads  shall  include  temporary  construction,  furniture,  and 
people. 

LOTS. 

"OPEN  LOT" — A  lot  bounded  on  all  sides  by  intersecting  streets 
or  alley  lines. 

"CORNER  LOT"— A  lot  bounded  on  two  or  three  sides  by. inter- 
secting street  or  alley  lines. 

"THROUGH  LOT"— A  lot  running  through  and  fronting  on  two 
street  lines,  or  on  one  street  line  and  one  alley  line,  and  the  re- 
maining sides  bounded  by  lot  lines. 

"INTERIOR  LOT"— A  lot  fronting  on  but  one  street  line,  or  one 
alley  line,  the  remaining  sides  being  bounded  by  lot  lines. 

"LOT  LINE" — The  established  boundary  line  between  private 
property  or  between  private  property  and  any  public  highway. 

"MANSARD  ROOF"— A  roof  formed  with  an  upper  and  lower 
set  of  rafters,  the  upper  set  more  inclined  to  the  horizon  than  the 
lower  set. 


210  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

"MASONRY" — Brick,  stone,  concrete,  or  reinforced  construc- 
tion. 

"MEASUREMENTS"— "Height  of  wall"  shall  not  include  the 
distance  from  the  top  of  the  roof  loeams  to  the  top  of  the  parapet  wall. 

"Height  of  building."  The  vertical  distance  from  the  curb  level 
to  the  top  of  the  highest  point  of  the  roof  beams  in  the  case  of  flat 
roofs,  or  to  the  average  height  of  the  gable  in  the  case  of  roofs 
having  a  pitch  of  more  than  twenty  (20)  degrees,  with  a  horizontal 
plane.  When  a  building  faces  two  or  more  streets  having  different 
grades,  the  measurement  shall  be  taken  at  the  middle  of  a  facade 
on  the  street  having  the  greatest  grade.  When  a  building  does  not 
adjoin  the  street,  the  measurement  shall  be  taken  from  the  aver- 
age level  of  the  ground  adjoining  such  building.  In  measuring  the 
height  of  a  wall,  the  height  of  the  parapet  above  the  top  of  the 
roof  beams  shall  not  be  included. 

"Length  of  building."     Its  greatest  horizontal  dimension. 

"Width  of  building."    Its  next  greatest  horizontal  dimension. 

"OFFICE  BUILDING"— A  building,  the  whole  or  larger  part 
of  which  is  used  or  intended  to  be  used  for  office  purposes,  and  used 
for  living  purposes  only  by  the  janitor  or  his  family. 

"PARAPET  WALL"— (See  walls.) 

"PASSAGEWAY" — A  covered  passage  extending  from  the  street 
or  alley  to  a  court  or  yard,  or  from  one  court  to  another  court,  or 
to  a  yard. 

"PENTHOUSE" — A  superstructure  erected  on  a  roof  and  cov- 
ering not  more  than  fifteen  (15)  per  centum  of  the  area  of  the  roof, 
and  used  for  the  enclosure  of  a  stairway,  elevator  machinery,  or 
water  tank. 

"PIERS" — Isolated  masses  of  masonry  forming  supports  for 
arches,  columns,  girders,  lintels,  trusses,  and  for  similar  structural 
parts. 

"POSTS"— A  timber  set  on  end. 

"REINFORCED  CONCRETE  CONSTRUCTION"  —  An  approved 
concrete  mixture  reinforced  by  steel  or  iron  of  any  shape,  and  so 
combined  that  the  metal  will  take  up  the  tensional  strain  and  assist 
in  the  resistance  to  shear. 

"REPAIRS" — The  reconstruction,  renewal,  or  removal  of  any 
part  of  an  existing  building  for  the  purpose  of  its  maintenance  in 
its  present  class  of  construction  and  grade  of  occupancy,  and  by 
which  its  fire  risk,  strength,  or  sanitation  is  not  affected  nor 
modified. 

"Minor  repairs."  Insignificant  repairs  not  affecting  the  struc- 
tural -parts  of  the  building,  and  costing  less  than  one  hundred 
($100.00)  dollars. 

"RETAINING  WALL"— (See  walls.) 

"SANITARIUM"— (See  hospitals.) 

"SHAFT" — Any  enclosed  vertical  opening,  other  than  a  court, 
extending  through  or  by  a  story  and  a  floor  or  roof,  whether  for 
light,  air,  elevator,  dumbwaiter,  or  any  other  purpose.  Any  shaft 
not  used  for  elevator  purposes  where  least  lateral  dimension  exceeds 
eight  (8)  feet  shall  be  considered  a  court. 

"SHED" — A  roofed  structure,  open  on  one  or  more  sides,  which 
does  not  exceed  fifteen  (15)  feet  in  height  nor  more  than  five  hun- 
dred (500)  square  feet  in  area. 


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"SKELETON  BUILDING"— A  building,  the  walls,  floors,  and 
other  parts  of  which  are  supported  upon  and  carried  by  a  metal 
or  reinforced  concrete  framework. 

"STORE  BUILDING"— A  building  used  wholly  or  in  part  for  the 
exhibition  of  goods,  wares,  or  merchandise  for  sale. 

"STORY" — The  perpendicular  distance  from  the  top  of  the 
finished  floor  in  one  story  to  the  underside  of  the  ceiling,  floor  joists, 
or  rafters  in  the  same  story,  which  vertical  distance  shall  not  be  less 
than  seven  and  one-half  (7V2)  feet. 

"TENEMENT  HOUSE"— A  building,  or  any  portion  thereof, 
v/hich  is  occupied  by  three  or  more  families  living  independently 
of  each  other,  doing  their  cooking  within  the  apartment  or  upon  the 
premises,  but  having  a  common  right  to  the  halls,  stairway,  and 
yards.  "An  apartment,"  a  room  or  suite  of  two  or  more  rooms  in 
a  tenement  house,  occupied,  or  suitable  for  occupation,  as  a  residence 
for  one  family  doing  its  cooking  in  the  apartment  or  on  the  premises. 
One  person  may  be  construed  to  be  a  family.  "Existing  tenement 
house."  Any  building  erected  as  such  or  converted  or  altered  for 
such  use,  or  so  used  before  the  passage  of  this  ordinance;  or  any 
building  intended  or  suitable  for  such  use,  but  not  completed,  for 
which  the  excavation  shall  have  been  commenced  in  good  faith  prior 
to  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

TERRA  COTTA. 

1.  "Terra  cotta."  The  hand-moulded,  baked  clay  material  used 
for  architectural  decoration  and  construction. 

2.  "Hard  terra  cotta  fire-nroofing."  All  clay  fire-proofing  ma- 
terial that  is  manufactured  without  sawdust. 

3.  "Semi-porous  terra  cotta  fire-proofing."  All  clay  firenroof 
material  having  fifty  per  centum  of  sawdust,  measured  by  volume, 
mixed  with  fifty  per  centum  of  clay. 

"THEATRE" — A  building  which  contains  seats  for  the  public, 
to  which  an  admission  fee  is  charged  and  having  a  permanent  stage 
upon  which  scenery  and  other  movable  appliances  are  used. 

"THICKNESS  OF  WALLS"— (See  walls.) 

"VENEER" — An  outer  facing  of  masonry,  tile,  or  metal  placed 
in  or  attached  to  a  wall  of  any  building  for  decoration  or  protection, 
but  shall  not  be  counted  as  adding  to  the  strength  or  thickness  of  the 
wall. 

WALLS. 

"BEARING  WALL" — Any  masonry  wall  carrying  all  or  part  of 
the  load  of  a  building. 

"CURTAIN  OR  FILLER  WALL"— An  exterior  masonry  wall 
built  between  piers,  iron,  steel,  or  reinforced  concrete  columns  and 
carried  on  steel  or  reinforced  concrete  girders,  or  self-supporting 
only. 

"DIVISION  WALL" — Any  interior  masonry  wall,  dividing  a 
building,  and  extending  from  cellar  or  basement  floor  to  and  through 
the  roof,  and  such  walls  shall  be  constructed  as  required  for  party 
walls.     Such  walls  may  be  bearing  walls  or  self-supporting  only. 

"EXTERIOR  WALL"— Any  outside  wall,  or  vertical  enclosure 
of  a  building,  other  than  a  party  wall. 

"FIRE  WALL" — Any  masonry  wall  built  for  the  purpose  of  fire 


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resistance,  and  also  means  that  portion  of  a  masonry  exterior,  party, 
or  division  wall  rising-  above  a  roof  surface. 

"PARAPET  WALL"— A  masonry  wall  along  the  edge  of  and 
rising  above  a  roof. 

"PARTITION  WALL"— Any  interior  wall,  other  than  a  divis- 
ion wall. 

"PARTY  WALL" — A  masonry  wall'  used  or  built  to  be  used  for 
the  common  separation  or  support  of  adjoining  buildings. 

"RETAINING  WALL"— Any  wall  constructed  to  resist  the 
thrusts  of  earth,  water,  or  other  substances. 

"THICKNESS  OF  WALLS"— The  minimum  thickness  of  such 
wall,  measuring  between  any  two  floors  or  between  a  floor  and  a 
ceiling  or  roof. 

"WAREHOUSE"— A  building  used  exclusively  for  the  storage 
of  merchandise. 

"YARD" — An  open,  unoccupied  space  on  the  same  lot  with  the 
tenement  house  for  the  full  width  of  the  lot  between  the  rear  line 
of  the  house  and  the  rear  line  of  the  lot,  and  which  has  at  least  one 
side  or  end  abutting  on  street  or  alley. 

Section  20.  CLASSIFICATION,  DESCRIPTION,  LIMITING 
DIMENSIONS  x\ND  RESTRICTIONS  AS  TO  USE  OF  BUILD- 
INGS— For  the  purpose  of  this  ordinance,  buildings  are  divided  into 
"Class  A,"  "Class  B,"  Class  C,"  "Mill  Construction"  and  "Frame  or 
Wooden  Buildings." 

Section  21.  CLASS  "A"  BUILDINGS— Class  "A"  buildings  are 
defined  as  those  having  fireproofed  frames  of  steel  and  with  all 
structural  parts  of  incombustible  material.  Walls  shall  be  of  brick, 
stone,  concrete  or  reinforced  concrete. 

Class  "A"  buildings  with  all  wall  loads  above  the  third  floor 
carried  on  the  steel  frame  shall  not  be  limited  as  to  height. 

Class  "A"  buildings  with  self-supporting  curtain  or  bearing 
walls  on  the  exterior  shall  be  limited  in  height  to  eighty-six  (86) 
feet. 

Class  "A"  buildings  may  be  built  anywhere  in  the  city. 

Section  22.  CLASS  "B"  BUILDINGS— Class  "B"  buildings  are 
defined  as  those  having  a  frame  of  reinforced  concrete  carrying 
all  wall  and  floor  loads.  -  All  structural  parts  shall  be  of  incom- 
bustible material.  Walls  shall  be  of  brick,  stone  or  reinforced  con- 
crete. The  maximum  limit  of  height  of  Class  "B"  buildings  shall 
be  one  hundred  and  two  (102)  feet,  and  they  may  be  built  anywhere 
in  the  city. 

Section  23.  CLASS  "C"  BUILDING— Class  "C"  buildings  are 
defined  as  those  having  exterior  walls  of  brick,  stone  or  concrete  and 
an  interior  frame  of  combustible  material.  The  walls  may  be  bear- 
ing or  curtain  walls,  and  the  interior  supports  may  be  timber  joists, 
timber  or  steel  girders,  and  timber,  steel  or  cast  iron  columns  or 
timber  studding. 

Class  "C"  buildings  built  with  the  interior  of  mill  construc- 
tion or  with  all  joists,  girders,  studding,  furring,  and  soffits  of 
stairs  lathed  with  metal  lath  and  plastered,  may  be  built  to  a 
height  not  to  exceed  eighty-four  (84)  feet. 

Class  "C"  buildings,  with  all  joists,  girders,  studding,  furring  and 
soffits  of  stairs  lathed  with  wooden  lath  and  plastered,  or  not  lathed 


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and  plasetred,  may  be  built  to  a  height  not  to  exceed  fifty-five  (55) 
feet. 

Class  "C"  buildings  may  be  built  anywhere  in  the  city. 

Section  24.  MILL  CONSTRUCTION— Buildings  of  "Mill  Con- 
struction" shall  have  exterior,  party,  or  division  walls  of  masonry, 
and  floors  and  roofs  of  heavy  wood.  All  posts,  girders,  beams  and 
other  timbers  used  in  construction  shall  be  at  least  (8)  inches  in 
either  cross  dimension.  Such  building  shall  be  constructed  without 
concealed  air  spaces  and  in  detail  as  in  this  ordinance  hereinafter 
mentioned. 

This  method  of  construction  may  be  used  for  the  interior  of 
Class  "C"  buildings,  may  be  built  to  a  height  of  eighty-four  (84) 
feet,  and  anywhere  in  the  city. 

Section  25.  FRAME  OR  WOODEN  BUILDINGS— Frame  or 
wooden  buildings  may  be  constructed  to  a  height  not  exceeding  forty 
(40)  feet,  and  may  be  built  anywhere  in  the  city  except  within  the 
fire  limits,  and  shall  contain  not  more  than  three  (3)  stories  and 
basement  within  the  said  forty  (40)  feet. 

In  the  case  of  a  frame  or  wooden  building  on  a  lot  with  the 
grade  sloping  dowuM^ard  from  the  facade  at  which  the  measurement 
is  taken,  the  height  of  the  building  at  any  point  of  the  grade  shall 
not  exceed  fifty  (50)  feet  above  the  adjoining  curb  in  case  of 
comer  lots,  or  above  the  natural  level  of  the  ground  in  case  of  inside 
lots. 

Section  26.  GENERAL  HEIGHT  LIMITATION— The  heights 
of  buildings  shall  not  exceed  the  heights  given  under  the  different 
classes,  except  that  stair  and  elevator  houses,  water  tanks,  towers, 
and  spires  may  exceed  the  limits. 

Towers  and  spires  of  Class  "C"  or  frame  buildings  may  extend 
seventy-five  (75)  feet  above  the  roof,  but  no  such  tower  or  spire 
shall  occupy  more  than  one-auarter  (^)  of  the  street  frontage  of 
the  building,  nor  shall  it  have  a  base  area  exceeding  one  thousand 
(1000)  square  feet.  Such  towers  and  spires  shall  not  be  used 
as  a  dwelling,  place  of  manufacture,  nor  storage  room,  and  shall 
be  covered  with  fireproof  materials. 

Section  27.  GENERAL  LIMITATIONS  OF  AREA— No  re- 
striction is  placed  on  the  floor  area  of  buildings  of  Class  "A"  and 
Class  "B"  construction. 

In  buildings  of  Class  "C",  mill  and  frame  construction,  wher- 
ever built,  no  single  floor  area  between  exterior,  division  or  party 
walls  shall  exceed  ten  thousand  (10,000)  square  feet,  except  that 
in  buildings  of  Class  "C"  construction,  not  exceeding  one  story  in 
height  and  used  for  warehouse  purposes  only,  a  single  floor  area 
between  exterior  division  or  party  walls  may  be  built  with  an  area 
of  nineteen  thousand  (19,000)  square  feet;  provided,  however,  in 
case  the  foregoing  described  buildings  are  completely  equipped  with 
a  system  of  automatic  sprinklers,  the  said  area  may  be  increased 
fifty  (50)  per  centum. 

No  wall  or  part  of  wall  in  any  existing  building,  or  in  any  build- 
ing hereafter  erected,  shall  be  removed  to  produce  a  larger  area 
than  those  named  above. 

Section  28.  GENERAL  RESTRICTIONS  AS  TO  USE— Thea- 
ters, in  any  part  of  the  city,  shall  be  of  Class  "A"  or  Class  "B" 
construction. 


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Schools,  halls,  and  other  places  of  public  assemblages,  seating 
more  than  one  thousand  (1000)  persons,  other  than  theaters,  built 
in  any  part  of  the  city,  shall  be  of  Class  "A"  or  Class  "B"  con- 
struction, with  columns  in  outer  walls  supporting  floor  and  roof  loads. 

Hospitals  and  sanitariums,  built  in  any  part  of  the  city,  shall 
be  of  Class  "A"  construction. 

Department  stores,  built  anywhere  in  the  city,  and  used  for  the 
storage  and  sale  of  merchandise,  shall  be  of  either  Class  "A",  Class 
"B",  or  Class  "C"  construction,  and  shall  be  limited  to  the  heights 
prescribed  for  said  types  of  construction;  provided,  however,  that 
no  building  of  this  character  shall  be  constructed  to  a  greater  height 
than  one  hundred  and  two  (102)  feet. 

STABLES — All  buildings  used  for  stabling  animals  above  the 
first  or  ground  floor  or  in  basement,  shall  be  of  Class  "A"  or  Class 
"B"  construction. 

MATERIALS,    LOADS,    ALLOWED    STRESSES,    AND    GENERAL 
PROVISIONS    FOR    CONSTRUCTION. 

Section  29.  BRICK— The  brick  used  in  all  buildings  shall  be 
good,  hard,  well-burnt  brick,  or  some  approved  form  of  hard  sandlime 
or  cement  brick. 

Brick  tested  for  approval  shall  develop  an  average  strength  of 
three  thousand  (3000  lbs.)  pounds  per  square  inch,  and  no  sample 
shall  fall  below  two  thousand  (2000  lbs.)  pounds  per  square  inch. 
Brick  shall  be  tested  flatwise  (half  bricks  permitted),  and  the 
average  shall  be  taken  on  at  least  five  samples.  The  average  allov- 
able  absorption  shall  not  exceed  fifteen  (15)  per  centum. 

Section  30.  SAND — The  sand  used  for  mortar  in  all  buildings 
shall  be  clean,  grit  sand,  free  from  loam  or  dirt. 

Section  31.  GRAVEL — Gravel  shall  be  composed  of  clean  peb- 
bles or  hard,  homogeiieous  rock,  of  graded  sizes  and  free  from  dirt 
or  other  foreign  matter. 

Section  32.  LIME  MORTAR— Lime  mortar  shall  be  made  of 
one  part  lime  and  not  more  than  four  (4)  parts  of  sand,  measured 
dry.  All  lime  used  for  mortar  shall  be  thoroughly  burnt,  of  good 
quality,  and  properly  slacked  before  it  is  mixed  with   the   sand. 

Section  33.  PORTLAND  CEMENT— This  term  is  applied  to  the 
finely  pulverized  product  resulting  from  the  calcination  to  incipient 
fusion  of  an  intimate  mixture  of  properly  proportioned  argillaceous 
and  calcareous  materials,  and  to  which  no  addition  greater  than 
three  (3)  per  cent,  has  been. made  subsequent  to  calcination. 

The  specific  gravity  of  the  cement,  ignited  at  a  low  red  heat, 
shall  not  be  less  than  3.10,  and  the  cement  shall  not  show  a  loss  on 
ignition  of  more  than  four  (4)  per  cent. 

It  shall  leave  by  weight  a  residue  of  not  more  than  eight  (8) 
per  cent,  on  the  No.  100,  and  not  more  than  twenty-five  (25)  per 
cent  on  the  No.  200  sieve. 

It  shall  not  develop  initial  set  in  less  than  thirty  minutes,  and 
must  develop  hard  set  in  not  less  than  an  hour,  nor  more  than  ten 
hours. 

The  minimum  requirements  for  tensile  strength  for  briquettes 
one  inch  square  in  section  shall  be  within  the  following  limits,  and 
shall  show  no  retrogression  in  strength  within  the  periods  specified: 


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NEAT   CEMENT. 
Age.  Strength. 

21  hours  in  moist  air 175  lbs. 

7  days  (1  day  in  moist  air,  6  days  in  water) 500  lbs. 

28  days  (1  day  in  moist  air,  27  days  in  water) 600  lbs. 

ONE  PART  CEMENT,  THREE  PARTS  STANDARD  SAND. 

7  days  (1  day  in  moist  air,  6  days  in  water) 200  lbs. 

28  days  (1  day  in  moist  air,  27  days  in  water) 275  lbs. 

Section  34.  CEMENT  MORTAR— Cement  mortar  shall  be  made 
of  cement  and  sand  in  the  proportion  of  one  part  of  cement  and  not 
more  than  three  parts  of  sand,  and  shall  be  used  before  the  initial 
set  has  taken  place.  The  cement  and  sand  are  to  be  measured  and 
thoroughly  mixed  before  adding  water. 

Section  35.  CEMENT  AND  LIME  MORTARS— Cement  and 
lime  mortar,  mixed,  shall  be  made  of  one  (1)  part  cement  to  not 
more  than  six  (6)  parts  of  lime  mortar,  measured  in  a  box. 

Section  36.  CONCRETE— Concrete  shall  be  made  of  Portland 
cement,  sharp,  clean  sand  and  broken  stone,  broken  brick,  terra 
cotta,  cinders,  or  gravel.  Concrete  made  with  broken  stone  shall 
be  termed  rock  concrete.  Rock  concrete  for  foundations  shall  be 
composed  of  not  less  than  one  part  Portland  cement,  three  parts 
sand,  and  five  parts  broken  stone  of  main  dimensions  not  more 
than  two  inches.  Rock  concrete  for  floors,  backing  of  ashlar,  fire- 
proofing  and  reinforced  walls  shall  be  composed  of  not  less  than  one 
part  Portland  cement,  two  parts  sand,  and  four  parts  broken  stone 
of  major  dimensions  not  exceeding  one  inch.  Gravel  of  graded  size 
may  be  used  in  place  of  broken  stone  in  all  rock  concrete. 

Concrete  made  of  broken  brick,  terra  cotta  or  cinders  shall  be 
mixed  in  the  proportion  of  not  less  than  one  part  of  Portland  cement, 
two  parts  of  sand,  and  four  parts  of  broken  brick,  terra  cotta  or  cin- 
ders, as  the  case  may  be.  Such  concrete  shall  only  be  used  for 
floors,  floor  slabs  and  fire-proofing.  All  concrete  shall  be  mixed 
by  hand  and  shall  be  turned  not  less  than  twice  dry  and  twice  wet, 
or  may  be  mixed  by  machine. 

Section  37.  REINFORCED  CONCRETE— Reinforced  concrete 
shall  be  as  described  under  "Reinforced  concrete"  in  Class  "B" 
buildings. 

Section  38.  BRICK  MASONRY— All  brick  masonry  shall  be 
of  brick  laid  in  cement  mortar,  lime  mortar,  or  lime  and  cement 
mortar. 

All  bricks  shall  be  well  wet  before  laid  and  shall  have  close 
joints  filled  with  mortar. 

In  all  brick  walls  at  least  every  sixth  course  shall  be  a  heading 
course. 

The  thickness  of  brick  walls  shall  be  specified  under  the  differ- 
ent classes  of  buildings. 

In  no  case  shall  any  wall  or  walls  of  any  building  be  carried 
up  more  than  five  (5)  feet  in  advance  of  any  other  walls  unless 
proper  provisions  for  suitable  anchors  and  ties  are  made.  The  front, 
rear,  side  and  party  walls  shall  be  properly  bonded  together,  or  they 
shall  be  anchored  to  each  other,  every  six  (6)  feet  in  their  height 
by  wrought-iron  tie  anchors  not  less  than  one  and  one-half  (1%) 
by  three-eights   (3-8)   of  an  inch  in  size,  and  not  less  than  thirty- 


216  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

eight  (38)  inches  in  length.  The  side  anchors  shall  be  built  into  the 
side  of  party  walls  not  less  than  sixteen  (16)  inches,  and  into  the 
front  and  rear  walls,  so  as  to  secure  front  and  rear  walls  to  the  side 
or  party  wall,  when  not  bUilt  and  bonded  together. 

All  exterior  piers  shall  be  anchored  to  the  beams  or  girders  on 
the  level  of  each  tier. 

The  walls  and  beams  of  every  building,  during  the  erection  or 
alteration  thereof,  shall  be  stoutly  braced  from  the  beams  of  each 
story,  and  when  required  shall  also  be  braced  from  the  outside,  until 
the  building  is  enclosed. 

The  walls  and  the  piers  of  all  buildings  shall  be  properly  and 
solidly  bonded  together  with  close  joints  filled  with  mortar.  They 
shall  be  built  to  a  line  and  carried  up  nlumb  and  straight.  The  walls 
of  each  story  shall  be  built  up  the  full  thickness  to  the  top  of  the 
beams  above.  All  walls  shall  be  built  solid  throughout  except  for 
flues. 

Section  39.  WALLS  AND  PIERS— In  all  walls  of  the  thickness 
specified  in  this  ordinance  the  same  amount  of  material  may  be 
used  in  piers  and  buttresses.  Said  piers  and  buttresses  shall  not 
be  more  than  twenty  (20)  feet  on  centers,  and  walls  between  said 
buttresses  shall  not  be  less  than  thirteen  (13)  inches  thick. 

Section  40.  BRICK  PIERS— The  total  load  on  such  brick  piers 
shall  not  exceed  seven  tons  --"er  square  foot  if  laid  in  lime  mortar, 
ten  tons  ner  square  foot  if  laid  in  lime  and  cement  mortar,  and 
fifteen  tons  per  square  foot  if  laid  in  cement  mortar.  The  area 
of  cross  sections  shall  be  net  and  no  pier  carrying  a  load  shall  have 
an  unsupported  length  greater  than  ten  times  its  least  horizontal 
dimension. 

Section  41.  ASHLAR  FACING— Stone  used  for  the  facing  of 
any  building  and  known  as  ashlar  shall  not  be  less  than  four  (4) 
inches  in  thickness. 

Stone  ashlar  shall  be  anchored  to  the  backing,  which  shall  be 
of  such  thickness  as  to  make  the  walls,  exclusive  of  the  ashlar, 
conform  in  thickness  with  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance;  pro- 
vided, that  if  the  ashlar  be  at  least  eight  (8)  inches  thick,  arid 
bonded  into  the  backing,  it  may  be  counted  as  part  of  the  thickness 
of  the  wall. 

All  ashlar  stone,  unless  bonded,  shall  be  strongly  and  securely 
anchored  to  the  wall  with  iron  anchors  laid  into  the  stone  at  least 
one  (1)  inch. 

Iron  ashlar  plates  used  in  imitation  of  stone  ashlar  on  the  face 
of  a  wall  shall  be  backed  with  the  same  thickness  of  masonry  as 
for  stone  ashlar. 

The  backing  of  all  stone  ashlar  shall  be  laid  with  cement 
mortar  or  cement  and  lime  mortar  mixed,  but  the  back  of  the  ashlar 
may  be  pargeted  with  lime  mortar  to  prevent  discoloration  of  the 
stone. 

Section  42.  FACING — In  walls  laid  with  facing  bricks  of  dif- 
ferent thicknesses  than  the  main  part  of  the  wall,  the  thickness  of 
wall  provided  shall  be  exclusive  of  such  facing  bricks,  unless  the 
facing  be  bonded  into  the  wall,  with  header  course  of  facing  bricks 
at  least  every  eighth  course. 

Section  43.  INCREASED  THICKNESS  OF  WALLS  FOR 
BUILDINGS   OF   GREAT   DEPTH— Where   any  building  without   a 


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cross- wall  or  buttress  exceeds  a  depth  of  one  hundred  and  forty 
(140)  feet,  the  side  or  bearing  walls  thereof  shall  be  increased  in 
thickness  four  (4)  inches  more  than  is  prescribed  in  this  ordinance 
for  the  thickness  of  walls,  for  each  one  hundred  (100)  feet  or  frac- 
tion thereof  of  such  excess  depth. 

Section  44.     EEDUCED        THICKNESS        FOR        INTERIOR 
WALLS — Where  interior  cross-walls  are  used  they  may  be  made  four 
(4)   inches  less  in  thickness  than  exterior  walls,  provided  they  are  * 
self-supporting  only. 

Section  45.  WALLS  UPON  STEEL  '  SUPPORTS— Walls  of 
street  fronts  or  courts  may  be  carried  on  steel  columns  and  girders, 
and  they  shall  be  of  the  thickness  required  at  the  story  at  which  they 
commence. 

Section  46.  INCREASING  HEIGHT  OF  WALLS— When  it  is 
desired  to  increase  the  height  of  existing  walls  of  the  thickness  re- 
quired by  this  ordinance,  the  weight  of  the  additional  walls  shall  be 
carried  on  a  frame  of  steel  or  reinforced  concrete  girders  and  col- 
umns, securely  anchored  to  the  existing  wall  and  extending  to  an 
independent  foundation.  Lining  of  walls  to  support  additional  loads 
is  hereby  prohibited. 

Section  47.  PARAPET  OR  FIRE  WALLS— All  exterior,  divis- 
ion, or  party  walls  shall  have  parapet  walls  of  thickness  not  less 
than  that  of  the  wall  of  the  story  next  below,  carried  hot  less  than 
three  (3)  feet  above  the  roof,  and  coped  with  stone,  terra  cotta, 
cast  iron  or  cement. 

When  one  (1)  parapet  wall  of  a  building  rises  above  an  adjoining 
wall  of  said  building  the  same  shall  be  braced  by  a  buttressed  return 
(of  the  thickness  required  for  the  parapet  walls)  the  length  of  which, 
at  an  angle  of  forty-five  (45)  degrees  from  its  top,  shall  equal  the 
difference  in  height  of  the  two  walls. 

Walls  facing  on  streets  not  less  than  forty  (40)  feet  in  width, 
where  the  continuous  pitch  of  the  roof  (from  its  ridge  to  the  crown 
mould  of  a  cornice  projecting  not  less  than  eighteen  (18)  inches) 
is  not  less  than  twenty  (20)  degrees,  are  exempt  from  the  require- 
ments of  this  section. 

Such  walls  may  be  stepped  to  follow  slope  of  roof. 

Parapet  or  fire  walls  over  four  (4)  feet  in  height  shall  have  a 
three-inch  by  three-  inch  continuous  steel  angle  built  into  the  wall 
not  less  than  one  (1)  foot  from  the  top  of  wall.  There  shall  be 
connected  to  this  angle,  at  intervals  of  not  less  than  twelve  (12) 
feet,  three-quarter-inch  rods,  or  other  approved  anchors,  extending 
back  and  down  to  the  roof  and  fastened  thereto. 

Section  48.  WALLS  BUILT  OF  CONCRETE  WITHOUT  RE- 
INFORCEMENT —  Walls  built  of  concrete  without  reinforcement 
shall  be  of  the  same  thickness  and  under  the  same  conditions  as 
brick  walls. 

Section  49.  REINFORCED  CONCRETE  WALLS  AND  PIERS 
—Reinforced  concrete  walls  and  piers  shall  be  constructed  in  ac- 
cordance with  sections  of  this  ordinance  relating  to  Class  "B" 
buildings. 

Section  50.  RECESSES,  CHASES,  AND  FLUES  IN  WALLS— 
In  buildings  that  do  not  exceed  four   (4)    stories   in  height  above 


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ground-floor  level,  recesses  for  stairways  and  elevators  may  be 
allowed  in  the  walls,  provided  they  are  not  more  than  eight  (8) 
feet  0  inches  in  width  of  recess,  and  in  the  same  wall  do  not  occur 
nearer  than  thirty  (30)  feet  0  inches  on  centers. 

The  wall  forming  the  back  of  such  recess  must  be  at  least  thir- 
teen (13)  inches  in  thickness  for  its  entire  distance  from  basement 
floor  to  top  of  wall,  a  total  of  five  <5)  stories. 

For  buildings  of  more  than  four  stories  in  height,  the  wall, 
forming  the  back  of  the  recess  may  be  thirteen  (13)  inches  in  thick- 
ness for  the  upper  five  (5)  stories,  but  must  be  at  least  seventeen 
(17)  inches  in  thickness,  for  any  further  lower  stories  and  for  the 
basement. 

The  usual  bond-iron  shall  be  carried  through  backing  wall  of 
recess  of  each  story  level,  and  securely  anchored  at  ends,  or  to  the 
adjoining  bond-iron. 

A  chase  for  water  or  other  pipes  shall  not  be  made  in  any 
pier,  unless  said  pier  is  at  least  four  (4)  inches  more  in  thickness 
than  is  required  for  its  kind  and  height  of  building,  and  in  a  wall 
the  chase  for  such  pipes  shall  not  exceed  one-third  (1-3)  the  thick- 
ness of  such  wall,  nor  have  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  of  wall  at 
back  of  chase.  The  chases  around  such  pipe  or  pipes  shall  be  filled 
with  incombustible  material  for  a  distance  of  one  (1)  foot  at  top  and 
bottom  of  each  story. 

No  horizontal  chase  for  pipes  shall  exceed  seven  (7)  feet  in 
length,  and  such  chase  shall,  after  pipes  are  in  place,  be  filled  solid 
with  concrete,  or  brick  and  cement  mortar.  There  shall  be  a  space 
of  at  least  two  (2)  feet  between  any  chase  and  a  flue,  and  a  space 
of  at  least  four  (4)  feet  between  any  two  (2)  chases,  or  between 
a  chase  and  a  recess. 

The  aggregate  area  of  recesses  and  chases  in  any  wall  shall 
not  exceed  one-fourth  of  the  whole  area  of  the  face  of  the  wall  in 
any  story. 

If  any  horizontal  section  through  any  part  of  any  bearing  wall 
in  any  building  shows  more  than  thirty  (30)  per  centum  of  area  of 
flues,  chases,  recesses  and  openings  in  a  length  of  ten  feet,  the 
said  wall  shall  be  increased  four  (4)  inches  for  every  fifteen  (15) 
per  centum  or  fraction  thereof  of  flue  chase,  recess,  and  opening  area 
in  excess  of  thirty  (30)   per  centum. 

Section  51.  ARCHES  AND  LINTELS— Openings  for  doors  and 
windows  in  all  brick,  stone,  or  concrete  buildings  shall  have  good 
and  sufficient  arches  of  stone,  brick,  concrete,  or  terra  cotta,  well 
built  and  keyed,  and  with  good  and  sufficient  abutments;  or  the 
opening  shall  have  lintels  of  stone,  reinforced  concrete,  or  steel  of 
sufficient  strength,  which  shall  have  a  bearing  at  each  end  of  not 
less  than  five  (5)  inches  on  the  wall.  The  inside  lintel  may  be 
of  cast  iron,  wrought  iron,  or  steel,  and  in  such  case  stone  blocks 
or  cast  iron  or  steel  plates  shall  be  required  at  the  end  where  the 
lintel  rests  on  the  walls  except  when  the  opening  is  less  than  six 
(6)  feet  in  width.  Cast  iron  lintels  shall  not  be  used  over  open- 
ings exceeding  eight  (8)  feet  in  width. 

All  masonry  arches  shall  be  capable  of  sustaining  the  weight 
and  pressure  which  they  are  designed  to  carry.  Tie  rods  shall  be 
used  where  necessary  to   secure   stability. 

Section  52.  TIMBEK — All  timber  used  in  construction  of 
buildings  shall  be  free  from  large,  loose,  or  rotten  knots,  wind 
shakes,  and  other  defects. 


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TABLE  OF  ALLOWED  UNIT  STRESSES. 

Douglas 
White  Oregon  Washing-         Red- 
Pine.  Yellow  ton  or          wood. 
Spruce.          Fir.  Red  Fir. 

Tension   with   grain   700  1,200  1,000                700 

Tension    across    grain 50  200  150                 40 

Compression     with     grain 

end   bearing   800  1,600  900               800 

Columns    under    fifteen    di- 
ameters           700  1,000  800                700 

Compression    across   grain....        200  300  250               200 
Transverse      extreme      fibre 

stress  700  1,200  800               750 

Modulus    of    elasticity 500,000  700,000  550,000         350,000 

Shearing    with    grain 100  150  125                100 

Shearing    across    grain 500  750  600                400 

Above  data  is  for  constant  and  permanent  loads.  Where  the 
purpose  of  the  building  does  not  permit  such  loading,  the  working 
strength  must  be  reduced  accordingly.  The  strength  of  any  material 
not  given  here  may  be  determined  from  standard  authorities. 

TIMBER  COLUMNS. 

Timber  columns  of  Oregon  pine  of  a  length  greater  than  fifteen 
diameters  shall  have  an  allowed  stress  per  square  inch  not  exceed- 
ing that  given  by  the  formula: 

1300-20L-D,  where  L  equals  length  and  D  equals  least  side  or 
diameter,  both  measurements  in  inches. 

Section  53.  WROUGHT  IRON— All  wrought  iron  shall  be  uni- 
form and  fibrous.  It  shall  have  an  ultimate  tensile  resistance  of 
not  less  than  forty-eight  thousand  (48,000)  pounds  per  square  inch, 
an  elastic  limit  of  not  less  than  twenty-four  thousand  (24,000) 
pounds  per  square  inch,  and  an  elongation  of  twenty  (20)  per  centum 
in  eight  (8)  inches  when  tested  in  small  test  pieces. 

Section  54.  STEEL — All  structural  steel  used  in  buildings  shall 
be  free  from  seams,  flaws,  cracks,  defective  edges,  or  other  defects, 
and  shall  have  a  smooth,  uniform  finish. 

All  structural  steel  used  in  beams  and  columns  and  in  other 
large  members  shall  have  an  ultimate  tensile  resistance  of  from 
sixty  thousand  (60,000)  pounds  to  seventy  thousand  (70,000)  pounds 
per  square  inch,  an  elastic  limit  of  not  less  than  one-half  of  its 
ultimate  strength  and  a  percentage  of  elongation  in  eight  (8)  inches 
equal  to  twenty-two  (22)  per  centum.  Such  steel  shall  also  bend 
one  hundred  and  eighty  (180)  degrees  to  a  diameter  equal  to  the 
thickness  of  the  piece  tested,  without  fracture  on  the  outside  of  the 
bent  portion  when  tested  in  a  test  piece. 

Rivet  steel  shall  have  an  ultimate  resistance  of  from  forty- 
eight  thousand  (48,000)  pounds  to  fifty-eight  thousand  (58,000) 
pounds  per  square  inch,  an  elastic  limit  not  less  than  one  half  of 
its  ultimate  strength,  and  a  percentage  of  elongation  in  eight  (8) 
inches  equal  to  twenty-six  (26)  per  centum. 

Section  55.  CAST  STEEL — Cast  steel  shall  have  an  ultimate 
strength  of  from  sixty  thousand  (60,000)  to  seventy  thousand  (70,- 
000)  pounds  per  square  inch,  an  elastic  limit  equal  to  forty-five  (45) 


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per  cent,  of  its  ultimate  resistance,  and  an  elongation  in  two  inches 
of  eighteen  (18)  per  centum. 

Section  56.  UNIT  STRESSES— Unit  stresses  allowed  on  steel 
members  shall  not  exceed  the  following: 

DIRECT    COMPRESSION. 

(Pounds  per  square  inch.)    . 

Rolled  steel  16,000 

Cast  steel  16,000 

Wrought   iron   12,000 

Steel    pins,   rivets    (bearing) 20,000 

DIRECT   TENSION. 
(Pounds  per  square  inch.) 

Rolled  steel,  net  section 16,000 

Cast    steel,   net    section 16,000 

Wrought  iron,   net   section 12.000 

DIRECT  SHEAR,  NET  SECTION. 
(Pounds  per  square  inch.) 

Rivets  and  pins  (steel) 10,000 

Field    rivets    (steel) : 8,000 

Field   rivets    (iron) 6,000 

Steel   web    plates 1 9,000 

Wrought  iron  plates 7,000 

EXTREME  FIBRE  STRESS  IN  BENDING. 

(Pounds  per  square  inch.) 

Rolled   beams 16,000 

Riveted  girders,  net  section  of  flanges 15,000 

Section  57.  STEEL  COLUMNS— In  steel  columns  the  dead  and 
live  load  stresses  together  shall  not  exceed  in  any  case  thirteen 
thousand  five  hundred  (13,500)  pounds  per  square  inch.  If  the  thick- 
ness of  any  metal  in  the  body  of  the  columns  is  less  than  5-16  inch, 
stress  shall  not  exceed  twelve  thousand  (12,000)  pounds  per  square 
inch.  When  columns  have  a  length  greater  than  thirty  times  the 
least  radius  of  gyration,  the  allowed  stress  in  pounds  per  square 
inch  shall  not  exceed  that  given  by  the  formula;  15,000-50  L-r, 
where  L  equals  length  in  inches,  and  r  equals  least  radius  of  gyra- 
tion in  inches. 

An  increase  of  fifty  (50)  per  centum  above  the  allowed  dead 
and  live  load  stress  may  be  used  for  wind  stresses.  Columns  sub- 
jected to  cross-bending  by  wind  or  eccentric  loading,  shall  have 
additional  area  to  provide  for  the  stresses,  the  eccentric  loading  be- 
ing calculated  as  dead  load  and  the  wind  provided  for  as  above. 
The  area  of  metal  thus  obtained  for  wind,  cross-bending,  and  eccen- 
tric loading  shall  be  added  to  the  area  provided  for  dead  and  live 
load  to  obtain  the  total  metal  in  columns.  No  column  shall  have 
unsupported  a  length  greater  than  one  hundred  and  twenty  times 
the  least  radius  of  gyration. 

Section  58.  STEEL  PLATE  GIRDERS— All  plate  girders  shall 
be  provided  with  stiffeners  at  the  points  of  support,  and  under  con- 
centrated loads  intermediate  stiffeners  shall  also  be  used  at  dis- 
tances apart  equal  to  the  depth  of  the  girder,  providing  the  shearing 


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stresses  "S"  in  pounds  per  square  inch  exceed  that  given  by  the  fol- 
lowing formula: 

15,000 


S^ 


d^ 

1+ — 


3000  V 


where   d  equals  clear  distance  out  to   out  of  flange   angels,   and  t 
equals  thickness  of  web  in  inches. 

Section  59.  CAST  IRON— All  cast  iron  castings  shall  be  made 
of  clean,  tough,  gray  iron.  They  shall  be  free  from  injurious  blow- 
holes, cold-shuts,  and  cinder  spots.  Sample  bars  one  inch  square 
cast  in  sand  molds,  in  a  span  of  twelve  (12)  inches,  shall  bear  a 
central  load  of  two  thousand  four  hundred  (2400)  pounds  with  a 
minimum  deflection  of  one-tenth  of  an  inch  before  breaking.  Unit 
stresses  on  cast  iron  shall  not  exceed  sixteen  thousand  (16,000) 
pounds  per  square  inch  in  compression,  and  three  thousand  (3000) 
pounds  per  square  inch  in  tension. 

Section  59-A.  CAST  IRON  BASES— Cast  iron  bases  used  to 
distribute  the  loads  of  columns  upon  the  foundations  shall  be  of 
not  less  than  three-quarter-inch  metal.  The  tops  of  bases  shall  be 
placed  and  the  columns  bolted  thereto. 

Section  60.  CAST  IRON  COLUMNS— Columns  of  cast  iron 
shall  be  of  round  or  rectangular  section,  but  no  column  shall  be 
used  less  than  five  (5)  inches  diameter,  or  of  side  of  rectangle  less 
than  five  (5)  inches.  No  cast  iron  column  shall  have  an  unsupported 
length  of  more  than  twenty  times  its  least  lateral  dimensions  or 
diameter,  except  when  forming  the  side  of  a  staircase  or  elevator 
enclosure. 

No  cast  iron  column  shall  be  subjected  to  a  greater  stress  per 
square  inch  than 

8,000 


1/ 


l-F-- 


800  d^ 

for  round  columns,  where  L  is  length  and  d  is  the  outside  diameter 
in  inches;  and 

8,000 


L^ 


1+- 


1067  S^ 

for  rectangular  columns,  where  L  is  the  length  and  S  is  the  least  side 
of  the  rectangle  in  inches. 

The  top  and  bottom  flangers,  sets,  and  lugs  shall  be  of  ample 
strength,  reinforced  by  fillets  and  brackets;  they  shall  not  be  less 
than  one  inch  in  thickness  when  finished. 

The  interior  space  of  cast  iron  columns  shall  be  in  no  case  filled 
with  any  material. 

All  columns  shall  be  faced  at  the  ends  to  a  plane  surface  at 
right  angles  to  the  axis  of  the  column. 

Where  cast  iron  columns  are  placed  vertically,  one  on  top  of 
another,  they  shall  be  securely  bolted  together  with  at  least  four 


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three-quarter-inch  bolts  at  the  joints,  through  flanges  cast  on  the 
columns.  In  such  cases  the  diameter  shall  not  vary  more  than  two 
inches  between  any  two  columns. 

The  metal  of  the  shaft  of  the  lower  column  shall  be  increased 
in  thickness  at  the  top  to  give  full  bearing  to  the  metal  of  the  shaft 
of  the  upper  column.  This  shall  be  done  by  tapering  the  metal  for 
at  least  six  (6)  inches.  A  joint  plate,  at  least  one  inch  thick,  may 
be  used  in  place  of  this  taper. 

The  thickness  of  metal  shall  not  be  less  than  one-twelfth  (1-12) 
of  the  diameter  or  of  the  greatest  lateral  dimension  of  cross-section, 
but  never  less  than  three-quarters  of  an  inch. 

Whenever  the  core  of  a  cast  iron  column  has  shifted  more  than 
one-fourth  (^4)  the  thickness  of  the  shell,  the  strength  shall  be 
computed  assuming  the  thickness  of  metal  all  around  equal  to  the 
thinnest  part,  and  the  columns  shall  be  condemned  and  rejected  if 
this  computation  shows  the  strength  to  be  less  than  required  by  this 
code. 

Whenever  blow-holes  or  imperfections  are  found  in  a  cast  iron 
column  which  reduces  the  area  of  the  cross-section  at  that  point  more 
than  ten  per  cent,  such  column  shall  be  rejected. 

Cast  iron  posts  or  columns  not  cast  with  one  open  side  or  back, 
before  being  set  up  in  place,  shall  have  a  three-eighths  (3-8)  of 
an  inch  hole  drilled  in  the  shaft  of  each  post  or  column,  by  the 
manufacturer  or  contractor  furnishing  the  same,  to  exhibit  the 
thickness  of  the  castings;  and  any  other  hole  or  holes  of  a  similar 
size,  which  the  inspector  of  buildings  may  require,  shall  be  drilled 
in  the  said  posts  or  columns  by  the  said  fnanufacturer  or  contractor, 
at  his  expense. 

Section  61.  LOADS — The  dead  loads  in  buildings  and  struc- 
tures shall  consist  of  the  actual  weight  of  the  walls,  roofs,  floors, 
partitions  and  all  permanent  construction. 

The  live  or  variable  loads  shall  consist  of  all  loads  other  than 
dead  loads. 

Floors  and  supports  shall  be  designed  to  safey  carry  not 
less  than  the  following  loads  per  square  foot  of  floor  area,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  dead  load: 

Dwellings,  office  floors,  apartment  houses,  tenement  houses, 
hotels,  lodging  houses,  hospitals,  sixty  (60)  pounds. 

School  rooms  and  theaters  with  fixed  desks  and  seats,  stables 
and  carriage  houses,  seventy-five  (75)  pounds. 

Halls  of  public  assemblages,  without  fixed  seats,  halls  of  schools, 
theaters,  and  hospitals,  ordinary  stores,  and  floors  of  light  manu- 
factories, one  hundred  and  twenty-five  (125)  pounds. 

Stores  with  heavy  loads,  libraries,  warehouses,  ordinary  manu- 
factories, three  hundred  (300)  pounds. 

All  sidewalks,  one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  pounds. 

The  strength  of  factory  floors  intended  to  carry  running  ma- 
chinery, and  any  other  buildings  intended  to  carry  heavy  or  special 
loads,  shall  be  increased  above  the  minimum  given  in  this  section, 
as  may  be  required  by  the  inspector  of  buildings. 

The  roofs  of  all  buildings  having  a  pitch  of  less  than  twenty 
(20)  degrees  shall  be  proportioned  to  bear  safely  fifty  (50)  pounds 
upon  every  superficial  foot  of  their  surface,  in  addition  to  the 
weight  of  materials  composing  the  same.  If  the  pitch  be  more 
than  twenty  (20)  degrees,  the  live  load  shall  be  assumed  at  thirly 


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(30  pounds  upon  every  superficial  foot,  measured  upon  a  horizontal 
plane. 

All  beams  or  joists  in  the  building  shall  be  proportioned  to 
carry  the  full  dead  and  live  load.  In  buildings  used  for  offices, 
dwellings,  apartment  houses,  hotels,  lodging  houses,  hospitals, 
schools,  halls,  and  theaters  all  girders  shall  be  proportioned  to  carry 
the  full  dead  load  and  at  least  eighty  (80)  per  cent,  of  the  required 
live  load,  and  the  columns  shall  be  proportioned  to  carry  the  full  dead 
load  and  sixety  (60)  per  cent,  of  the  required  live  load. 

In  buildings  used  for  warehouses,  stores,  libraries,  all  beams, 
girders,  and  columns  shall  be  designed  to  carry  the  full  dead  and  live 
load. 

The  weight  placed  upon  any  of  the  floors  of  any  building  shall 
be  safely  distributed  thereon.  The  inspector  of  buildings  may  re- 
quire the  owner  or  occupant  of  any  building,  or  of  any  portion 
thereof,  to  redistribute  the  load  on  any  floor  or  to  lighten  such 
load,  where  he  deems  it  necessary  so  to  do.  A  tablet  shall  be 
permanently  placed  in  a  conspicuous  position  on  each  floor  of  each 
building  used  for  commercial  nurposes,  giving  the  live  load  per 
square  foot  for  which  the  building  was  designed. 

Section  62.  WEIGHTS  AND  MATERIALS— The  following 
weights  per  cubic  foot  shall  be  used  in  calculating  the  dead  loads: 

Brick    work 125  pounds 

Concrete  rock  or  gravel 145  pounds 

Concrete  of  cinders  100  pounds 

Steel    490  pounds 

Cast    Iron    450  pounds 

Redwood  48  pounds 

Pine   and  fir 40  pounds 

Sandstone  156  pounds 

Granite   and   marble   165  pounds 

Terra   cotta   100  pounds 

Water   62%  pounds 

Asphaltum   100  pounds 

Plastering,  dry  100  pounds 

Sand  and  gravel,  dry  100  pounds 

Sand  and  gravel,  wet  130  pounds 

The  weight  of  the  other  materials  shall  be  determined  from 
standard  authorities,  or  directly  by  the  inspector  of  buildings  from 
samples. 

Section  63.  FOUNDATIONS  AND  LOADS  ON  SOILS— All 
foundations  shall  be  calculated  for  the  full  column  loads  obtained  by 
the  loads  given  in  this  ordinance.  Soils  carrying  foundations  shall 
not  be  loaded  more  than  the  following  number  of  tons  per  square 
foot: 

Soft    clay    1  ton 

Sand  and  clay  mixed  2  tons 

Firm,   dry   clay   3  tons 

Loam,  or  fine,  dry  sand  3  tons 

Hard    clay    4  tons 

Compact    sand    4  tons 

Coarse    gravel    4  tons 

Shale    rock    10  tons 

Hard    rock    20  tons 


224  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

The  inspector  of  buildings  may  make  investigation  of  special 
forms  of  foundation  and  issue  permits  for  such,  if  approved.  He 
may  call  for  a  test  of  soils,  which  must  be  made  by  the  owner  in 
such  a  manner  as  the  said  inspector  of  buildings  may  provide. 

Section  64.  UNIT  LOADS  ON  MASONRY~The  following  unit 
loads  per  square  foot  must  not  be  exceeded: 

Brick  work,   lime   mortar 7  tons 

Brick  work,  cement  and  lime  mortar 10  tons 

Brick   work,    cement   mortar 15  tons 

Concrete    20  tons 

Granite     28  tons 

Section  65.  FOUNDATIONS  ON  BRICK  WORK— Walls,  col- 
umns, and  other  loads  may  rest  upon  a  foundation  of  brick  work  built 
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance.  The  faces  of  such 
foundations  shall  have  a  batter  of  not  less  than  sixty  degrees  from  a 
horizontal  plane,  taken  from  the  ledge  of  column  base  or  wall. 

Section  66.  FOUNDATIONS  OF  STONE— Walls,  columns,  and 
other  loads  may  rest  upon  a  foundation  of  cut  stone  or  of  rubble, 
stone  masonry.  The  faces  of  such  foundations  shall  have  a  batter 
not  less  than  sixty  degrees  from  a  horizontal  plane  taken  from  the 
ledge  of  column  base  or  wall.  All  stones  used  shall  be  of  such  size 
that  no  stone  shall  have  a  projection  more  than  one-third  its  length. 
Stone  to  be  laid  in  Portland  cement  mortar. 

Section  67.  FOUNDATIONS  OF  PLAIN  CONCRETE— Walls, 
columns,  and  other  loads  may  rest  upon  a  foundation  of  plain  concrete, 
in  which  case  the  faces  of  such  foundations  shall  have  a  batter  not 
less  than  sixty  degrees  from  a  horizontal  plane.  Concrete  to  be  in 
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Section  68.  FOUNDATIONS  OF  REINFORCED  CONCRETE— 
Walls,  columns,  and  other  loads  may  rest  upon  a  foundation  of  rein- 
forced concrete  consisting  of  slabe,  or  beams  and  slabs,  constructed 
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  reinforced  concrete  in  Class  "B" 
buildings. 

Section  69.  FOUNDATIONS  OF  STEEL  GRILLAGE— Walls, 
columns,  and  other  loads  may  rest  upon  a  foundation  of  steel  beams 
and  girders.  There  shall  be  a  layer  of  concrete  at  least  six  (6)  inches 
thick  between  any  part  of  the  steel  and  earth. 

Section  70.  BASES  FOR  COLUMNS— Columns  shall  rest  upon 
cast  iron  or  steel  bases,  and  all  columns  shall  have  some  form  of 
base  plate,  or  base,  which  may  be  leveled  before  placing  the  column. 
Granite  levelers  not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  thick  may  be  used. 

Section  71.  ANCHORING  COLUMNS  —  Buildings  where  the 
height  exceeds  three  times  the  least  horizontal  dimension  shall  have 
at  least  two  (2)  anchors  of  one  and  one-half  (IV2)  square  inches 
section  each,  fastened  to  column  and  passing  into  the  concrete  to 
within  one  foot  of  soil;  anchor  to  have  washer  of  size  sufficient  to 
develop  strength  of  anchor.  This  does  not  apply  to  columns  embedded 
in  side  retaining  walls. 

Section  72.  SHAPE  OF  FOUNDATIONS— Foundations  under 
columns  shall  be  symmetrical  except  under  wall  of  columns,  where  the 


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center  line  of  the  columns  must  lie  -within  the  middle  third  of  the 
foundation  section.  In  this  case  the  intensity  of  pressure  on  soil  at 
the  wall  line  must  not  exceed  the  allowed  limit,  due  consideration 
being  taken  of  any  wall  load  in  addition  to  the  column  load. 

Section  73.  COMBINED  FOUNDATIONS— In  cases  where  the 
wall  column  load  exceeds  the  above  provisions,  the  column  must  rest 
upon  a  steel  or  reinforced  concrete  girder  having  an  interior  column 
or  columns  at  the  inner  end.  The  foundation  shall  then  be  designed 
for  the  combined  loads.  This  section  does  not  apply  to  party  walls 
and  foundations. 

Combination  foundations  or  inverted  arches  of  brick,  stone,  or 
concrete  masonry  may  be  used  in  connecting  piers  or  walls,  in  which 
case  the  arch  shall  be  ample  to  support  the  load  and  the  thrust  taken 
by  embedded  tie-rods. 

Section  74.  SPECIAL  FORMS  OF  FOUNDATIONS— Special 
forms  of  foundations,  such  as  caissons,  may  be  used  after  approval  by 
the  inspector  of  buildings. 

Section  75.  RETAINING  WALLS— Walls  sustaining  the  pres- 
sure of  earth  shall  be  designed  in  accordance  with  an  approved 
formula.  Reinforced  concrete  walls  may  be  used,  designed  in  accord- 
ance with  the  provisions  for  reinforced  concrete  in  Class  "B"  build- 
ings. No  part  of  such  v/alls  shall  extend  beyond  the  curb  line.  Re- 
taining walls  for  sidewalks,  areas  provided  with  a  sidewalk  of  steel 
beams  and  concrete,  shall  be  not  less  than  seventeen  (17)  inches  wide 
at  the  top  and  increase  one  (1)  inch  in  thickness  for  every  foot  in 
height.  Special  forms  of  retaining  walls  with  steel  beams  resting 
against  the  sidewalk  beams  may  be  used  if  of  approved  designs.  No 
permanent  wooden  bulkhead  over  five  (5)  feet  in  height  shall  be  con- 
structed. 

Section  7r,.  AREA  WALLS  FOR  HYDRANT  PROTECTION— 
At  places  where  designated  by  the  inspector  of  buildings,  the  retaining 
walls  of  sidewalks  shall  be  curved  around  any  hydrant  in  such  way 
that  the  hydrant  is  outside  the  wall  and  a  clear  space  three  (3)  feet 
four  (4)  inches  wide  and  three  (3)  feet  four  (4)  inches  deep  from 
the  curb  line  left  for  the  hydrant.  Sidewalks  shall  be  built  close  up  to 
hydrants. 

Section  77.  SIDEWALK  CONSTRUCTION— All  sidewalks  over 
excavated  areas  shall  be  made  with  a  wearing  surface  of  concrete. 
Where  resting  directly  on  earth,  the  concrete  shall  be  at  least  three 
and  one-fourth  (3^4)  inches  thick,  with  a  wearing  surface  of  sand 
and  cement  in  equal  parts  at  least  three-fourths  inch  thick  in  addition. 

Sidewalks  over  excavated  areas  shall  be  supported  on  steel  or 
reinforced  concrete  beams.  The  space  between  the  beams  shall  be  cov- 
ered either  with  a  reinforced  concrete  slab  at  least  five  (5)  inches  thick 
or  a  brick  arch  at  least  four  (4)  inches  thick.  In  addition  there  shall  be 
a  wearing  surface  of  fine  gravel  and  cement  in  equal  parts  at  least 
three-fourths  inch  thick. 

All  sidewalks  shall  have  a  drop  outward  from  the  building  line 
of  one-fourth  inch  per  foot  of  width. 

All  sidewalks  shall  be  laid  in  sections  not  exceeding  twelve  (12) 
linear  feet  in  length.  The  sections  shall  be  constructed  alternately; 
or  if  constructed  continuouslv,  the  sections  shall  be  separated  from 
one  another  by  joints  extending  through  the  entire  thickness  of  the 
pavement. 


226  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

Section  78.  SPECIAL  PEOVISIONS  RELATING  TO  THE  CON- 
STRUCTION OF  CLASS  "A"  BUILDINGS.  DESCRIPTION— Class 
"A"  building-s  of  unlimited  height  shall  be  built  with  a  steel  frame 
carrying  all  floor  loads  and  all  walls  from  the  third  floor  up. 

Class  "A"  buildings  in  which  the  height  does  not  exceed  eighty- 
six  (86)  feet  may  have  the  exterior  wall  a  bearing  wall  carrying  the 
adjacent  floor  loads,  or  the  exterior  wall  may  be  a  self-supporting 
curtain  wall  without  openings,  the  floor  loads  being  carried  on  columns 
built  in  the  wall.  Cast  iron  columns  may  be  used  in  such  buildings. 
Provided,  that  no  school,  hospital,  theater,  or  building  for  public 
assemblage,  required  to  be  fireproof,  be  constructed  without  columns 
built  into  the  exterior  walls,  which  column  may  carry  the  floor  load 
only. 

Section  79.  STEEL  FRAME — No  material  less  than  one-fourth 
( % )  inch  in  thickness  shall  be  used  in  any  part  subject  to  stress. 

Section  80.  COLUMNS — Columns  shall  be  proportioned  in 
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

All  columns  in  buildings  over  eighty-six  (86)  feet  in  height  shall 
be  made  up  of  rolled  steel  shapes,  and  no  columns  shall  be  used 
which  do  not  have  one  solid  web  of  metal  along  or  narallel  with  one 
axis  of  cross  section.  All  columns  shall  extend  to  a  foundation,  the 
top  of  which  is  not  above  the  basement  floor  level,  except  where  the 
load  is  carried  on  trusses  or  girders  to  other  columns. 

Columns  shall  be  connected  to  each  other  by  splice  plates  near  a 
floor  line.  The  splice  plate  must  be  of  sufficient  size  to  take  any 
possible  tension  or  shear  due  to  wind  or  eccentric  loadings.  Columns 
may  be  built  in  length  of  one  or  more  stories. 

Cast  iron  columns  may  be  used  in  buildings  under  eighty-six  (86) 
feet  in  height,  and  shall  be  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance. 

Section  81.  GIRDERS  AND  BEAMS— Girders  and  beams  shall 
be  rolled  steel  shapes  or  built  of  rolled  steel  sections.  The  compres- 
sion flanges  shall  be  stayed  against  side  deflection  if  the  length  exceeds 
thirty  times  the  width. 

Girders  of  two  "I"  beams  or  channels  shall  have  bolted  separators 
at  ends,  under  concentrated  loads,  and  at  intervals  of  not  over  five 
(5)  feet  when  uniformly  loaded. 

Built  girders  shall  have  stiff eners  at  the  ends,  under  concentrated 
loads,  and  at  intervals  of  not  over  five  (5)  feet  when  uniformly 
loaded. 

Built  girders  shall  have  stiffeners  at  the  ends,  under  concentrated 
loads  and  under  uniform  loads,  at  distances  apart  not  exceeding  the 
depth  of  the  girder  when  the  shearing  stress  per  square  inch  exceeds 
that  given  by  the  formula: 

15,000 


S= 


d= 

1+ — 


3000  t' 


where  d  equals  clear  distance  between  flange   angles,   and  t  equals 
web  thickness  in  inches. 

Section  82.     LIMITING  DISTANCES— No  part  of  the  metal  of 
any  column  except  connections  and  beam  support  shall  be  less  than 


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four  (4)  inches  from  the  outside  of  any  exterior  wall.  Portions  of 
the  frame  supporting  walls  shall  not  be  less  in  width  than  one-half 
the  width  of  the  M'all,  and  the  supporting  part  shall  project  to  within 
two  (2)  inches  of  the  outer  face  of  the  wall. 

Section  83.  TIE  RODS— Tie  rods  shall  connect  all  beams  where 
the  floor  construction  gives  rise  to  a  thrust.  Rods  shall  have  nuts 
or  tumbuckles  for  adjustment. 

Section  84.  METAL  FRONTS,  CORNICES,  FIRE  WALLS, 
ROOF  TRUSSES — Cast  iron  or  metal  fronts  may  be  placed  in  front 
of  columns  of  the  steel  frame,  provided  the  latter  are  fully  fire- 
proofed. 

Brackets  supporting  overhanging  cornices,  belt  cornices,  and  other 
projections  shall  be  attached  to  the  steel  frame. 

Parapet  and  fire  walls  shall,  if  over  three  (3)  feet  high  above 
roof,  be  connected  to  the  steel  frame,  which  must  be  extended  for  that 
purpose. 

Roof  trusses  under  forty-five  (45)  feet  span  may  rest  on  brick 
walls.     Spans  over  forty-five  (45)  feet  shall  rest  on  steel  columns. 

Section  85.  WIND  BRACING— In  buildings  over  one  hundred 
and  two  (102)  feet  high,  or  where  the  height  exceeds  three  times  the 
least  horizontal  dimension,  the  following  provisions  of  this  section 
shall  apply: 

The  steel  frame  shall  be  designed  to  resist  a  wind  force  of  twenty 
(20)  pounds  per  square  foot,  acting  in  any  direction  upon  the  entire 
exposed  surface. 

In  no  case  shall  the  overturning  moment  due  to  wind  exceed  fifty 
(50)  per  centum  of  the  moment  due  to  the  weight  of  the  structure. 
All  exterior  wall  girders  shall  have  knee-brace  connections  to  col- 
umns. Provisions  shall  be  made  for  diagonal,  portal,  or  knee-bracing 
to  resist  wind  stresses,  and  such  bracing  shall  be  continuous  from  the 
top  story  to  and  including  basement. 

Section  86.  WALLS — The  exterior,  party,  division,  court,  or 
shaft  walls  where  carried  on.  the  steel  frame  shall  be  of  brick,  rein- 
forced concrete,  concrete,  or  stone.  Where  self-supporting  walls  are 
used,  they  may  be  of  brick,  or  plain  or  reinforced  concrete.  All  walls 
shall  be  anchored  to  frame  at  spaces  not  exceeding  five  feet  with  three- 
fourth-inch  anchors  with  six-inch  square  heads. 

The  walls  of  courts  and  shafts  of  an  area  less  than  fifty  (50) 
square  feet  may  be  of  the  same  construction  as  allowed  for  partitions, 
but  they  must  he  nlastered  on  the  outside. 

Section  87.  BRICK  WALLS — Brick  walls,  when  supported  on  the 
steel  frame  or  in  the  first  and  second  story,  shall  be  at  least  thirteen 
(13)  inches  thick,  unless  reinforced,  except  that  if  used  in  the  base- 
ment they  shall  be  seventeen  (17)  inches  thick.  Stone  or  terra  cotta 
veneer  shall  not  be  counted  part  of  this  thickness.  If  the  height  of 
a  supported  wall  exceeds  twenty-four  (24)  feet,  or  the  area  between 
supporting  girders  and  columns  exceeds  four  hundred  (400)  square 
feet,  the  thickness  shall  be  made  seventeen  (17)  inches. 

Self-supporting  curtain  walls  of  brick  built  in  between  columns 
supporting  floor  loads  may  be  used  in  Class  "A"  buildings  of  a  height 
not  over  eighty-six  (86)  feet.  Said  curtain  walls  shall  be  twenty- 
one  (21)  inches  thick  in  basement,  seventeen  (17)  inches  thick  for  a 
height  of  forty-six  (46)  feet  above  the  first  floor,  and  thirteen  (13) 


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inches  thick  for  the  remaining  height.     No  openings  shall  be  made  in 
curtain  walls. 

Self-supporting  bearing  walls  of  brick  may  be  used  in  Class  "A" 
buildings  of  a  height  not  over  eighty-six  (86)  feet.  Such  walls  shall 
•be  of  a  thickness  as  given  in  this  ordiance  relating  to  Class  "C"  build- 
ings. Such  walls  may  be  used  to  carry  adjacent  floor  loads,  provided 
that  the  adjacent  interior  column  is  not  more  than  twenty  (20)  feet 
from  the  bearing  wall. 

Section  88.  REINFORCED  CONCRETE  WALLS— Walls  of  re- 
inforced concrete  shall  be  permitted  in  Class  "A"  buildings,  provided 
than  be  constructed  in  accordance  with  this  ordinance  relating  to 
Class  "B"  buildings,  except  that  they  shall  be  supported  on  steel  col- 
umns and  beams  instead  of  reinforced  concrete. 

Concrete  made  with  broken  brick  or  terra  cotta  or  cinders  instead 
ot'  broken  stone  will  be  permitted  in  Class  "A"  building. 

Section  89.  REINFORCED  BRICK  WALLS— Walls  of  brick  may 
be  built  of  a  thickness  not  less  than  eight  (8)  inches,  provided  that 
vertical  steels  rods  not  less  than  one-half  of  an  inch  in  diameter  and 
spaced  not  over  twenty-four  (24)  inches  apart  horizontally  are  used 
to  reinforce  the  walls.  Such  rods  must  be  rigidly  attached  to  the 
steel  frame  at  each  floor.  No  wall  of  this  thickness  shall  be  built  of  a 
height  exceeding  eighteen  (18)  feet  in  each  story,  and  the  materials 
shall  be  built  in  accordance  with  previous  sections  covering  their  con- 
struction. 

If  the  area  of  wall  surface  included  between  any  two  adjacant 
wall  columns  and  adjacent  floor  girders  exceeds  three  hundred  (300) 
square  feet,  the  thickness  of  the  walls  shall  not  be  less  than  twelve 
(12)  inches. 

Section  90.  FLOOR  AND  ROOF  CONSTRUCTION— The  struct- 
ural part  of  floors  and  roofs  may  be  built  of  terra  cotta,  brick,  steel, 
or  of  concrete  made  of  stone,  broken  brick,  cinders,  or  other  concrete. 
The  slabs  or  arches  shall  be  proportioned  to  carry  loads  twenty  (20) 
per  cent,  greater  than  required  for  the  supporing  steel  beams  of  the 
frame. 

Section  91.  TERRA  COTTA  FLOORS— Segment  floor  arches 
built  of  terra  cotta  shall  have  a  rise  of  not  more  than  one-tenth  the 
span  for  the  arch  portion,  not  less  than  four  (4)  inches  for  spans  up 
to  six  (6)  feet,  nor  less  than  six  (6)  inches  for  spans  up  to  ten  (10) 
feet.  Spans  over  ten  (10)  feet  are  prohibited.  No  arch  shall  be  less 
than  four  (4)   inches  thick. 

Arches  shall  be  constructed  so  that  the  key  block  shall  fall  in 
the  center  and  the  shells  and  webs  always  abut  against  each  other. 

Flat  arches  shall  have  spans  not  exceding  ten  (10)  feet,  and  the 
depth  of  the  tile  shall  not  be  less  than  one  and  three-quarters  inches 
for  each  foot  of  span. 

Section  92.  BRICK  ARCH  FLOORS— Brick  laid  in  cement  lime 
mortar  may  be  used  for  floors  up  to  ten  (10)  feet  span.  The  rise  shall 
be  one-ninth  (1-9)  the  span  with  four  (4)  inches  crown  thickness  for 
spans  up  to  six  (6)  feet  and  eight  (8)  inches  crown  thickness  for  spans 
up  to  ten  (10)  feet. 

Section  93.  REINFORCED  CONCRETE  FLOORS— Floors  of  re- 
inforced concrete,  built  in  conformity  with  the  requirements  for  rein- 


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forced  concrete  as  outlined  under  Class  "B"  buildings,  may  be  built 
in  Class  "A"  buildings. 

No  concrete  slab  shall  have  a  span  exceeding  sixteen  (16)  feet, 
and  in  buildings  over  eighty-six  (86)  feet  in  height,  no  slab  shall  be 
over  ten  (10)  feet  span. 

No  slab  of  stone  concrete  shall  be  less  than  three  and  one-half 
(31/4)  inches  thick,  except  roof  slabs,  which  may  be  three  (3)  inches 
thick.  Slabs  over  eight  (8)  feet  span  and  less  than  twelve  (12)  feet 
span  shall  not  be  less  than  four  and  one-half  (4%)  inches  thick.  Slabs 
over  twelve  (12)  feet  span  shall  not  be  less  than  five  (5)  inches  thick. 
Slabs  may  be  built  of  concrete  in  which  broken  brick,  terra  cotta,  or 
cinders  are  used  in  place  of  stone,  provided  they  are  made  not  less 
than  four  (4)  inches  thick  for  floors  and  not  less  than  three  and 
one-half  (3^/^)  inches  thick  for  roofs. 

Section  94.  SPECIAL  FLOORS— Floors  may  be  built  of  lens 
light  not  exceeding  four  (4)  inches  square  each,  set  in  cement  and 
constructed  in  a  manner  similar  to  sidewalk  construction. 

Floors  of  iron  plates  resting  on  steel  supports  may  be  used  in 
boiler  rooms. 

Floors  of  special  design  must  be  submitted  to  the  inspector  of 
buildings  for  approval. 

Section  95.  FLOOR  COVERING— The  wearing  surface  of  the 
floors  shall  rest  on  the  structural  part  and  may  consist  of  a  cement 
finish,  terrazzo,  marble  tile,  encaustic,  or  other  tile,  wood  resting  upon 
sleepers  fastened  to  the  structural  part  with  concrete  filling  or  other 
material  approved  by  the  inspector  of  buildings. 

Section  96.  PARTITIONS— Partitions  may  be  made  of  brick, 
solid  concrete,  reinforced  concrete,  metal  lath  and  plaster  on  metal 
studs,  terra  cotta,  or  plaster  blocks. 

No  partition  shall  rest  upon  a  wooden  floor,  but  must  be  carried 
down  to  the  incombustible  materials  below. 

Brick  partition  shall  be  laid  as  walls  and  the  thickness  shall  not 
be  less  than  eight  (8)  inches. 

Solid  plain  concrete  partitions  shall  not  be  less  in  thickness  than 
one-thirtieth   (1-30)   of  the  height. 

Reinforced  concrete  partitions  shall  not  be  less  in  thickness  than 
one-sixtieth  (1-60)  of  the  height. 

Plastered  partitions  shall  have  a  base  of  metal  studs  and  metal 
lath.  Up  to  a  height  of  twelve  (12)  feet  solid  partitions  two  (2) 
inches  thick,  with  one  layer  of  lath,  may  be  used.  For  greater 
heights,  studs  with  two  layers  of  lath  shall  be  used.  The  depth  of 
the  studs  shall  be  at  least  one-sixtieth  (1-60)  of  the  height  of  par- 
tition. 

Terra  cotta  partitions  shall  have  the  blocks  set  in  cement  lime 
mortar  and  fastened  with  iron  clips.  Thickness  of  terra  cotta  shall 
be  at  least  one-fortieth  (1-40)  of  the  height  of  partition. 

Plaster  block  partitions  shall  be  built  of  solid  plaster  blocks  of  a 
thickness  at  least  one-fortieth  (1-40)  of  the  height  of  partition  and 
doweled  at  top  and  bottom  of  each  block. 

Section  97.  CEILINGS — Ceilings  shall  be  made  of  reinforced 
concrete,  terra  cotta  tile,  metal  lath  and  plaster  or  other  approved 
forms.  If  of  reinforced  concrete  or  terra  cottal  tile,  the  provisions 
relating  to  floors  shall  apply.     If  the  ceilings  be  of  metal  lath  and 


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plaster,  the  lath  shall  be  suspended  from  the  floor  or  ceiling  beams 
by  a  rig-id  frame  work,  to  which  the  lath  shall  be  firmly  applied. 

Section  98.  FIRE-PROOFING— All  metal  structural  members 
which  support  or  resist  stresses,  and  are  not  covered  by  brick  or  con- 
crete to  a  thickness  of  five  (5)  inches,  shall  be  fire-proofed  as  per 
sub-divisions  (a),  (b),  and  (c)  of  this  section.  All  fire-proofing  shall 
be  continuous,  and  no  pipes,  wires,  cables,  or  similar  material,  other 
than  reinforcing,  shall  be  incased  or  imbeeded  in  any"  fire-proofing, 
nor  shall  any  fire-proofing  be  cut  to  allow  the  passage  of  any  pipe 
or  duct  through  any  part  except  floor  slabs. 

(a)  Column  Fire-proofing — The  protection  of  columns  shall  con- 
sist of  stone  concrete  four  (4)  inches  thick,  filled  solidly  around  the 
columns,  or  of  brick  laid  in  Portland  cement  with  Portland  cement 
mortar  or  stone  concrete  filled  in  solidly  so  as  to  leave  no  voids  or 
spaces  between  the  bricks  and  the  columns,  or  a  four-inch  porous, 
terra  cotta,  hollow  block.  The  blocks  shall  be  accurately  fitted,  laid  in 
Portland  cement  mortar,  and  the  spaces  between  the  terra  cotta 
blocks  and  the  steel  shall  be  filled  in  solidly  with  Portland  cement 
mortar  or  stone  concrete.  In  every  case  the  column  protection  shall 
cover  the  column  at  all  points  to  a  thickness  of  not  less  than  four 
(4)  inches  and  be  continuous  from  the  base  to  the  top  of  the  column. 
The  extreme  outer  edges  of  lugs,  brackets,  and  similar  supporting 
metal  may  project  to  within  two  inches  of  the  outer  surface  of  the 
protection. 

(b)  Fire-prof ing  of  Girders,  Trusses,  Etc. — The  protection  of 
girders  and  all  members  of  trusses  shall  be  of  stone  concrete,  brick, 
or  porous  terra  cotta,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  two  inches  thick  at 
all  points.  The  protection  of  the  webs  and  soffits  of  beams,  lintenls, 
and  other  lesser  structural  members  which  support  loads  or  resist 
stress  and  project  above  or  below  the  arches,  shall  be  not  less  than 
two  inches  in  thickness  at  any  point.  The  soffits  of  all  floor  beams 
not  projecting  below  the  arches  shall  be  protected  by  not  less  than 
two  (2)  inches  of  arch  material.  If  of  hollow  tile,  the  protection  shall 
consist  of  lugs  forming  part  of  the  skew-backs,  and  extending  around 
the  lower  flange  of  the  beam  and  meeting  at  the  center;  or  of  tile 
slabs  held  in  position  by  dove-tailed  lugs  projecting  from  the  skew- 
backs,  all  to  be  laid  and  jointed  with  Portland  cement  mortar. 

(c)  Use  of  Steel  Anchors — The  fireproof  protection  of  all  the 
above  structural  members,  if  of  concrete,  shall  be  held  in  position 
by  suitably  designed  interior  steel  anchors,  hooked  rigidly  around 
the  flanges  or  angles  of  the  structural  members  and  spaced  not  over 
sixteen  (16)  inches  apart,  horiztonally  and  vertically;  these  anchors 
to  be  made  with  hooked  ends  from  steel  stock  weighing  not  less  than 
one-quarter  of  a  pound  per  lineal  foot,  and  extending  to  within  one 
inch  of  the  outside  surface  of  the  concrete. 

Section  99.  SPECIAL  PROVISIONS  RELATING  TO  THE  CON- 
STRUCTION OF  CLASS  "B"  BUILDINGS— Class  "B"  buildings  shall 
have  a  complete  frame  of  columns,  girders,  and  beams  made  of  rein- 
forced concrete  with  masonry  walls,  and  the  structural  parts  of  floors 
and  roof  constructed  of  reinforced  concrete.  Steel  roof  trusses,  con- 
structed in  accordance  with  the  requirements  for  Class  "A"  buildings, 
shall  be  permitted  in  Class  "B"  buildings. 

Section     100.     MATERIALS  —  TESTS     AND     ALLOWABLE 

STRESSES — The  concrete  shall  be  mixed  in  the  proportion  of  not 


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less  than  one  part  of  Portland  cement  to  six  of  aggregates,  consisting 
of  sand  and  gravel  or  broken  stone  of  not  more  than  one  inch  major 
dimension  for  curtain  walls,  columns,  slabs,  girders,  and  beams  and 
two-inch  major  dimensions  for  basement  walls  and  foundations. 

The  proportions  shall  be  such  that  the  resistance  of  the  concrete 
to  crushing  shall  not  be  less  than  two  thousand  (2000)  pounds  per 
square  inch  after  hardening  for  twenty-eight  (28)   days. 

In  concrete  the  following  allowable  stresses  in  pounds  per  square 
inch  shall  not  be  exceeded: 

In  direct  compression,  one-fifth  of  the  ultimate  compressive 
strength,  but  not  to  exceed  five  hundred  (500)  pounds  in  any  case. 

In  helically  wound  or  hooped  columns,  one-fourth  of  the  ultimate 
compressive  strength,  but  not  to  exceed  seven  hundred  (700)  pounds 
in  any  case. 

In  compression  in  outer  fibre  in  cross-bending,  one-fourth  of  the 
ultimate  compressive  strength,  but  not  to  exceed  five  hundred  (500) 
pounds  in  any  case. 

In  shear,  one-tenth  of  the  allowable  stress  in  outer  fibre  in  cross- 
bending,  but  not  to  exceed  seventy-five  (75)  pounds  in  any  case. 

No  tensile  stress  shall  be  taken  by  the  concrete. 

In  adhesion  of  concrete  to  steel,  sixty  (60)  pounds  per  square  inch 
of  concrete  in  contact  with  steel  for  plain  bars  and  one  hundred  (100) 
pounds  for  deformed  bars. 

When  the  safe  limit  of  adhesion  is  exceeded,  some  provisions 
must  be  made  for  transmitting  the  strength  of  the  steel  to  the 
concrete. 

Steel  shall  bend,  when  cold,  through  an  angle  of  one  hundred 
(100)  degrees  around  a  radius  equal  to  five  times  the  thickness  of  the 
test  piece,  without  fracture  on  the  outer  circumferences.  The  fracture 
shall  be  silky  or  fine  granular.  All  steel  shall  be  free  from  dirt, 
paint,  and  excessive  scale  and  rust. 

In  steel  the  following  allowable  stresses  in  pounds  per  square 
inch  shall  not  be  exceeded: 

In  tension,  one-third  of  the  elastic  limit,  but  not  to  exceed  twenty 
thousand  (20,000)  pounds  in  any  case. 

In  shear,  ten  thousand  (10,000)  pounds. 

In  compression,  fifteen  times  the  allowable  stress  in  direct  com- 
pression in  the  concrete. 

The  ratio  of  the  moduli  of  elasticity  of  concrete  to  steel  shall  be 
taken  as  one  to  fifteen. 

Section  101.  DESIGN  IN  GENERAL.  The  bending  moments 
due  to  uniformly  distributed  loads  shall  not  be  taken  less  than: 

WL-8  for  beams  simply  supported  at  the  ends. 

WL-12  for  continuous  beams. 

WL-20  for  SQuare  floor  slabs  which  are  reinforced  in  both  direc- 
tions and  are  supported  on  all  sides  and  constructed  continuous. 

W  equals  the  total  uniformly  distributed  load. 

L  equals  the  length  of  span. 

For  concentrated  loads  the  allowed  moment  shall  not  exceed  that 
due  to  an  equivalent  uniformly  distributed  load. 

The  moment  of  resistance  of  any  reinforced  concrete  construction 
under  transverse  loads  shall  be  determined  by  formulas  based  on  the 
following  conditions: 

(a)  The  bond  between  the  concrete  and  steel  is  sufficient  to  make 
the  two  materials  act  together  as  a  homogeneous  solid. 


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(b)  The  strain  in  any  fibre  is  directly  proportionate  to  the  dis- 
tance of  that  fibre  from  the  neutral  axis. 

(c)  The  modulus  of  elasticity  of  the  concrete  remains  constant 
within  the  limits  of  the  working  stresses  fixed  in  this  ordinance. 

The  dimensions  of  such  a  beam  or  g^irder  and  its  reinforcement 
shall  be  determined  and  fixed  in  such  a  way  that  the  strength  of  the 
metal  in  tension  shall  measure  the  strength  of  the  beam  or  girder. 
If  the  concrete  in  compression,  including  the  allowable  concrete  in 
adjoining  floor  construction,  does  not  afford  sufficient  strength  for  that 
purpose,  the  compression  side  of  the  beam  or  girder  in  question  shall 
also  be  reinformed  with  metal. 

Reinforced  concrete  construction  shall  be  designed  so  that  the 
shearing  stresses,  both  vertical  and  horizontal,  developed  in  any  part 
of  the  construction,  shall  not  exceed  the  safe  working  strength  of  the 
concrete,  as  fixed  in  this  ordinance,  or  sufficient  amount  of  steel  shall 
be  introduced  in  such  a  position  that  the  deficiency  in  the  resistance 
to  shear  is  overcome. 

All  beams  or  girders  shall  be  reinforced  with  metal,  if  necessary, 
for  other  reactions. 

Neither  the  reinforcing  metal  nor  the  concrete  shall  be  subjected 
to  combined  stresses  in  the  same  place  so  as  to  exceed  in  combination 
the  stresses  allowable  separately. 

Section  102.  REINFORCEMENT— If  it  is  necessary  to  splice 
reinforcing  members,  either  in  compression  or  in  tension,  there  shall 
be  either  a  steel  splice  that  in  tension  will  develop  the  full  strength 
of  the  member,  or  else  the  members  shall  be  lapped  in  the  concrete 
for  a  length  equal  to  at  least  the  following: 

For  plain  bars  of  medium  steel,  forty  times  the  diameter  of  maxi- 
mum diagonal  of  cross-section.  For  plain  bars  of  high  elastic  limit 
steel,  seventy  times  the  diameter  of  maximum  diagonal  of  cross- 
section.  In  no  case  shall  the  reinforcement  of  beams  or  girders  be 
spliced.  If  the  hooping  of  columns  is  spliced,  the  splice  shall  develop 
the  full  strength  of  the  least  section  of  the  hooping. 

Steel  shall  be  imbedded  in  concrete  so  that  the  thickness  of 
concrete  covering  outside  of  steel  shall  be  as  follows: 

For  flat  slabs,  not  less  than  three-fourths  (%)  of  an  inch. 

For  columns  and  beams,  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches. 

For  foundations,  not  less  than  three  (3)  inches  from  earth  at 
sides  and  top,  and  six  (6)  inches  from  earth  at  bottom  of  slab. 

Where  the  shape  of  the  reinforcement  is  such  that  it  does  not 
give  sufficent  bond  to  the  concrete  insulation,  such  reinforcement 
shall  be  wrapped  with  wire  or  otherwise  prepared  as  required  for 
fire-proofing  of  structural  steel. 

Any  concrete  structure  or  floor  filling,  in  same  reinforced  or 
otherwise,  which  may  be  erected  on  a  permanent  centering  of  sheet 
metal,  or  metal  lath  and  curved  bars,  or  a  metal  centering  of  any 
form,  must  be  strong  enough  to  carry  its  loads  without  assistance 
from  the  centering,  unless  the  concrete  is  so  applied  as  to  protect  the 
centering  as  herein  specified  for  reinforced  steel. 

Exposed  metal  centering,  or  exposed  metal  of  any  kind,  will  not 
be  considered  as  a  factor  in  the  strength  of  any  part  of  any  concrete 
structure,  and  a  plaster  finish  applied  over  the  metal  shall  not  be 
deemed  sufficient  Drotection. 

Section  103.  FLOOR  AND  ROOF  SLABS— The  general  provision 
as  to  design  shall  hold  for  floor  and  roof  slabs,  which  shall  be  of  rein- 


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forced  concrete.  No  floor  slap  shall  be  less  than  three  and  one-half 
(SV2)  inches  thick.  No  roof  slab  shall  be  less  than  three  (3)  inches 
thick. 

The  covering  may  be  wood,  marble,  cement,  tile,  or  other  material, 
but  such  covering:  shall  not  be  considered  as  part  of  the  thickness 
required  for  slabs. 

The  floor  slab,  to  the  extent  of  not  more  than  five  times  its 
depth  on  each  side  of  a  beam  or  girder,  mav  be  taken  as  a  part  of  said 
beam  or  girder  in  computing  the  moment  of  resistance  of  the  beam  or 
girder,  but  the  beam  and  slab  must  be  built  at  the  same  time  as  a 
unit. 

Where  beams,  girders,  and  slabs  connect  in  such  a  way  that  there 
is  a  corresponding  member  on  the  opposite  side  of  each  support,  they 
may  be  taken  as  continuous. 

Wherever  possible,  beams  and  girders  and  also  their  intermediate 
floor  construction  shall  be  made  continuous.  Reinforcing  metal  shall 
be  used  for  that  purpose  in  the  top  of  all  connecting  members  at  the 
point  of  support,  and  it  shall  be  sufficient  both  in  section  and  length 
to  prevent  fracture  at  the  point  of  support  when  the  connecting  mem- 
bers are  carrying  twice  their  calculated  loads;  and  in  no  case  shall 
the  area  of  metal  provided  for  continuity  be  less  than  seventy-five 
(75)  per  cent  of  the  area  of  metal  allowed  for  tension  in  the  bottom 
flange. 

Continuity  or  separte  reinforcing  material  may  be  used  in  the 
top  of  the  slab.  In  either  case,  however,  if  a  part  of  the  slab  is  con- 
sidered as  part  of  the  beam  or  girder,  the  reinforcing  material  must 
cross  the  full  width,  both  of  the  beam  or  girder  and  the  part  of  slab 
so  considered. 

Section  104.  DESIGN  OF  COLUMNS  —  Columns  of  reinforced 
concrete  shall  not  have  an  unsupported  length  exceeding  fifteen  times 
the  least  horizontal  dimension,  which  shall  not  be  less  than  ten  (10) 
mches. 

In  computing  the  strength  of  columns,  the  two  inches  of  concrete 
nearest  the  surface  shall  be  deducted  from  the  area  of  concrete. 

In  columns  subjected  to  cross-bending,  the  unit  stresses  from 
combined  loadings  shall  not  exceed  the  allowed  stresses  for  direct 
compression. 

All  columns  shall  have  vertical  steel  reinforcing  members,  the 
net  area  of  cross-section  of  which  shall  be  at  least  one  per  centum 
and  not  more  than  five  per  centum  of  the  area  of  concrete  in  cross- 
section  where  rods  are  used.  These  members  shall  be  stayed  against 
buckling  at  points  whose  distance  apart  does  not  exceed  the  least 
diameter  of  the  column. 

The  stays  shall  have  an  area  of  at  least  five  one-hundreds  (5-100) 
of  a  square  inch.  Where  structural  shapes  are  used  for  reinforcing, 
they  shall  be  designed  as  provided  for  similar  members  in  Class  "A" 
buildings,  and  any  concrete  calculated  to  take  compressive  stress  shall 
bo  enclosed  in  said  reinforcement  or  otherwise  reinforced  as  herein 
provided. 

Vertical  reinforcing  members  which  are  considered  in  com- 
pression shall  have  full,  perfect  bearings  at  each  joint,  and  such  joints 
shall  occur  only  at  floors  or  other  points  of  lateral  support,  and  tight- 
fitting  sleeves  and  splice  bars  shall  be  provided  at  all  such  joints. 

Suitable  steel  or  cast  base  nlates  shall  be  provided  at  the  bottom 
of  columns  to  distribute  the  column  loads  over  the  footings. 


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The  allowed  stresses  in  columns  shall  not  exceed  one-fifth  of  the 
ultimate  resistance  to  direct  compression  per  square  inch  on  the  con- 
crete, and  in  the  steel  the  allowed  stress  shall  be  computed  from  the 
corresponding  compression,  except  in  hooped  or  helically  wound 
columns. 

Columns  which  are  hooped  with  steel  near  the  outer  surface  in 
the  shape  of  circular  hoops,  or  of  a  helical  cylinder,  and  if  the  mini- 
mum distance  apart  of  the  hoops,  or  the  pitch  of  helix  does  not 
exceed  one-tenth  of  the  diameter  of  the  hooped  or  helical  cylinder, 
may  have  the  strength  assumed  as  the  sum  of  the  following  two 
elements  : 

1.  The  area  of  the  concrete  inside  the  hoops  at  one-fourth  of 
the  ultimate  strength  in  direct  compression  in  pounds  per  square 
inch,  but  not  to  exceed  seven  hundred  (700)  pounds  per  square  inch 
in  any  case. 

2.  The  compressive  resistance  of  the  longitudinal  steel  rein- 
forcement at  fifteen  times  the  allowed  stress  on  concrete  in  direct 
compression. 

The  hooping  is  to  be  designed  of  a  strength  to  resist  the  tension 
due  to  a  unit  lateral  pressure  of  one-fifteenth  (1-15)  the  unit  com- 
pression stress  on  the  concrete. 

Splices  in  hooping,  if  required,  and  anchoring  of  same,  shall 
develop  full  strength  of  hooping. 

Section  105.  WIND  BRACING— The  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
relating  to  Class  "A"  buildings  shall  apply  to  Class  "B"  buildings, 
and  in  addition  the  reinforcing  of  columns  shall  be  connected  so  as 
to  develop  its  full  strength  in  tension. 

Section  106.  WALLS — The  exterior,  party,  division,  court,  and 
shaft  walls  of  Class  "B"  buildings  shall  be  of  brick,  reinforced  con- 
crete, or  concrete,  built  as  provided  in  this  ordiance  relating  to  Class 
"A"  buildings. 

Section  107.  REINFORCED  CONCRETE  WALLS— Reinforced 
concrete  walls  shall  be  at  least  six  (6)  inches  thick.  If  the  area  of  wall 
surface  included  between  any  two  adjacent  wall  columns  and  adjacent 
floor  girders  exceeds  three  hundred  (300)  square  feet  and  is  less  than 
four  hundred  (400)  square  feet,  the  thickness  of  the  wall  shall  not  be 
less  than  eight  (8)  inches.  If  the  area  exceeds  four  houndred  (400) 
square  feet,  the  wall  thickness  shall  not  be  less  than  twelve  (12) 
inches,  supported  on  the  frame  at  each  story. 

In  reinforced  concrete  w^alls  the  area  of  steel  reinforcement  shall 
aggregate  one-half  of  one  per  cent  of  the  area  of  the  concrete,  and 
one-half  shall  be  placed  vertically  and  one-half  horizontally. 

No  reinforcement  shall  be  spaced  more  than  twenty-four  (24) 
inches  apart.  Additional  reinforcement  shall  be  placed  around  open- 
ings, and  all  reinforcement  shall  be  wired  at  each  intersection.  All 
reinforcement  shall  be  rigidly  connected  at  columns  and  girders  to 
the  steel  reinforcement  of  the  same. 

Reinforced  concrete  walls  may  be  built  in  the  form  of  bearing 
walls  of  uniform  section,  and  of  same  thickness  required  for  brick 
walls. 

If  walls  are  built  of  piers  and  connecting  walls,  the  piers  shall 
be  calculated  and  constructed  as  columns.  The  connecting  wall,  if 
built  of  reinforced  concrete  without  \Yindows,  may  be  considered  as 


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self- supporting,  in  which  case  the  thickness  shall  be  six  (6)  inches 
in  the  upper  forty  feet,  followed  by  an  increase  of  three  (3)  inches 
in  thickness  for  every  additional  forty  feet  height. 

Where  such  walls  are  pierced  by  openings  for  doors  and  windows, 
the  entire  loads  shall  be  concentrated  on  the  piers,  which  shall  be 
proportioned  as  columns. 

Section  108.  PARTITIONS  AND  CEILINGS  —  Partitions  and 
ceilings  shall  be  constructed  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  relating  to  Class  "A"  buildings. 

Section  109.  CONSTRUCTION— The  following  conditions  shall 
be  observed  in  reinforced  concrete  construction: 

The  concrete  shall  be  mixed  as  wet  as  possible  and  deposited 
without  causing  a  separation  of  the  cement  from  the  mixture.  It 
shall  be  placed  in  the  forms  as  soon  as  practicable  after  mixing,  and 
in  no  case  shall  concrete  be  used  which  has  been  wet  more  than  one 
hour. 

Joints  in  concrete,  poured  at  different  times,  shall  be  made  at 
such  places  as  will  not  lessen  the  strength  of  the  construction.  Joints 
with  old  concrete  shall  be  made  by  cleaning  and  roughening  the  old 
concrete  and  covering  the  same  with  cement  grout. 

Forms  shall  be  of  sufficient  strength  to  preserve  their  shape, 
and  tight  enough  to  prevent  leaking  of  cement.  All  rubbish  and  dirt 
shall  be  carefully  removed  from  forms. 

The  forms  for  the  beams  and  girders  of  a  floor  shall  be  con- 
structed in  conjunction  with  the  forms  for  the  floor  slabs  which  they 
support,  and  no  forms  shall  be  removed  until  all  parts  of  the  respective 
floors  are  strong  enough  to  support  themselves  and  the  loads  that 
may  come  upon  them  during  construction. 

Section  110.  SERVICE  PIPES  AND  CUTTING  OF  CONCRETE 
OR  REINFORCEMENT— Conduits  or  pipes  for  conveying  electricity, 
air,  or  gas  may  be  embedded  in  the  concrete,  except  in  columns,  pro- 
vided they  are  of  such  size  and  so  placed  as  not  to  weaken  the 
structure  or  its  fire-profing  in  any  way. 

Pipes  conveying  liquids  in  any  form  are  not  to  be  embedded  in 
any  part  of  the  structural  concrete,  except  as  may  be  necessary  to 
pass  through  floors  and  walls. 

No  drilling  into  or  cutting  of  the  fire-proofing  or  of  the  steel 
reinforcing  spirals,  hoops,  stirrups,  or  rods  in  any  columns  or  beams, 
for  the  purpose  of  attaching  fixtures,  hangers,  or  for  any  purpose 
which  will  in  any  way  injure  the  concrete  or  reinforcing  in  same,  is 
to  be  permitted. 

Section  111.  SPECIAL  PROVISIONS  RELATING  TO  CLASS 
"C"  BUILDINGS— Class  "C"  buildings  shall  be  built  with  brick, 
stone,  or  concrete  walls  supporting  the  adjacent  floor  loads  and  with 
the  interior  floor  loads  supported  by  studded  partitions,  or  by  wooden 
or  steel  or  cast  iron  columns  and  wooden  or  steel  girders.  Floor 
joints  may  be  of  wood. 

The  limit  of  height  shall  be  eighty-four  (84)  feet,  if  metal  lath 
be  used  on  all  floor  and  ceiling  joists,  girders,  studding,  wood  furring, 
and  soffits  of  stairs.  The  limit  of  height  shall  be  fifty-five  (55)  feet 
under  all  other  conditions. 

Class  "C"  buildings  with  the  interior  of  mill  construction  and 


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without  lathing  may  also  be  built  to  the  height  of  eighty-four  (84) 
feet.     Class  "C"  buildings  may  be  built  anywhere  in  the  city. 

Section  112.  INSIDE  FRAMING— Inside  loads  shall  be  sup- 
ported upon  a  framing  of  steel  columns  and  girders  and  wood  joists, 
or  upon  cast  iron  columns,  steel  girders,  and  wood  joists,  or  upon 
steel  or  cast  iron  columns,  wooden  girders,  and  wooden  joists,  or 
upon  wooden  columns,  girders  and  joists,  or  studded  partitions  with 
wooden  joists. 

Section  113.  METAIi  FRAME— If  a  metal  frame  consisting  of 
steel  or  cast  iron  columns  and  steel  girders  be  used,  it  shall  be  framed 
as  provided  in  this  ordinance  relating  to  the  construction  of  Class 
"A"  buildings.  All  steel  or  cast  iron  columns  shall  be  connected  to 
each  other  and  to  the  walls  at  each  floor  by  steel  girders  or  beams 
not  less  than  six  inches  deep,  or  by  a  timber  joist  rigidly  attached 
to  the  column  by  a  metal  bracket  and  bolts. 

Section  114.  TIMBER  COLUMNS— If  a  timber  frame  con- 
sisting of  timber  columns,  timber  girders  and  joists  be  used,  the 
columns  shall  be  squared  at  right  angles  to  their  axis. 

To  T)revent  the  unit  stresses  from  exceeding  those  provided  in 
this  ordiance,  timber  or  iron  cap  and  base-plates  shall  be  provided  in 
buildings  over  two  stories  high. 

The  foundations  of  timber  columns  shall  be  of  concrete  or  brick, 
but  a  distributory  grillage  of  planks  or  beams  may  be  used  in  build- 
ings not  over  two  stories  in  height. 

Section  115.  STUD  PARTITIONS— Studs  shall  be  calculated  as 
timber  columns  to  sustain  the  load.  Carrying  stud  partitions  in 
basement  shall  have  a  continuous  foundation  wall  of  brick,  stone,  or 
concrete  under  same. 

Section  116.  ATTIC  PARTITIONS  —  Attics  or  the  unfinished 
spaces  between  the  ceiling  and  roof  rafters  of  every  Class  "C"  build- 
ing shall  be  divided  into  compartments  or  rooms.  Such  compartments 
shall  not  have  a  floor  area  of  more  than  twenty-five  hundred  (2500) 
square  feet. 

Section  117.  TRUSSES— Roof  trusses  may  be  of  steel  or  of  steel 
and  timber,  or  entirely  of  timber.  Trusses  of  over  forty-five  (45) 
feet  span  shall  rest  upon  steel,  brick,  concrete,  or  wood  columns, 
which  shall  be  continuous  to  the  foundations. 

If  trusses  are  framed  of  steel  they  shall  be  constructed  in 
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  governing  the  con- 
struction of  steel  trusses  in  Class  "A"  buildings. 

Trusses  of  timber  and  iron  or  steel  shall  be  built  in  accordance 
with  the  allowed  unit  stresses  for  steel  provided  in  this  ordinance, 
and  of  timber,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Framing  of  trusses  shall  be  in  accordance  with  standard  practice. 
Timber  in  tension  or  compression  shall  be  stressed  only  in  the  direc- 
tion of  the  fibers. 

Section  118.  TIMBER  DETAILS— All  wood  beams,  joists,  and 
other  timbers  in  the  party  walls  of  every  Class  "C"  building  shall 
be  separated  from  the  beam  or  timber  entering  in  the  opposite  side 
of  the  wall  by  at  least  four   (4)   inches  of  solid  mason  work.     All 


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wood  timber  and  header-beams  or  joists  shall  be  proportioned  to 
carry  with  safety  the  loads  they  are  intended  to  sustain. 

Every  wood  header  or  trimmer  more  than  six  (6)  feet  long, 
used  in  any  building,  shall  be  hun^  in  stirrup  irons  of  suitable  thick- 
ness for  the  size  of  the  timbers.  Every  wood  beam,  or  joist,  except 
header  and  tail  beams,  shall  rest  at  least  four  (4)  inches  on  the  wall, 
or  upon  the  girder,  as  authorized  by  this  ordinance.  The  ends  of  all 
wood  floor  and  roof  beams,  where  they  rest  on  brick  walls,  shall  be  cut 
to  a  bevel  of  three  (3)  inches  in  their  depth. 

All  wood  floor  and  wood  roof  beams  shall  be  properly  bridged 
with  cross-bridging,  and  the  distance  between  bridgings,  or  between 
bridging  and  walls  shall  not  exceed  eight  (8)  feet.  Solid  bridging 
not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick  shall  be  placed  between  joists  over 
all  girders. 

All  wood  joists  shall  be  trimmed  away  at  least  two  (2)  inches 
from  all  flues  and  chimneys,  whether  the  same  be  smoke,  air,  or  any 
other  flues  or  chimneys.  The  trimmer  beams  shall  not  be  less  than 
eight  (8)  inches  from  the  inside  face  of  a  flue,  and  four  (4)  inches 
from  the  outside  of  a  chimney  breast,  and  the  header  beam  not  less 
than  two  <2)  inches  from  the  outside  face  of  the  brick  or  stone  work 
of  the  same,  except  that  for  the  smoke-flues  of  boilers  and  furnaces 
where  the  brick  work  is  required  to  be  eight  (8)  inches  in  thickness, 
the  trimmer  beam  shall  not  be  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  from 
the  inside  of  the  flue.  The  header  beam,  carrying  the  tail  beams  of 
a  floor  and  supporting  the  trimmer  arch  in  front  of  a  fireplace,  shall 
not  be  less  than  twenty  (20)  inches  from  the  chimney  breast. 

Cutting  for  piping  or  other  purposes  shall  not  be  done  so  as  to 
reduce  the  strength  of  the  supporting  parts  below  that  required  by 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

No  joists  or  girders  shall  be  cut  into  a  distance  greater  than 
twelve  (12)  inches  from  bearing. 

All  wood  partitions  shall  have  solid  caps  and  sills  and  at  least 
one  row  of  bridging  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick  and  of  the 
full  depth  of  the  standing  studding,  and  all  solidly  blocked  behind 
the  ribbon  on  the  line  of  the  spring  of  the  cove.  Bearing  partitions 
shall  have  double  plates. 

Double  studs  shall  be  used  on  the  sides  and  top  of  all  openings, 
with  heads  and  truss  braces  cut  in  and  secured. 

Section  119.  ANCHORS  AND  TIES— Where  a  steel  beam,  acting 
as  a  girder,  or  a  tie  beam  rests  upon  a  brick  wall,  it  shall  have  an 
anchor  made  of  two  angles  rivited  to  the  end  of  the  beam  and 
projecting  at  least  six  (6)  inches  on  each  side. 

Where  wooden  girders  rest  upon  walls,  they  shall  be  fastened 
thereto  by  two  iron  anchors  of  at  least  one-half  (V2)  a  square  inch  in 
section,  at  least  three  (3)  feet  long,  and  with  iron  washers  at  the 
outer  end  at  least  six  (6)  inches  by  (6)  inches  by  three-eighths  (%) 
of  an  inch.  The  other  end  shall  be  turned  down  at  least  two  (2) 
inches  and  fastened  to  the  girder  in  such  a  way  that  the  anchor  is 
self-releasing.  Box  anchors  answering  the  same  requirements  may 
b(;  used. 

Where  wooden  joints  rest  upon  walls,  they  shall  be  fastened  with 
anchors  as  required  for  girders,  one  anchor  being  used  in  every  eight 
(8)  feet  of  wall. 

Where  girders  or  joists  parallel  a  wall,  they  shall  be  anchored 
every  eight  (8)  feet  in  the  same  manner. 


238  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

Girders  resting  on  columns  shall  be  anchored  thereto,  or  to  the 
next  girder,  with  two  iron  tie-straps  of  at  least  one-half  (V2)  square 
inch  section. 

Joists  resting  on  girders  shall  be  lapped  one  foot  and  spiked 
together  or  shall  be  connected  with  iron  straps  of  at  least  one-half 
inch  cross  section.  On  such  strap  shall  be  used  every  eight  (8) 
feet  along  the  girder,  and  those  joists  having  wall  anchors  shall  be 
strapped,  the  object  being  to  form  a  continuous  tie  across  the 
building. 

Section  120.  FLOORS — Floors  shall  be  built  with  timber  joists 
laid  as  prescribed  by  this  ordinance. 

Section  121.  ROOFS — Roofs  shall  be  built  as  floors  or  upon 
trusses. 

Section  122.  MANSARD  ROOFS— Mansard  or  other  roofs  of 
like  character  having  a  pitch  of  over  sixty  (60)  degrees,  placed  upon 
any  Class  "C"  building,  shall  be  constructed  only  of  an  iron  or  steel 
frame,  lathed  with  iron  or  steel  on  the  inside  and  plastered  or  filled 
in  with  fireproof  material  not  less  than  three  (3)  inches  thick.  The 
outside  of  such  roofs  shall  be  covered  with  metal,  slate,  tiles,  terra 
cotta,  a  three-ply  Pure  Asbestos  Roofing,  asbestos  shingles,  or 
asbestos  building  lumber  not  less  than  one-eighth  (Vs)  of  an  inch  in 
thickness. 

No  such  mansard  roof  shall  be  so  placed  upon  any  building  that 
any  portion  of  such  mansard  roof  shall  be  more  than  the  allowed 
height  from  the  ground  level. 

Section  123.  PARTITIONS— Partitions  shall  be  built  of  masonry, 
terra  cotta,  plaster  blocks,  metal  studding,  or  of  studding  constructed 
as  described  in  this  ordinance.  All  plastering,  where  required,  shall 
be  done  unon  metal  or  wooden  lath. 

Section  124.  CEILINGS— All  ceilings  shall  be  of  metal  or 
wooden  lath,  plastered  where  required,  or  of  sheet  metal. 

When  ceilings  are  suspended  below  bottom  of  joists  and  not  in 
contact  with  same,  the  bottom  of  said  joists  throughout  the  concealed 
space  thus  formed  shall  be  metal  lathed  and  plastered  not  less  than 
two  heavy  coats. 

Section  125.  WALLS— All  exterior  walls  of  Class  "C"  buildings, 
including  outer  courts,  side  courts,  and  outer  shafts,  shall  be  built  of 
masonry.  If  built  as  continuous  walls  without  openings,  they  shall 
be  not  less  than  the  thicknesses  hereinafter  given  in  this  section; 
and  if  pierced  with  openings,  the  bearing  stress  shall  not  exceed  the 
allowed  bearing  per  unit  of  area,  as  given  in  this  ordinance. 

Walls  may  be  built  supporting  a  portion  of  the  floor  in  addition  to 
their  own  weight,  or  self-supporting  curtain  walls  only,  in  which  latter 
case  columns  shall  be  built  in  the  wall  to  carry  floor  loads.  Where 
walls  support  floor  loads,  the  center  of  any  column  or  stud  partition 
supporting  floor  loads  shall  be  at  a  distance  not  greater  than  twenty- 
four  (24)  feet  from  the  wall. 

The  thickness  of  bearing  walls  for  any  building  not  over  fifty- 
five  (55)  feet  in  height  nor  over  seventy-five  (75)  feet  in  depth,  and 
v/hen  used  only  as  a  dwelling  or  tenament  house,  shall  not  be  less 
than  as  given  in  the  following  table: 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES 


239 


TABLE  NO.  "1.' 


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17  in. 

13  in. 

13  in 

13  in 

Four-story  building 

21  in. 

17  in. 

17  in. 

13  in. 

18  in 

Party  walls  shall  be  four  (4)  inches  thicker. 

All    bearing    walls,    other    than    those    above    given,    shall    have 
thicknesses  in  accordance  with  the  following  table: 

TABLE   NO.   "2." 


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17  in. 

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Two-story  building  .... 
Three-story  building  .. 
Four-story  building   .... 

Five-story  building  

Six-story  building  

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17  in. 
17  in. 
21  in. 
21  in. 
25  in. 
25  in. 
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13  in. 


Party  walls  shall  be  four  (4)  inches  thicker. 

If  any  story  exceeds  in  height  the  number  of  feet  prescribed  in 
the  table  No.  1  or  table  No.  2,  the  thickness  of  each  wall  through- 
out such  story  shall  be  increased  four  (4)  inches  for  every  five  (5) 
feet,  or  fraction  thereof,  in  excess  of  the  tabulated  height. 

Buildings  may  be  built  of  more  stories,  except  as  herein  pro- 
vided, but  the  thickness  for  the  heights  given  shall  not  be  decreased, 
and  all  changes  in  thickness  shall  be  made  at  a  floor  level. 

Section  126.  CURTAIN  WALLS  —  Self-supporting  curtain 
walls,  built  between  piers  or  iron  or  steel  columns  and  not  supported 
on  steel  or  iron  girders,  shall  be  not  less  than  thirteen  (13)  inches 
thick  for  forty-six  (46)  feet  of  the  uppermost  height  thereof,  or 
to  the  tier  of  beams  nearest  to  that  height;  and  they  shall  be  in- 
creased four  (4)  inches  for  every  additional  section  of  forty  (40) 
feet,  or  to  the  tier  of  beams  nearest  to  the  height.     They  shall  not 


240  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

be  used  as  bearing:  walls,  but  the  floor  loads  shall  be  carried  on 
steel  or  cast  iron  columns  built  into  the  walls. 

Curtain  walls  supported  at  every  floor  line  and  at  roof  by  a 
frame  of  steel  or  reinforced  concrete  girders  and  columns  and 
constructed  as  required  for  Class  "A"  or  Class  "B"  buildings,  will 
be  permitted  in  Class  "C"  buildings;  provided  said  frame  is  tied 
together  in  both  horizontal  directions,  at  every  floor  or  roof  line 
with  steel  or  reinforced  concrete  ties,  struts,  or  girders,  spaced 
not  to  exceed  twenty  (20)  feet  apart,  and  of  spans  not  exceeding 
twenty-five  (25)  feet  between  walls  and  not  exceeding  twenty  (20) 
feet  between  columns  and  walls  or  between  columns. 

Interior  columns  shall  be  of  steel  or  reinforced  concrete.  Steel 
columns,  girders,  ties,  and  struts  shall  be  fire-proofed  as  provided 
for  Class  "A"  buildings. 

Reinforced  concrete  ties  or  struts  shall  be  not  less  than  ten  (10) 
inches  wide,  and  the  depth  shall  be  not  less  than  that  of  the  floor 
joists.  The  area  of  steel  reinforcement  in  ties  or  struts  shall  be  not 
less  than  one  per  centum  of  the  area  of  the  concrete  in  cross- 
sections,  and  the  reinforcem.ent  shall  be  rigidly  connected  to  the 
wall  column  or  girder  reinforcement. 

Section  127.  LIGHT,  AIR  AND  VENT  SHAFTS,  AND  IN- 
TERIOR COURTS— (a)  Walls  of  light,  air,  and  vent  shafts  and  of 
interior  courts,  of  a  greater  horizontal  area  than  five  hundred  (500) 
square  feet,  if  non-  bearing,  shall  be  of  masonry  not  less  than 
eight  (8)  inches  thick  for  the  two  upper  stories  thereof,  and  be 
increased  four  (4)  inches  for  each  three  stories,  or  fraction  thereof, 
below  the  upper  two. 

(b)  Interior  light,  air,  and  vent  shafts,  similar  shafts  and  in- 
terior courts,  five  hundred  (500)  feet  or  less  in  horizontal  area,  if 
not  constructed  as  per  subdivision  (a)  of  this  section,  shall  be  en- 
closed with  a  wall  constructed  of  wood  studs,  covered  on  both  sides 
with  metal  lathing  and  plastered,  or  boarded  on  both  sides  and  the 
boarding  covered  with  tin  or  galvanized  iron,  lock-jointed  and  put 
on  as  required  for  tinning  of  fire  doors. 

(c)  Door  openings  into  any  of  the  shafts  or  enclosures  named 
in  subdivision  (b)  of  this  section,  if  not  constructed  entirely  of 
metal  frame  and  wired  glass,  shall  be  covered  on  the  shaft  side 
with  metal  as  provided  in  subdivision  (b)  of  this  section  for  lining 
shaft  and  court  enclosures,  and  all  v/indow  openings  into  any 
shaft  shall  be  closed  with  metal  frames  and  wire  glass. 

(d)  All  enclosure  walls  shall  extend  not  less  than  three  (3) 
feet  above  the  roof,  or,  if  the  court  or  shaft  is  covered  at  the 
top  with  a  skylight,  shall  extend  at  least  two  (2)  feet  above  the 
roof. 

(e)  Courts  and  shafts  adjoining  the  inside  face  of  exterior 
y/alls  are  regarded  as  interior,  provided  the  exterior  wall  ad- 
joining same  shall  be  unbroken  by  openings,  or  if  broken  by  open- 
ings, said  openings  shall  be  enclosed  by  one-quarter-inch  wire  glass 
set  in  metal  sashes  and  metal  frames. 

Section  128.  FIRE-PROOFING— All  girders  and  columns  sup- 
porting masonry,  except  columns  at  street  line,  shall  be  fire- 
proofed  as  required  for  similar  members  of  Class  "A"  buildings. 

Section  129.  BOND  IRON— Bond  iron  at  least  three  (3)  inches 
by  one  quarter  inch    (3   inches  x    ^4    inch)    shall   be  bedded  in   the 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  241 

center  of  the  wall  at  each  tier  of  floor  and  ceiling  joists  and  run 
around  the  entire  walls  of  the  building.  It  must  be  lock-jointed 
and  anchored  at  each  angle. 

Section  130.  PROVISIONS  RELATING  TO  CLASS  "C"  MILL 
CONSTRUCTION  BUILDINGS  —  The  term  "Mill  Construction" 
refers  specifically  to  the  construction  of  the  interior  frame  of  Class 
"C"  buildings. 

The  specific  requirements  of  mill  construction  is  that  the 
buildings  of  this  type  shall  be  built  without  concealed  air  spaces. 
No  clause  shall  be  construed  to  render  void  this  requirement. 

All  restrictions  of  Class  "C"  buildings  not  specifically  ex- 
cepted herein  shall  apply  to  this  class  of  buildings. 

Section  131.  INSIDE  FRAMING— Inside  loads  shall  be  sup- 
ported upon  a  framing  of  wood  posts,  girders,  and  beams,  none  of 
which  shall  be  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  in  either  of  its  cross- 
dimensions.  Wood  posts  shall  not  be  of  smaller  sectional  area  than 
one  hundred  (100)  square  inches,  nor  be  less  than  ten  inches  in 
either  dimension,  except  for  posts  in  the  top  story,  which  shall 
not  be  of  smaller  sectional  area  than  sixty-four  (64)  square  inches, 
nor  be  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  in  either  dimension.  All  columns 
shall  be  squared  at  right  angles  to  their  axis. 

Wood  posts  shall  have  cast  iron  or  steel  caps  or  boxes  so  con- 
structed as  to  form  a  base  for  the  next  post  above.  The  ends  of 
the  girders  shall  be  secured  to  the  cap  or  box  in  such  a  manner  as 
to  be  self-releasing.  Other  timber  details  shall  be  as  required  for 
buildings  of  Class  "C." 

Cast  iron  columns  and  steel  columns,  girders,  and  beams  may 
be  used  if  fire-proofed  and  constructed  as  required  for  Class  "A" 
buildings.  All  steel  beams  or  girders  shall  be  at  least  eight  (8) 
inches   deep. 

Section  132.  FLOORS— The  lower  floor  may  be  of  concrete  if 
built  directly  on  the  ground. 

Wood  floors  shall  be  of  plank  not  less  than  three  (3)  inches 
in  thickness,  splined  or  tongued  and  grooved,  covered  with  a  wear- 
ing floor  of  boards  not  less  than  one  inch  thick  laid  in  a  cross-wise 
or  diagonal  direction,  tongued  and  grooved  and  properly  nailed. 
Between  the  wearing  floor  and  the  planking  there  shall  be  placed 
two  thicknesses  of  carefully  laid  waterproof  material,  and  this 
material  shall  be  flashed  at  least  three  (3)  inches  around  all  walls, 
posts,  columns,  and  openings,  and  protected  with  mouldings  or 
base. 

Section  133.  ROOFS— Roofs  shall  be  of  plank  not  less  than 
three  (3)  inches  in  thickness,  splined  or  tongued  and  grooved. 

Section  134.  PARTITIONS— All  partitions  separating  manu- 
facturing, store,  or  merchandise  occupancies,  in  the  basement  and 
first  story,  and  in  the  second  story,  where  same  is  at  or  near  the 
level  of  a  street  from  which  it  has  an  entrance,  shall  be  of  masonry 
not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  thick,  but  if  non-bearing  may  be 
not  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  thick. 

All  other  partitions  shall  be  either  masonry,  terra  cotta,  or 
metal  lath  on  metal  studs;  except  they  may  be  entirely  of  two-inch 
tongued  and  grooved  plank. 


242  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 


Section  135.  STAIRWAYS  AND  ELEVATORS— 1.  Stairways 
and  elevators  shall  be  enclosed  by  brick  walls  at  least  twelve  (12) 
inches  thick,  or  reinforced  concrete  not  less  than  eight  (8)  inches 
thick.  "Where  one  or  more  brick  walls  of  stairway  or  elevator  shafts 
are  less  than  eight  (8)  feet  on  a  side  and  contain  no  doorways, 
they  may  be  eight  (8)  inches  thick,  but  no  wall  of  such  thickness 
shall  extend  more  than  one  story  in  height. 

2.  "When  such  shafts  are  inside  of  a  building,  the  walls  shall 
pierce  all  floors  and  extend  at  least  three  (3)  feet  above  roof. 

3.  All  belts,  or  rope  drives  used  to  transmit  power  from  floor 
to  floor,  shall  be  located  in  a  snecial  tower  or  shaft  enclosed  by 
masonry  walls  as  provided  for  stairw^ay  and  elevator  shafts. 

4.  Approved  fire  doors  shall  be  installed  at  all  openings  into 
shafts.    Those  for  stairway  and  power  shafts  shall  be  self-closing. 

5.  Interior  windows  in  shafts  are  prohibited. 

6.  The  bottom  of  all  shafts  shall  be  properly  drained. 

Section  136.  PLASTERING— Masonry  or  terra  cotta  walls  may 
be  plastered  directly  upon  their  surface,  or  upon  metal  lathing  or 
metal  furring. 

No  wood  furring  shall  be  used,  and  no  plaster  shall  be  applied 
to  any  wood  or  wooden  lath. 

Section.  137.  PROVISIONS  RELATING  TO  THE  CONSTRUC- 
TION OF  CLASS  "C"  FRAME  OR  WOODEN  BUILDINGS.  EX- 
PLANATION— A  frame  or  wooden  building  is  a  building  or  struc- 
ture whose  exterior  walls,  or  a  portion  thereof,  are  constructed 
of  wood.  Wooden  frames,  or  frame  or  wooden  buildings  covered  with 
metal,  plaster,  tiles,  or  terra  cotta,  or  veneered  with  masonry,  shall 
be  deemed  to  be  frame  or  woden  structures. 

No  frame  or  wooden  building  now  erected  within  the  fire  limits 
shall  be  repaired,  enlarged,  or  built  upon  without  a  permit  from 
the  inspector  of  buildings. 

Frame  or  wooden  buildings  shall  be  limited  to  a  height  of  forty 
(40)  feet. 

Section  138.  WALI/S — The  walls  of  frame  or  wooden  buildings 
shall  be  constructed  with  studding,  covered  with  weather  boarding 
on  the  outside.  No  uncovered  studding  will  be  allowed  against  the 
wall  of  an  adjoining  building  or  structure. 

Section  139.  THICKNESS  OF  FOUNDATION  WALLS— Brick 
or  concrete  foundation  walls  for  frame  or  wooden  buildings  one  and 
two  stories  in  height,  used  as  dwellings,  must  not  be  less  than  eight 
(8)  inches  thick,  and  not  over  four  (4)  feet  high.  When  the  founda- 
tion walls  are  more  than  four  (4)  feet  high,  they  must  not  be  less 
than  thirteen  (13)   inches  thick. 

Foundation  walls  for  three-story  frame  or  wooden  buildings 
shall  not  be  less  than  thirteen  (13)  inches  thick,  and  for  buildings 
over  three  stories  they  shall  not  be  less  than  seventeen  (17)  inches 
thick. 

When  foundation  walls  of  frame  or  wooden  buildings  are  used 
for  embankment  or  retaining  wall,  two  and  three  story  buildings 
with  basement  shall  have  foundation  or  basement  walls  of  brick 
or  concrete  not  less  than  thirteen  (13)  inches  thick,  and  not  higher 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  243 

than  eight  (8)  feet  from  top  of  top  footing  to  bottom  of  first  floor 
Joists  (first  tier). 

If  a  deeper  basement  be  desired,  the  walls  thereof  shall  be 
not  less  than  seventeen  (17)  inches  thick;  the  bottom  of  footing  of 
said  walls  shall  not  be  higher  than  ten  (10)  feet  from  top  of  top 
footing  to  under  side  of  first  story  floor  joists,  and  the  footing  shall 
have  a  spread  of  one-half  (V2)  the  thickness  of  the  wall  resting 
on  it. 

Where  it  is  not  allowable  to  have  footings  on  the  outside  of  a 
foundation  or  basement  wall,  the  footing  must  extend  far  enough 
on  the  inside  to  make  them  the  required  width. 

All  masonry  and  concrete  foundations  shall  be  laid  not  less  than 
twelve  (12)  inches  below  the  surface  of '  the  earth  and  on  solid 
ground. 

Section  140.  SIZE  OF  STUDDING  FOR  EXTERIOR  WALLS 
AND  BEARING  PARTITIONS— For  a  building  two  stories  or  less 
in  height,  except  factories,  mills,  or  warehouses,  the  studding  for 
the  outside  walls  and  bearing  partitions  shall  not  be  less  than 
two  by  four  inches;  for  such  a  building  three  stories  in  height,  the 
studding  shall  not  be  less  than  three  by  four  inches  to  the  bottom  of 
the  upper  floor  joists,  and  two  by  four  inches  for  the  remaining 
height. 

Where  the  bearing  partitions  are  less  than  twelve  (12)  feet 
apart,  the  studding  may  be  less  than  the  outside  walls,  but  never 
less  than  two  by  four  inches.  Partitions  dividing  several  stairways 
and  sliding  doors  may,  by  permission  of  the  inspector  of  buildings, 
be  less  than  three  by  four  inches. 

Studding  on  the  exterior  and  interior  walls  of  buildings  shall  not 
be  placed  more  than  sixteen  (16)  inches  from  centers. 

The  underninning  of  buildings  shall  be  one  (1)  inch  thicker 
than  the  studding  of  the  story  immediately  above,  and  said  stud- 
ding shall  not  be  placed  more  than  sixteen  (16)  inches  from 
centers. 

Section  141.  DIVIDING  PARTITIONS— All  dividing  partitions 
between  buildings  shall  be  close  boarded  from  the  lower  floors  to 
the  ground,  and  from  the  upper  ceiling  close  to  the  under  side  of 
roof  boarding,  so  as  to  effectually  check  all  connection  from  one 
building  to  another.  This  distance  between  dividing  petitions  shall 
lot  exceed  twenty-five  (25)  feet. 

Where   a  large   building   is   divided   into   tenements,   the   board- 
ig  shall  be  applied  on  each  dividing  partition. 

Section  142.  FRAMING — When  stories  are  framed  separately, 
jach  tier  of  studding  must  have  top  and  bottom  plates,  and,  the 
>p  plates  must  be  doubled;  when  stories  are  not  framed  separately, 
►roper  bridging  must  be  placed  behind  the  ribbon  at  the  ceiling 
line  and  on  the  top  of  the  joists  at  the  floor  line.  Bridging  must  be 
^o  (2)  inches  thick  and  of  the  full  width  of  the  studding  in  every 
!ase. 

All  wood  beams  or  joists  shall  be  trimmed  away  at  least  two 
^(2)    inches   from    all   flues    and   chimneys,   whether   the    same    be    a 
smoke,  air,  or  any  other  kind  of  a  chimney  or  flue. 

The  trimmer  beam  shall  not  be  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  from 
the  inside  face  of  a  flue,  and  four  (4)  inches  from  the  outside  of  a 
jhimney  breast,  and  the  header  beam  must  not  be  less  than  two 
(2)  inches  from  the  outside  of  the  brick  or  stone  work  of  the  same, 


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except  that  for  the  smoke  flues  of  boilers  and  furnaces  where  the 
brick  work  is  required  to  be  eiffht  (8)  inches  in  thickness,  the  trim- 
mer shall  not  be  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  from  the  inside  of  the 
flue. 

All  openings  through  partitions  and  walls  shall  be  trussed  or 
provided  with  carrying  girders. 

Section  143.  BRIDGING— All  stud  walls,  or  partitions  here- 
after built,  altered,  or  repaired  shall  have  one  row  of  bridging 
for  every  seven  (7)  feet  in  height  over  the  first  seven.  Said  bridg- 
ing shall  in  all  cases  extend  to  the  lathing  or  sheathing  so  as  to 
prevent  the  passage  of  fire  and  smoke,  and  shall  be  the  same  thick- 
ness as  the  studding.  All  outside  walls  and  cross-partitions  shall 
be  thoroughly  angle-braced;  all  joists  shall  have  solid  end  block- 
ing. All  buildings  over  twenty-five  (25)  feet  in  width  shall  have 
a  row  of  solid  blocking  over  girder  or  partition  of  stairways.  A 
row  of  cross-bridging  at  least  two  (2)  inches  thick  must  be  placed 
between  the  floor  ioists  at  least  every  eight  (8)  feet. 

Section  144.  FURRING — When  a  chimney  is  furred  out,  the 
space  between  the  chimney  and  the  breast  shall  be  so  built  that 
the  passage  of  fire  and  smoke  shall  be  intercepted,  and  wherever 
cove  ceilings  are  used,  they  shall  he  solid  blocked  between  the 
studding  at  the  spring  of  the  cove. 

Section  145.  BAY  WINDOWS — In  frame  or  wooden  buildings 
the  space  between  bay,  oriel,  or  swell  windows  shall  not  be  less 
than  five  (5)  feet  in  width,  measured  on  outside  of  building,  clear 
of  finish;  provided,  that  in  buildings  built  on  lots  having  a  frontage 
of  twenty-five  (25)  feet  or  less,  the  space  between  said  bay,  oriel, 
or  swell  windows  may  be  decreased,  provided  the  studding  in  said 
space  shall  be  increased  in  thickness  so  as  to  contain  the  same 
amount  of  lumber  as  would  be  contained  in  the  studding  of  the 
piers  in  the  aforesaid  spaces  of  five  (5)  feet,  but  the  spaces  shall  be 
at  least  two  (2)  feet  six  (6)  inches  iDetween  bay  windows  in  any 
case. 

Such  windows  may  project  not  more  than  thirty-six  (36)  inches 
over  the  street  line,  measured  to  the  finish;  they  must  not  be  more 
than  ten  (10)  feet  wide,  measured  from  end  to  end,  and  the  finish 
of  their  soffits  must  be  at  least  ten  (10)  feet  above  the  sidewalk, 
unless  the  window  is  entirely  back  of  the  street  line  . 

Section  14G.  FRAME  FACTORIES  NOT  OVER  TWO  STORIES 
HIGH — The  height  of  frame  or  wooden  buildings  of  two  stories  or 
less,  used  or  intended  to  be  used  as  factories,  shall  be  limited  to 
thirty-five  (35)  feet,  and  their  exterior  and  bearing  walls  shall  be 
built  of  not  less  than  two  by  six  studs  sixteen  (16)  inches  on 
centers. 

Section  147.  FRAME  FACTORIES  OVER  TWO  STORIES 
HIGH — All  frame  or  wooden  buildings  more  than  two  stories  high, 
used  or  intended  to  be  used  as  factories,  shall  be  constructed  as 
follows:  The  weights  of  all  the  floors  shall  be  concentrated  at 
certain  points,  and  no  support  shall  rest  directly  upon  a  stud  wall, 
but  all  beams,  girders,  and  girders  supporting  floors  shall  rest  directly 
upon  posts.  Said  beams  and  girders  supporting  floors  shall  not 
be  more  than  nine  (9)  feet  apart;  upon  these  shall  rest  the  floor, 
which  shall  extend  from  one  girder  or  beam  to  another,  and  shall 


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be  of  plank  not  less  than  three  (3)  inches  thick,  laid  to  the  ends  of 
the  timbers. 

The  filling  between  posts  and  walls  shall  be  built  of  not  less 
than  two  by  four-inch  studs,  sixteen  (16)  inches  from  centers. 

Section  148.  GENERAL  PROVISIONS  RELATING  TO  CER- 
TAIN BUILDINGS  DETERMINED  BY  THE  NATURE  OF  THE 
BUSINESS  CONDUCTED  THEREIN— There  are  included  in  this 
part  certain  provisions  which  shall  act  as  additions  to  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance  relating  to  the  construction  of  buildings. 

Section  149.  EXISTING  BUILDINGS  —  All  existing  theaters, 
schools,  halls  and  other  places  of  public  assemblages,  hospitals  and 
sanitariums  shall  be  made  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  to  such  extent  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  and  prac- 
tical by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

Section  150.  THEATERS— For  the  purpose  of  this  ordinance, 
a  theater  is  a  building  which  contains  not  less  than  one  hundred  (100) 
seats  for  the  public,  and  to  which  an  admission  fee  is  charged,  and 
having  a  permanent  stage  upon  which  scenery  and  other  movable 
appliances  are  used. 

All  theaters  hereafter  constructed  shall  be  of  Class  "A"  or 
Class  *'B"  construction. 

The  follovcin'T^  special  provisions  shall  apply  to  their  construc- 
tion, in  addition  to  the  provisions  relating  generally  to  Class  "A" 
or  Class  "B"  buildings. 

Section  151.  PERMIT  TO  USE  BUILDING— Every  theater 
hereafter  erected,  to  be  used  for  theatrical  or  operatic  purposes, 
must  be  constructed  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of  the 
ordinance  relating  to  Class  "A"  or  Class  "B"  construction.  No 
building  which  at  the  time  of  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  is 
not  in  actual  use  for  theatrical  or  operatic  purposes,  and  no  building 
hereafter  erected,  not  in  conformity  with  the  requirements  of  this 
ordinance,  shall  be  used  for  theatrical  or  operatic  purposes,  until 
the  same  shall  have  been  made  to  conform  to  the  requirements  of 
this  ordinance.  And  no  building  herein  described  shall  be  opened  to 
the  public  for  operatic  or  theatrical  purposes  until  the  inspector  of 
buildings  and  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  have  approved  the 
same,  and  no  license  shall  be  issued  for  any  performance  in  any 
such  building  until  such  approval  shall  have  been  obtained. 

Section  152.  FRONTAGE  AND  COURTS— Every  such  building 
shall  have  at  least  one  front  on  the  street,  and  in  such  front  there 
shall  be  suitable  means  of  entrance  and  exit  for  the  audience.  In 
addition  to  the  aforesaid  entrances  and  exits  on  the  street,  there 
shall  be  reserved  for  service  in  case  of  an  emergency  an  open  court 
or  space  on  the  side  not  bordering  on  the  street,  where  said  building 
is  located  on  a  corner  lot,  and  on  both  sides  of  said  building  where 
there  is  but  one  frontage  on  the  street.  In  the  case  of  one-story 
building  having  an  area  not  exceeding  four  thousand  (4000)  square 
feet  and  with  a  seating  capacity  of  less  than  five  hundred  (500) 
people,  a  court  five  (5)  feet  wide  on  one  side  only  shall  be  required; 
provided,  that  all  seats  shall  be  on  one  floor,  and  no  galleries  be 
allowed  in  such  building. 

In  all  other  theaters,  the  width  of  such  open  court  or  courts 
shall   not  be   less  than   seven    (7)    feet  where   the   seating   capacity 


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is  not  over  one  thousand  (1000)  people;  above  one  thousand  (1000) 
and  not  more  than  one  thousand  ei^ht  hundred  (1800)   people,  eight 

(8)  feet  in  width;  and  above  one  thousand  eight  hundred  (1800) 
people,  ten  (10)  feet  in  width.  Said  open  court,  or  courts,  shall 
begin  on  a  line  with  or  near  the  proscenium  wall,  and  shall  extend 
the  length  of  the  auditorium  proper,  to  or  near  the  wall  separating 
the  same  from  the  entrance  lobby  or  vestibule. 

A  separate  corridor  shall  continue  to  the  street  from  each  open 
court,  through  such  superstructure  as  may  be  built  on  the  street 
side  of  the  auditorium,  with  continuous  walls  of  brick  or  fire- 
proof materials  on  each  side  of  the  entrance  length  of  said  corridor 
or  corridors,  and  the  ceiling  and  floors  shall  be  fireproof.  Said 
corridor  or  corridors  shall  not  be  reduced  in  width,  by  more  than 
three  (3)  feet,  from  the  width  of  the  open  court,  or  courts,  and  in 
no  case  shall  the  width  of  said  corridor  be  less  than  four  (4)  feet, 
and  there  shall  be  no  projection  in  the  same;  the  outer  openings 
to  be  provided  with  doors  or  gates  opening  toward  the  street.  Dur- 
ing the  performance,  the  doors  or  gates  in  the  corridors  shall  be 
kept  open  by  proper  fastenings;  at  other  times  they  may  be  closed 
and  fastened  by  movable  bolts  or  locks.  The  said  open  courts 
and  corridors  shall  not  be  used  for  storage  purposes,  or  for  any  purpose 
whatsoever  except  for  entrance  and  exit  from  and  to  the  audi- 
torium and  stage,  and  must  be  kept  free  and  clear  during  the  per- 
formance. 

The  level  of  said  corridors  and  courts  shall  be  graded  to  the 
sidewalk  and  flush  therewith  at  all  points  at  street  entrances. 
The  entrance  of  the  main  front  of  the  building  shall  not  be  on  a 
lower  level  than  the  sidewalk,  and  shall  not  be  on  a  higher  level 
from  the  sidewalk  than  six  (6)  inches,  unless  approved  by  the  in- 
spector of  buildings.  To  overcome  any  differences  of  level  in  and 
between  courts,  corridors,  lobbies,  passages,  and  aisles  on  the  ground 
floor,  gradients  shall  be  employed,  of  not  over  one  foot  rise  to  ten 
feet  horizontal   (1-10),  with  no  perpendicular  rises. 

Section  153.  EXITS  INTO  COURTS— Opening  into  said  courts, 
or  on  the  side  street,  from  the  auditorium,  there  shall  be  not  less  than 
two  (2)  exits  on  each  side  in  each  tier,  from  and  including  the 
parquet  and  from  each  and  every  gallery.  Each  exit  shall  be  at 
least  five  (5)  feet  in  width  in  the  clear,  and  provided  with  doors  of 
iron  or  wood;  if  of  wood,  the  doors  shall  be  metal  covered  and  shall 
be  constructed  as  described  in  this  ordinance. 

All  of  said  doors  shall  open  outwardly  and  shall  be  fastened 
with  movable  bolts,  the  bolts  to  be  kept  drawn  during  performances, 
unless  a  device  satisfactory  to  the  inspector  of  buildings  be  applied, 
so  as  to  keep  the  same  locked  from  without,  but  to  unlock  auto- 
matically on  the  application  of  pressure  from  within  on  a  bar  form- 
ing part  of  the  door.  There  shall  be  balconies  not  less  than  four  (4) 
feet  wide  in  the  said  open  court,  or  courts,  at  each  level  or  tier 
above  the  parquet,  on  each  side  of  the  auditorium.,  of  sufficient  length 
to  embrace  the  two  exits,  and  from  said  balconies  there  shall  be 
staircases  extending  to  the  ground  level,  with  a  rise  of  not  over 
eight  and  one-half   (8^/^)   inches  to  a  step,  and  not  less  than  nine 

(9)  inches  tread,  exclusive  of  the  nosing. 

The  staircases  from  the  upper  balconies  to  the  next  below  shall 
not  be  less  than  three  (3)  feet  in  width  in  the  clear,  and  from  the 
first  balcony  to  the  ground,  three  (3)  feet  in  width  in  the  clear, 
where  the  seating  capacity  is  for  five  hundred  (500)  people  or  less; 


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three  (3)  feet  and  six  (6)  inches  in  the  clear  where  five  hundred 
(500)  people  and  not  more  than  nine  hundred  (900)  people,  and 
four  (4)  feet  in  the  clear  where  over  nine  hundred  (900)  people, 
and  four  (4)  feet  six  (6)  inches  in  the  clear  where  above  two  thous- 
and five  hundred  (2500)  people.  Hand  rails  shall  be  secured  to 
the  walls,  three  (3)  inches  therefrom  and  about  three  (3)  feet  above 
the  centers  of  the  treads,  and  other  handrails  shall  be  placed  on 
the  outside  of  said  staircases,  about  three  (3)  feet  above  the  centers 
of  the  treads,  and  secured  to  said  staircase  so  as  to  resist  a  pressure 
of  one  hundred  (100)  pounds  per  linear  foot,  applied  horizontally 
to  said  rail. 

Section  154.  CONSTRUCTION  QF  BALCONIES  AND  STAIR- 
WAYS— All  the  before  mentioned  balconies  and  stairways  shall  be 
constructed  of  iron  throughout,  including  the  floors,  and  of  ample 
strength  to  sustain  the  load  to  be  carried  by  them,  and  they  shall 
be  covered  with  a  metal  hood  or  awning,  to  be  constructed  in  such 
manner  as  shall  be  approved  by  the  inspector  of  buildings.  Where 
one  side  of  the  building  borders  on  the  street  there  shall  be  bal- 
conies and  stairways  of  like  capacity  and  kind,  as  before  mentioned, 
carried  to  the  ground. 

Section  155.  OTHER  USES  OF  BUILDING— When  the  theater 
is  located  on  a  corner  lot,  that  portion  of  the  premises  bordering 
on  the  street  and  not  required  for  the  use  of  the  theater  may,  if 
such  portion  be  not  more  than  twenty-five  (25)  feet  in  width,  be 
used  for  offices,  stores,  or  apartments;  provided,  the  walls  separat- 
ing this  portion  from  the  theater  proper  are  carried  up  solidly 
to  and  through  the  roof,  and  that  a  fireproof  exit  is  provided  for 
the  theater  on  each  tier,  equal  to  the  comlDined  width  of  exits  open- 
ing on  open  courts  in  each  tier,  communicating  with  balconies  and 
staircases  leading  to  the  street  in  manner  provided  elsewhere  in 
this  ordinance;  said  exit  passages  shall  be  entirely  cut  off  by  brick 
walls  from  said  offices,  stores,  or  apartments,  and  the  floors  and 
ceilings  in  each  tier  shall  be  fireproof. 

Section  156.  ORDINANY  EXITS— Every  theater  accommo- 
dating two  hundred  and  fifty  (250)  persons  shall  have  at  least  two 
(2)  exits;  when  accommodating  five  hundred  (500)  persons,  at  least 
three  (3)  exits  shall  be  provided;  these  exits  not  referring  to  nor 
including  the  exits  to  the  open  court  at  the  side  of  the  theater. 
Doorways  of  exit  or  entrance  for  the  use  of  the  public  shall  not 
be  less  than  five  (5)  feet  in  width,  and  for  every  additional  one 
hundred  (100)  persons,  or  portion  thereof,  to  be  accommodated  in 
excess  of  five  hundred  (500),  an  aggregate  of  twenty  (20)  inches 
additional  exit  width  must  be  allowed. 

All  doors  of  exits  or  entrances  shall  open  outwardly,  and  be 
hung  to  swing  in  such  manner  as  not  to  become  an  obstruction  in 
a  passage  or  corridor,  and  no  such  doors  shall  be  closed  or  locked 
during  any  renresentation,  or  when  the  building  is  open  to  the  pub- 
lic, unless  locked  by  self-unlocking  system.  Distinct  and  separate 
places  of  exit  and  entrance  shall  be  provided  for  each  gallery  above 
the  first.  A  common  place  of  exit  and  entrance  may  serve  for  the 
main  floor  of  the  auditorium  and  the  first  gallery,  provided  its  ca- 
pacity be  equal  to  the  aggregate  capacity  of  the  outlets  from  the 
main  floor  and  the  said  gallery. 

No  passage  leading  to   anv  stairway  communicating  with   any 


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entrance  or  exit  shall  be  less  than  four   (4)   feet  in  width  in   any 
part  thereof. 

Section  157.  FOYERS,  LOBBIES,  ETC.— The  aggregate  ca- 
pacity of  the  foyers,  lobbies,  corridors,  passages  and  rooms  for  the 
use  of  the  audience,  not  including  aisle  space,  between  seats,  shall, 
on  each  floor  or  gallery,  be  sufficient  to  contain  the  entire  number 
to  be  accommodated  on  said  floor  or  gallery  in  the  ratio  of  one 
hundred  and  fifty  (150)  superficial  feet  of  floor  room  for  every 
one  hundred  (100)  persons. 

Gradients  or  inclined  planes  shall  be  employed  instead  of  steps, 
where  possible,  to  overcome  slight  differences  of  level  in  or  between 
the  aisles,  corridors  and  passages. 

Section  158.  AISLES  AND  SEATS— All  aisles  on  the  re- 
spective floors  in  the  auditorium,  having  seats  on  both  sides  of  the 
same,  shall  not  be  less  than  three  (3)  feet  wide  where  they  begin, 
and  shall  be  increased  in  width  toward  the  exits  in  ratio  of  one 
and  one-half  (1%)  inches  to  five  (5)  running  feet. 

Aisles,  having  seats  on  one  side  only,  shall  not  be  less  than 
two  (2)  feet  wide  at  their  beginning,  and  increased  in  width  one 
and  one-half  (IMj)  inches  in  ten  (10)  running  feet.  All  seats  in 
the  auditorium,  excepting  those  contained  in  boxes,  shall  not  be 
less  than  thirty-two  (32)  inches  from  back  to  back,  measured  in  a 
horizontal  direction,  and  firmly  secured  to  the  floor.  No  seat  in 
the  auditorium  shall  have  more  than  six  (6)  seats  intervening  be- 
tween it  and  an  aisle.  No  stool  nor  seat  shall  be  placed  in  any 
aisle. 

All  platforms  in  galleries  formed  to  receive  seats  shall  be  not 
more  than  twenty-one  (21)  inches  in  height  of  rise,  nor  less  than 
thirty- two  (32)  inches  in  width,  of  platform.  The  maximum  num- 
ber of  movable  seats  or  chairs  in  boxes  shall  be  eight  (8). 

In  boxes  containing  a  greater  number  of  seats,  the  seats  shall  be 
fastened  to  the  floor. 

Section  159.  GALLERY  FRONTS,  PARTITIONS,  AND  CEIL- 
INGS— The  fronts  of  each  gallery  shall  be  formed  of  fireproof 
materials,  except  the  capping,  which  may  be  made  of  wood.  The 
ceiling  under  each  gallery  shall  be  entirely  formed  of  fireproof 
materials.  The  ceilings  of  the  auditorium  shall  be  formed  of  fire- 
proof materials.  All  lathing,  whenever  used,  shall  be  of  metal.  The 
partitions  in  that  portion  of  the  building  which  contains  the  audi- 
torium, the  entrance  and  the  vestibule,  and  every  room  and  pass- 
age devoted  to  the  use  of  the  audience,  shall  be  constructed  of  fire- 
proof materials,  including  the  furring  of  outside  of  other  walls. 

None  of  the  walls  or  ceilings  shall  be  covered  with  wood  sheath- 
ing, canvas,  or  any  other  combustible  material.  But  this  shall  not 
exclude  the  use  of  wood  wainscoating  to  a  height  not  to  exceed 
six  (6)  feet,  which  shall  be  filled  in  solid  between  the  wainscot- 
ing and  the  wall  with  fireproof  materials. 

Section  160.  INSIDE  STAIRWAYS  —  All  stairs  within  the 
buildings  shall  be  constructed  of  fireproof  materials  throughout. 
Stairs  from  balconies  and  galleries  shall  not  communicate  with  the 
basement  or  cellar.  All  stairs  shall  have  treads  of  uniform  width 
and  riser  of  uniform  height  throughout  in  each  flight.  Stairways 
serving  for  the  exit  of  fifty  (50)  people  shall  be  at  least  four  (4) 
feet  wide  between  railings,  or  between  walls,  and  for  every  addi- 


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tional  fifty  (50)  people  to  be  accommodated,  six  (6)  inches  must 
be  added  to  their  width.  The  width  of  all  stairs  shall  be  measured 
in  the  clear  between  hand  rails.  In  no  case  shall  the  riser  of  any 
stairs  exceed  seven  and  one-half  (IV2)  inches  high,  nor  shall  the 
treads,  exclusive  of  nosings,  be  less  than  ten  and  one-half  (10%) 
inches  wide  in  straight  stairs. 

No  circular  or  winding  stairs  for  the  use  of  the  public  shall  be 
permitted.  Where  the  seating  capacity  is  for  more  than  one  thous- 
and (1000)  people,  there  shall  be  at  least  two  (2)  independent 
staircases,  with  direct  exterior  outlets  provided  for  each  gallery 
in  the  auditorium,  where  there  are  not  more  than  two  (2)  galleries, 
and  the  same  shall  be  located  on  opposite  sides  of  said  galleries. 
Where  there  are  more  than  two  galleries,  one  or  more  additional 
staircases  shall  be  provided,  the  outlets  from  which  shall  com- 
municate directly  with  the  principal  exit  or  other  exterior  outlets. 
All  said  staircases  shall  be  of  width  proportionate  to  the  seating 
capacity  as  elsewhere  herein  prescribed. 

Where  the  seating  capacit-^  is  for  one  thousand  (1000)  people, 
or  less,  two  (2)  direct  lines  of  staircases  only  shall  be  required, 
located  on  opposite  sides  of  the  galleries,  and  in  both  cases  shall 
extend  from  the  sidewalk  level  to  the  upper  gallery,  with  outlets 
from  each  gallery  to  each  of  said  staircases. 

At  least  two  independent  stairways,  with  direct  exterior  outlets, 
shall  also  be  provided  for  the  service  of  the  stage  and  shall  be 
located  on  the  opposite  sides  of  the  same. 

All  inside  stairways  leadinp-  to  the  upper  galleries  of  the  audi- 
torium shall  be  enclosed  on  both  sides  with  walls  of  fireproof  ma- 
terials. Stairs  leading  to  the  first  or  lower  gallery  may  be  left 
open  on  one  side,  in  which  case  they  shall  be  constructed  as  herein 
provided  for  similar  stairs  leading  from  the  entrance  hall  to  the 
main  floor  of  the  auditorium.  But  in  no  case  shall  stairs  leading 
to  any  gallery  be  left  open  on  both  sides. 

When  straight  stairs  return  directly  on  themselves,  a  landing 
of  the  full  width  of  both  flights,  without  any  steps,  shall  be  pro- 
vided. The  outline  of  the  landing  shall  be  curved  to  a  radius  of  not 
less  than  two  (2)  feet  to  avoid  square  angles.  Stairs  turning  at 
an  angle  shall  have  a  proper  landing  without  winders  introduced 
at  said  turn.  In  stairs,  when  two  flights  connect  with  one  main 
flight,  no  winders  shall  be  introduced,  and  the  width  of  the  main 
flight  shall  be  at  least  equal  to  the  aggregate  width  of  the  side 
flights.  All  stairs  shall  have  proper  landings  introduced  at  conven- 
ient distances. 

All  enclosed  staircases  shall  have  on  both  sides  strong  hand 
rails  firmlv  secured  to  the  walls  about  three  (3)  inches  distant 
therefrom,  and  three  (3)  feet  above  the  stairs,  but  said  hand  rails 
shall  not  run  on  level  platforms  and  landings  when  the  same  are 
more  in  width  than  the  length  of  the  stairs. 

All  staircases  eight  (8)  feet  and  over  in  width  shall  be  pro- 
vided with  a  center  hand  rail  of  metal  not  less  than  two  inches  in 
diameter,  placed  at  a  height  of  about  three  (3)  feet  above  the 
center  of  the  treads,  and  supported  on  wrought  metal  or  brass 
standards  of  sufficient  strength,  placed  not  nearer  than  four  (4) 
feet  nor  more  than  six  (6)  feet  apart,  and  securely  bolted  to  the 
treads  or  rises  of  stairs,  .or  both,  and  at  the  head  of  each  flight 
of  stairs,  on  each  landing,  the  posts  or  standards  shall  be  at  least 
six  (6)  feet  in  height,  to  which  the  rail  shall  be  secured. 


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Section  161.  INTERIOR  WALLS— Interior  walls,  built  of  fire- 
proof materials,  shall  separate  the  auditorium  from  the  entrance 
vestibule  and  from  any  room  or  rooms  over  the  same;  also  from 
any  lobbies,  corridors,  refreshment,  or  other  rooms.  All  staircases 
for  the  use  of  the  audience  shall  be  enclosed  with  walls  of  brick  or 
of  fireproof  materials  approved  by  the  inspector  of  buildings.  The 
openings  to  said  staircases  from  each  tier  shall  be  full  width  of  said 
staircases. 

No  door  shall  open  immediately  upon  a  flight  of  stairs,  but 
a  landing  at  least  the  width  of  the  door  shall  be  provided  between 
such  stairs  and  such  floor. 

Section  162.  PROSCENIUM  WALI^— A  fire  wall  shall  sep- 
arate the  auditorium  from  the  stage,  and  the  same  shall  extend 
at  least  four  (4)  feet  above  the  stage  roof,  or  the  auditorium  roof, 
if  the  latter  be  the  higher,  and  shall  be  coped. 

Above  the  proscenium  opening  there  shall  be  a  steel  or  rein- 
forced concrete  girder  resting  upon  steel  or  concrete  columns 
extending  to  foundations  and  of  sufficient  strength  to  support  safely 
the  load  above,  and  when  of  steel  the  same  shall  be  covered  with 
fireproof  materials  to  protect  it  from  heat.  Should  there  be  con- 
structed an  orchestra  over  the  stage,  over  the  proscenium  opening, 
the  said  orchestra  shall  be  placed  on  the  auditorium  side  of  the 
fire  wall,  and  shall  be  entered  only  from  the  auditorium  side  of 
said  fire  wall.  The  molded  frame  around  the  proscenium  opening 
shall  be  formed  entirely  of  fireproof  materials.  If  metal  be  used, 
said  metal  shall  be  filled  in  solid  with  non-combustible  material  and 
securely  anchored  to  the  wall  with  iron. 

The  proscenium  opening  shall  be  provided  with  a  fireproof  cur- 
tain of  asbestos,  or  other  fireproof  material,  approved  by  the  in- 
spector of  buildings,  sliding  at  each  end  within  iron  grooves  securely 
fastened  to  the  brick  wall  and  extending  into  such  iron  grooves 
to  a  depth  of  not  less  than  six  inches  on  each  side  of  the  opening. 

Said  curtain  to  be  suspended  or  hung  by  steel  cables  passing 
over  wrought-iron  or  steel  sheaves  supported  by  wrought-iron 
brackets  of  sufficient  strength  and  well  braced;  the  brackets  to  be 
securely  attached  to  the  proscenium  wall  by  through  bolts  with  nuts 
and  washers  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  wall. 

Said  fireproof  curtain  shall  be  raised  at  the  commencement  of 
each  performance,  and  lowered  at  the  close  of  each  act  of  said  per- 
formance, and  be  operated  by  approved  machinery  for  that  purpose. 
Proscenium  curtains  shall  be  placed  at  least  three  (3)  feet  distant 
from  the  footlights  at  the  nearest  point. 

No  doorway  or  opening  through  the  proscenium  wall,  from  the 
auditorium,  shall  be  allowed  above  the  level  of  the  first  floor,  and 
any  authorized  openings  shall  have  standard  fire  doors  on  each  face 
of  the  walls,  and  the  doors  shall  be  hung  so  as  to  open  from  either 
side  at  all  times. 

Section  163.  DRESSING-ROOMS— All  shelving  and  cubboards 
in  each  and  every  dressing-room,  property  room,  or  other  storage 
room,  shall  be  constructed  of  metal,  slate,  or  some  fireproof  ma- 
terial. Dressings  rooms  may  be  placed  in  the  fly  galleries,  provided 
that  proper  exits  are  secured  therefrom  to  the  fire  escapes  in  the 
open  court,  and  that  the  partitions  and.  other  matters  pertaining 
to  dressing-rooms  shall  conform  to  the  requirements  herein  contained, 
but  the  stairs  leading  to  the  same  shall  be  fireproof.     The  dressing 


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rooms  shall  have  an  independent  exit  leading  directly  into  a  court 
or  street,  and  shall  be  ventilated  by  windows  in  the  external  wall, 
and  no  dressing  room  shall  be  more  than  ten  (10)  feet  below  street 
level. 

Section  164.  WINDOWS — All  windows  shall  be  arranged  to 
open,  and  none  of  the  windows  in  outside  walls  shall  have  fixed 
sashes,  iron  grills,  or  bars. 

Section  165.  STAGE  FLOORS— All  that  portion  of  the  stage 
not  comprised  in  the  working  of  scenery,  traps,  and  other  mechan- 
ical apparatus,  for  the  presentation  of  a  scene,  usually  equal  to 
the  width  of  the  proscenium  opening,  shall  be  of  Class  "A"  con- 
struction. 

Section  166.  FLY  GALLERIES— The  fly  galleries  entire,  in- 
cluding pin  rails,  shall  be  constructed  of  iron  or  steel,  and  the  floors 
of  said  galleries  shall  be  composed  of  iron  or  steel  beams  filled 
with  fireproof  materials,  and  no  wood  boards  nor  sleepers  shall 
bo  used  as  coverings  over  beams,  but  the  said  floor  shall  be  entirely 
fireproof.  The  rigging  loft  shall  be  fireproof.  All  stage  scenery, 
curtains,  and  decorations  made  of  combustible  material  shall  be 
painted  or  saturated  with  some  approved  non-combustible  material, 
or  otherwise  rendered  safe  against  fire,  and  the  finishing  coat 
of  paint  applied  to  all  woodwork  shall  be  of  such  kind  as  to  resist 
fire,  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  inspector  of  buildings. 

Fireproofed  wood  may  be  used,  if  satisfactory  to  the  inspector 
of  buildings. 

Fly  galleries  shall  rest  upon  columns  extended  to  the  basement. 

Section  167.  STANDPIPES~A  dry  standpipe,  four  (4)  inches 
in  diameter,  shall  be  provided,  with  hose  attachments,  on  every  floor. 
Said  standpine  shall  also  be  provided  with  a  Siamese  steamer  con- 
nection, placed  on  the  outside  of  the  building,  at  the  street  front. 
The  fittings  shall  be  the  regulation  couplings  of  the  fire  department. 

Section  168.  HOSE — A  proper  and  sufficient  quantity  of  two- 
and-one-half-inch  hose,  not  less  than  fifty  (50)  feet,  fitted  with  the 
regulation  couplings  of  the  fire  department  and  with  nozzles  at- 
tached thereto,  and  with  hose  spanners  at  each  outlet,  shall  always 
be  kept  attached  to  each  hose  attachment,  as  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department  may  direct. 

Section  169.  AUTOMATIC  SPRINKLERS— A  separate  and 
distinct  system  of  automatic  sprinklers  with  fusible  plugs  shall  be 
installed  throughout  the  stage  portion,  and  shall  have  a  water  supply 
direct  from  the  city  water  mains. 

Automatic  sprinklers  shall  also  be  placed  wherever  practic- 
able in  the  dressing-rooms,  under  the  stage,  and  in  the  carpenter 
shop,  paint  rooms,  store  rooms,  and  property  rooms,  and  on  the 
auditorium  side  of  the  proscenium  arch. 

There  shall  be  kept  at  least  four  (4)  axes,  two  (2)  twenty-five- 
foot  hooks,  two  (2)  fifteen-foot  hooks,  and  two  (2)  ten-foot  hooks 
on  each  tier  or  floor  of  the  stage,  all  of  which  shall  be  painted  red. 

There  shall  be  provided  such  number  of  fire  extinguishers  as 
shall  be  satisfactory  to  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department. 

Section  170.     LIGHTS — Every  portion  of  the  building  devoted  to 


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the  use  of  the  public,  also  all  outlets  leading  to  the  streets  and 
including  the  open  courts  and  corridors,  shall  be  well  and  properly- 
lighted  with  electricity  during  every  performance,  and  shall  remain 
lighted  until  the  entire  audience  has  left  the  premises.  All  of  said 
lights  in  any  part  of  said  building  used  by  the  audience,  except 
the  auditorium,  must  be  controlled  by  a  separate  shut-off  located  in 
the  lobby  and  controlled  only  in  that  particular  place.  Gas  mains 
supplying  the  building  shall  have  independent  connections  for  the 
work  shops,  fly  galleries  and  stage,  and  provision  shall  be  made  for 
shutting  off  the  gas  from  the  outside  of  the  building. 

All  lights  in  passages  and  corridors  in  said  building,  when- 
ever deemed  necessary  by  the  inspector  of  buildings,  shall  be  pro- 
tected with  proper  wire  network.  All  border  lights  shall  be  con- 
structed according  to  the  best  known  methods  and  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  inspector  of  buildings,  and  shall  be  suspended  for 
ten  (10)  feet  by  wire  ropes. 

All  ducts  or  shafts  used  for  conducting  heated  air  from  the 
main  chandeliers,  or  from  any  other  light  or  lights,  shall  be  con- 
structed of  metal  and  made  double,  with  an  air  space  between. 

Section  171.  LIGHTS  AT  EXITS— At  each  and  every  exit  in 
any  theater  there  shall  be  placed  and  maintained  an  electric  light, 
upon  an  independent  supply,  satisfactory  to  the  inspector  of  build- 
ings. Said  light  shall  be  lighted  prior  to  the  opening  of  the  doors 
of  said  theater,  and  shall  be  kept  lighted  until  the  audience  shall 
have  departed  from  the  premises;  and  there  shall  be  inscribed  upon 
said  lamp  or  lamps  the  word  "EXIT"  in  distinctly  visible  letters 
not  less  than  four  (4)  inches  high. 

Section  172.  VENTILATION  ON  THE  STAGE— There  shall  be 
provided  in  the  roof  of  that  portion  of  the  building  over  the  stage, 
smoke  vent  openings,  the  total  net  area  of  which  shall  be  one-tenth 
of  the  area  of  the  stage  included  between  the  three  outer  walls  of 
the  building  and  the  proscenium  wall. 

No  single  opening  shall  be  of  an  area  less  than  one  fifth  of  the 
total  required  area.  These  smoke  vent  openings  shall  be  closed  by 
shutters  so  constructed  that  they  will  open  by  their  own  weight. 
They  shall  be  held  in  place  by  cords  or  ropes  extending  to  and 
controlled  from  the  open  stage.  As  a  part  of  each  rope  operating 
each  shutter  there  shall  be  included  two  (2)  fusible  links  designed 
to  open  at  160  degrees  Fahrenheit. 

All  parts  of  shutters  and  frame  shall  be  incombustible  mater- 
ials. Glass,  if  used,  shall  be  plain  glass.  Shutters  may  be  of  two 
tjT)es.  If  shutters  occupying  a  vertical  position  when  closed  are 
used,  they  shall  be  hinged  at  the  bottom  and  provided  with  a  metal 
weight,  which  shall  cause  them  to  open  outward.  This  weight 
shall  be  so  placed  that  the  shutter  is  held  in  a  closed  position  by 
the  rope  and  on  release  of  the  rope  the  shutter  will  open  its  full 
width.  If  shutters  built  on  the  incline  of  the  roof  are  used,  they 
shall  be  arranged  to  rest  and  travel  on  rollers.  They  shall  be  so 
built  that  they  will  open  by  their  own  weight  and  shall  be  held  in  a 
closed  position  by  the  rope. 

These  shutters  shall  be  opened  at  least  once  a  week  or  more 
often  if  required  by  the  fire  department. 

No  fastening  or  other  device  for  holding  the  shutters  of  the 
smoke  vent  openings  in  a  closed  position,  other  than  the  ropes  with 
fusible  links  shall  be  attached  to  any  such  shutter. 


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No  obstruction  of  any  kind  shall  be  placed  in  the  way  of  a 
complete  draft  from  the  stage  to  the  smoke  vent  openings,  except 
that  required  for  the  operation  of  the  scenery.  No  flooring  shall 
be  placed  on  the  gridiron,  but  its  entire  surface  shall  be  open. 

Section  173.  STEAM  BOILERS  AND  HEATING  APPLI- 
ANCES— Every  steam  boiler  which  may  be  required  for  heating  or 
other  purposes  shall  be  located  outside  the  building,  and  the  space 
allotted  to  the  same  shall  be  enclosed  by  walls  of  masonry  on  all 
sides,  and  the  floor  and  ceiling  of  such  space  shall  be  constructed 
of  fireproof  material.  All  doorways  in  said  wall  shall  have  stand- 
ard fire  doors.     No  floor  register  for  heating  shall  be  permitted. 

Section  174.  COILS,  RADIATORS,  LOCATIONS— No  coil  or 
radiator  shall  be  placed  in  any  aisle  or  passageway  used  as  an 
exit,  but  all  said  coils  and  radiators  shall  be  placed  in  recesses 
formed  in  the  wall  or  partitions  to  receive  the  same,  or  may  be  sus- 
pended on  the  walls  at  least  six  feet  six  inches  above  the  floor; 
provided,  all  supply,  return,  or  exhaust  pipes  are  recessed  in  the 
walls.  All  supply,  return,  or  exhaust  pipes  shall  be  properly  incased 
and  protected  where  passing  through  floors  or  near  woodwork.  Gas 
heaters  shall  not  be  used  for  heating  purposes. 

Section  175.  WORK  SHOP,  STORAGE  ROOM,  PROPERTY 
ROOMS — No  M^ork  shop,  storage,  or  general  property  rooms  shall 
be  allowed  on  the  auditorium  side  of  the  proscenium  wall,  nor  above 
or  under  the  stage,  nor  in  any  of  the  fly  galleries.  All  of  said  rooms 
or  shops  may  be  located  in  the  rear  or  at  the  side  of  the  stage,  but 
in  such  cases  they  shall  be  separated  from  the  stage  by  a  brick 
wall,  and  the  openings  leading  into  such  portions  shall  have  stand- 
ard fire  doors  on  each  side  of  the  openings,  hung  to  iron  eyes  built 
in  the  wall. 

Section  176.  RESTRICTIONS  AS  TO  USE  OF  BUILDING— 
No  portion  of  any  building  hereafter  erected  or  altered,  used,  or 
intended  to  be  used  for  theatrical  or  other  purposes,  as  in  this  sec- 
tion specified,  shall  be  occupied  or  used  as  a  hotel,  boarding  or 
lodging  house,  factory,  work  shop,  or  manufactory,  or  for  storage 
purposes,  except  as  may  hereafter  be  specially  provided  for.  Said 
restriction  relates  not  only  to  that  portion  of  the  building  which 
contains  the  auditorium  and  the  stage,  but  applies  also  to  the  entire 
structure  in  conjunction  therewith.  Stores  or  shops  for  the  sale  of 
goods  shall  be  peimitted  on  the  ground  floor.  No  store  or  room 
contained  in  the  building,  nor  the  offices,  stores,  or  apartments  ad- 
joining as  aforesaid,  shall  be  let  or  used  for  carrying  on  any  business 
dealing  in  articles  especially  hazardous,  nor  for  manufacturing  pur- 
poses. No  lodging  accommodations  shall  be  allowed  in  any  part  of 
the  building  communicating  with  auditorium. 

Section  177.  DIAGRAM  OF  THEATER  ON  PROGRAM— A 
diagram  or  plan  of  each  theater,  gallery  or  floor,  showing  distinctly 
the  exits  therefrom,  each  occupying  a  space  not  less  than  fifteen  (15) 
square  inches,  shall  be  printed  in  black  lines  in  a  legible  manner 
on  the  program  of  the  performance. 

Section  178.  FIRE  ALARMS— There  shall  be  a  fire  alarm  di- 
rectly connected  with  the  fire  department  in  all  theaters,  moving  pic- 
ture buildings,  and  all  places  of  public  assemblage  with  a  seating  ca- 
pacity of  over  four  hundred  (400). 


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Section  179.  RIGHT  OF  ENTRY  BY  AUTHORITIES— The 
Mayor,  the  members  of  the  City  Council,  the  Inspector  of  Buildings, 
the  Electrical  Inspectors,  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  the 
Chief  of  the  Police  Department  shall  have  the  right  to  enter,  at  any 
time  on  official  business,  any  building  used  for  theatrical  or  operatic 
purposes  or  for  public  entertainments  of  any  kind. 

Section  180.  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  TO  CONTROL  FIRE  AP- 
PARATUS— The  standpipes,  gas  pipes,  electric  wires,  hose,  foot- 
lights, and  all  apparatus  for  the  extinguishment  of  fire,  or  guarding 
against  the  same,  as  in  this  ordinance  specified,  shall  be  in  charge 
and  under  the  control  of  the  Fire  Department. 

Section  181.  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  DETAIL— The  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department  is  hereby  directed  to  detail  one  experienced 
member  of  the  fire  department  for  service  at  each  and  every  build- 
ing used  for  theatrical  or  operatic  purposes  to  be  present  on  the 
stage  of  each  building  during  the  progress  of  each  and  every  per- 
formance held  therein. 

Section  182.  SPECIAL  PROVISIONS  RELATING  TO  PLACES 
OF  AMUSEMENT  WHEREIN  MOVING  PICTURE  EXHIBITIONS 
ARE  GIVEN — All  places  of  amusement  to  be  constructed,  erected, 
or  altered,  wherein  moving  pictures  are  exhibited  for  public  enter- 
tainment, and  where  an  admission  fee  is  charged,  having  a  seating 
capacity  of  four  hundred  (400)  or  more  persons,  shall  be  built  and 
constructed  to  conform  to  all  laws,  conditions,  and  requirements  now 
existing  relating  to  theaters  and  places  where  theatrical  or  operatic 
performances  are  given. 

All  such  places  of  amusement  hereafter  to  be  constructed, 
erected,  or  altered,  wherein  moving  pictures  are  exhibited  for  public 
entertainment,  and  where  an  admission  fee  is  charged,  shall  be  built 
and  constructed  in  accordance  with  the  following  laws,  conditions, 
and  requirements,  to-wit: 

(A.)  All  such  places  of  amusement  in  the  fire  limits  must  be 
and  shall  only  be  contained  in  Class  "A,"  Class  "B,"  or  Class  "C" 
buildings. 

All  such  places  of  amusement  not  contained  in  Class  "A"  or 
Class  "B"  buildines  must  have  their  interior  entirely  and  thoroughly 
lined  with  sheet  metal,  or  metal  lathed  and  plastered.  Brick,  tile, 
or  concrete  walls  need  not  be  lathed  or  plastered. 

(B.)  All  aisles  in  the  auditorium  having  seats  on  both  sides  of 
the  same  shall  be  not  less  than  three  and  one-half  feet  in  width 
when  the  aisles  are  sixty  (60)  feet  or  less  in  length,  and  not  less 
than  four  (4)  feet  in  width  when  the  aisles  are  more  than  sixty  (60) 
feet  in  length.  Aisles  having  seats  on  one  side  only  shall  be  not 
less  than  two  and  one-half  (2^/4)  feet  in  width  when  the  aisles 
are  sixty  (60)  feet  or  less  in  length,  and  not  less  than  three  (3) 
feet  in  width  when  the  aisles  are  more  than  sixty  (60)  feet  in  length. 

(C.)  All  seats  in  the  auditorium  shall  not  be  less  than  twenty- 
nine  (29)  inches  from  back  to  back,  measured  in  a  horizontal  direc- 
tion, and  firmly  secured  to  the  floor.  No  seat  in  the  auditorium 
shall  have  more  than  six  (6)  seats  intervening  between  it  and  an 
aisle.    No  seat  nor  stool  shall  be  placed  in  any  aisle. 

(D.)  All  such  places  of  amusement  having  a  seating  capacity 
of  three  hundred   (300)   or  more  persons  shall  be  equipped  with  at 


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least  one  one-and-one-half  (1^/4)  inch  galvanized  standpipe  in  the 
middle  of  one  side  wall  of  the  auditorium.  Said  standpipe  shall 
have  a  one-and-one-half-inch  direct  connection  with  the  street  main. 
Attached  to  said  standpipe  there  shall  be  fifty  (50)  feet  of  one- 
and-one-half-inch  hose,  and  at  the  end  of  such  hose  shall  be  a  five- 
eighths-inch  play  pipe. 

(E.)  In  all  such  places  of  amusement,  of  whatever  seating  ca- 
pacity, there  must  be  kept  two  fire  extinguishers  immediately  out- 
side the  operator's  booth,  or  moving  picture  box,  and  said  fire  ex- 
tinguisher shall  be  ready  for  service  at  all  times.  » 

(F.)  All  theaters  and  other  public  places  of  amusement  used 
for  the  exhibition  of,  or  where  moving  pictures  are  displayed,  shall 
comply  with  the  following  provisions: 

Machine  must  be  placed  in  an  enclosure  or  house  made  of  suit- 
able fireproof  material;  must  be  properly  ventilated  so  as  to  carry 
the  smoke  and  products  of  combustion  outside  of  the  walls  of  the 
building,  propei-ly  lighted,  and  large  enough  for  operator  to  walk 
freely  on  either  side  of,  or  back  of,  machine.  All  openings  into  this 
booth  must  be  arranged  so  as  to  be  entirely  closed  by  doors  or  shut- 
ters constructed  of  the  same  or  equally  good  fire-resisting  material 
as  the  booth  itself.  Doors  or  covers  must  be  arranged  so  as  to  be 
held  normally  closed  by  spring  hinges  or  equivalent  devices. 

The  operating  room  must  not  be  used  for  the  storage  of  any- 
thing not  used  in  connection  with  the  operation  of  the  machine. 
Rectifiers,  motor  generators,  or  other  similar  devices,  must  not  be 
located  in  the  operating  room. 

Shelves  for  rewind  and  tools  must  be  made  of  heavy  sheet  metal 
or  wood,  completely  covered  with  sheet  metal  and  fastened  to  wall 
of  operating  room  l3y  metal  brackets.  There  must  be  not  more  than 
one  shelf  for  each  machine. 

a.  All  operating  rooms  must  be  at  least  six  feet  six  inches 
high,  with  floor  snace  to  vary  according  to  the  number  of  machines 
in  them,  as  follows: 

One  picture  machine  7x9  feet 

One  picture  machine  and  one  stereopticon 9x9  feet 

Two  picture  machines  10x9  feet 

Two  picture  machines  and  one  stereopticon... 12x9  feet 

b.  There  shall  be  not  more  than  two  openings  per  machine  in 
the  operating  room,  one  for  the  operator's  view  and  one  for  the  ma- 
chine. Opening  for  machine  shall  be  not  more  than  eight  (8)  inches 
high  and  twelve  (12)  inches  long.  Operator's  window  shall  be  not 
more  than  ten  (10)  inches  wide  and  twelve  (12)  inches  high. 

c.  All  openings  shall  be  provided  with  sheet-iron  shutters  which 
slide  freely  in  metal  grooves.  The  shutters  shall  be  constructed  of 
No.  16  U.  S.  standard  guage  (1-16-inch  iron),  and  be  10x14  inches 
for  machine  openings  and  12x14  inches  for  operator's  window,  thus 
overlapping  the  openings  one  inch  on  all  sides.  The  grooves  in 
which  the  shutters  slide  shall  be  at  least  twenty-four  (24)  inches 
long,  and  be  constructed  of  No.  16  U.  S.  standard  gauge  (1-16-inch) 
iron,  and  fastened  on  inside  of  operating  room. 

Shutters  must  be  held  open  by  the  use  of  a  fine  combustible  cord 
so  arranged  that  the  shutters  may  easily  be  released  by  hand.  Shut- 
ters may  be  arranged  to  slide  horizontally  if  a  strong  spiral  spring 
or  a  weight  suspended  by  a  metallic  chain  is  attached  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  close  the  shutter  quickly  in  case  of  a  fire  within 
the  operating  room. 


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d.  Vent  pipes  should  be  not  less  than  six  (6)  inches  in  di- 
ameter, and  must  extend  through  walls  or  roof  to  the  outside  of 
building  or  to  an  incombustible  chimney.  When  pipes  extend 
through  concealed  places  or  between  floor  joists,  they  must  be  made 
of  double  thickness,  with  one-inch  air  space  between  the  two  pipes. 
Joints  in  pipes  must  be  lock  seamed.  If  the  operating  room  is 
placed  against  an  outside  brick  wall  of  the  building,  a  large  open- 
ing may  be  made  through  the  wall  for  ventilation,  which  need  not 
be  equipped  with  self-closing  shutter,  providing  there  is  no  com- 
bustible material  on  the  front  of  the  building. 

The  two  following  forms  of  construction  will  be  considered  as 
fulfilling  the  requirements  for  the  construction  of  operating  room: 

For  a  steel-frame  operating  room,  the  frame  shall  be  made  as 
follows : 

Four  outside  horizontal  members  at  top  and  bottom,  to  be  lxlx%- 
inch  steel  angle  bars. 

Four  corner  uprights  to  be  lxlx%-inch  steel  angle  bars. 

Intermediate  uprights  and  roof  supports  to  be  of  lxlx%-inch 
steel  angle  bars,  or  Ixlxl-inch  steel  tee  bars,  spaced  not  more  than 
four  feet  apart. 

Sheathing  must  be  of  sheet  iron  not  less  than  No.  22  B.  &  S. 
gauge  (No.  24  U.  S.  standard  gauge)  in  thickness,  or  approved  hard 
asbestos  board  at  least  one-quarter  inch  in  thickness.  All  vertical 
joints  between  sheets  must  cove  over  an  angle  or  tee  bar,  so  that 
both  sheets  may  be  securely  fastened  to  same.  Horizontal  joints 
in  the  sheet  iron  may  be  fastened  with  a  riveted  lap  joint,  allowing  a 
lap  of  one  inch.  Horizontal  joints  in  asbestos  board  shall  be  covered 
by  a  strip  of  the  same  material,  three  (3)  inches  wide,  securely 
fastened  to  both  boards  by  one-quarter-inch  bolts  and  nuts  spaced 
not  more  than  six  (6)  inches  apart. 

Iron  sheathing  or  asbestos  board  must  be  fastened  to  frame  by 
one-quarter-inch  bolts  and  nuts  or  one-quarter-inch  rivets  spaced  not 
m_ore  than  four  (4)  inches  apart. 

The  floor  of  sheet  iron  operating  room  must  be  made  of  No. 
22  B.  &  S.  gauge  (No.  24  U.  S.  standard  gauge)  sheet  iron  riveted 
or  bolted  to  steel  frame.  Floor  may  be  covered  with  a  rubber  of 
ccrk  matting  or  asbestos  board.  Floor  of  asbestos  board  operating 
room  must  be  made  as  above,  or  of  asbestos  board  not  less  than 
one-quarter-inch  in  thickness  fastened  to  steel  frame. 

The  floor  upon  which  the  operating  room  stands  should  be  made 
of  boards  with  tongue  and  groove  joints,  and  not  less  than  seven- 
eighths  (%)  of  an  inch  in  thickness. 

Door  opening  shall  be  2x6  feet  2  inches  in  size,  and  shall  have 
frame  of  lxlx^^-inch  angle  bar.  The  door  shall  have  a  frame  of 
practically  the  same  size  as  opening,  allowing  only  sufficient  space 
for  clearance  when  door  is  opened  and  closed.  A  trap  door  in  floor 
of  operating  room  does  not  meet  requirements. 

Covering  for  door  shall  be  made  of  same  material  as  the  rest 
of  operating  room.  Door  shall  be  arranged  to  close  automatically, 
either  by  means  of  a  heavy  spiral  spring,  or  by  a  metal  chain  and 
V  eight  attachment  on  inside  of  operating  room. 

A  clear  space  of  at  least  three  (3)  inches  must  be  maintained 
between  sides  and  top  of  operating  room  and  any  woodwork. 

For  wood  operating  room,  metal  lined,  the  sheathing  walls  and 
ceiling  must  be  of  well-seasoned  tongue  and  groove  wood  at  least 
three-quarters   (%)   of  an  inch  thick,  all  joints  as  closely  fitted  as 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  257 

possible.  Inside  of  room  should  present  flat  surfaces,  all  studding, 
braces,  etc.,  to  be  on  the  outside. 

Lining  must  be  of  either  No.  28  B.  &  S.  gauge  (No.  30  U.  S. 
standard  gauge)  galvanized  sheet  iron  or  tin  of  equal  thickness, 
so  applied  that  during  exposure  to  fire  it  will  present  the  greatest 
possible  resistance  to  bulging  or  opening  up  at  the  seams.  Care 
should  be  taken  to  have  sheets  as  flat  against  wood  as  possible  in 
order  to  avoid  air  spaces. 

Joints  must  be  locked  one-half  inch  and  nailed  under  seams. 
Nails  must  not  be  more  than  four  (4)  inches  apart.  Care  should 
be  taken  to  provide  the  full  one-half  inch  lock  and  to  place  the 
nails  in  the  center  of  the  joint,  so  that  they  will  not  be  easily  torn 
out  through  the  edges  of  the  plates  by  strains  due  to  bulging  when 
exposed  to  fire.     No  solder  is  to  be  used  in  joints. 

Floor  must  be  made  and  covered  in  the  same  manner  and  with 
the  same  material  as  the  rest  of  the  enclosure. 

Door  must  be  2x6  feet  2  inches,  and  inside  lined  in  the  same 
manner  and  with  the  same  material  as  the  rest  of  the  enclosure. 
The  lining  must  extend  around  edges  of,  and  be  fastened  to  the 
outside  of  door.  Door  shall  be  arranged  to  close  automatically, 
either  by  means  of  a  heavy  spiral  spring,  or  by  a  metal  chain  and 
weight  attachment  on  inside  of  room.  A  stop  at  least  one-half  inch 
in  width  shall  be  provided  on  all  four  sides  for  door  to  close 
against. 

Arc  lamp  used  as  a  part  of  a  moving  picture  machine  must  be, 
as  far  as  practicable,  similar  to  arc  lamps  of  theaters,  and  wiring 
to  same  must  not  be  of  less  capacity  than  No.  6  B.  &  S.  gauge. 

Rheostats,  transforming  devices,  or  any  substitute  therefor  must 
be  of  types  expressly  designed  and  approved  for  the  purpose.  Their 
installation  and  location  must  be  subject  to  approval  as  parts  of 
the  moving  picture  machine. 

The  top  and  bottom  reels  must  be  enclosed  in  steel  boxes  or 
magazines,  each  with  an  opening  of  approved  construction  at  top 
or  bottom,  so  arranged  as  not  to  permit  entrance  of  flame  to  maga- 
zine. No  solder  is  to  be  used  in  the  construction  of  these  maga- 
zines. The  front  side  of  each  magazine  must  consist  of  a  door 
spring-hinged  and  swinging  horizontally,  and  be  provided  with  a 
substantial  latch. 

An  automatic  shutter  must  be  provided  and  must  be  so  constructed 
as  to  shield  the  film  from  the  beam  of  light  whenever  the  film  is 
not  running  at  operating  speed.  Shutter  must  be  permanently  at- 
tached to  the  gate  frame. 

Extra  filrris  must  be  kept  in  individual  metal  boxes  equipped 
with  tight-fitting  covers. 

Machine  must  be  of  an  approved  type.  If  driven  by  a  motor, 
it  must  be  of  a  type  expressly  designed  and  approved  for  such 
operation,  and  when  so  approved,  motor-driven  machines,  when  in 
charge  of  a  skilled  operator,  may  be  authorized  under  special 
permission,  in  writing,  given  in  advance. 

Reels  containing  films  under  examination  or  in  process  of  re- 
winding must  be  inclosed  in  magazines  or  approved  metal  boxes 
similar  to  those  required  for  films  in  operation,  and  not  more  than 
two  feet  of  film  shall  be  exposed  in  booth. 

Electric  Wiring:  All  wiring,  apparatus,  etc.,  not  specifically 
covered  by  special  rules  herein  given,  must  conform  to  the  latest 
standard  rules  and  requirements  of  the  National  Electrical  Code, 
on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


258  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

All  wiring  inside  of  operating  room,  for  whatever  purpose,  must 
be  in  approved  metal  conduit,  exposed  ends  of  conduits  to  be  equip- 
ped with  approved  terminal  fittings.  Wires  from  switch  to  rheo- 
stat, rheostat  to  lamp,  and  switch  to  lamp  must  be  asbestos  covered, 
stranded  wire  of  not  less  than  No.  6  B.  &  S.  gauge,  and  connections 
in  lamp  and  at  switch  and  rheostat  must  be  provided  with  approved 
lugs.  Wires  for  arc  lamps  used  as  a  part  of  moving  picture  ma- 
chine must  not  be  less  than  No.  6  B.  &  S.  gauge  for  each  arc,  and, 
if  more  than  one  machine  is  within  the  operating  room,  each  arc 
will  be  considered  as  requiring  forty-five  (45)  amperes.  There  must 
be  a  fusible  cut-out  where  connection  is  made  to  main  supply  wires, 
and  if  more  than  one  machine  is  installed,  there  must  be  a  cut-out 
for  each  machine,  and  located  where  machine  circuits  branch  off 
from  supply  wires.  If  this  location  is  not  within  the  operating  room, 
additional  cut-outs  may  be  placed  there  if  desired.  There  must  be, 
in  the  operating  room,  a  switch  for  each  machine,  so  that  it  may  be 
entirely  disconnected  from  the  circuit  when  not  in  use. 

On  circuits  supplying  moving  picture  machines,  stereopticons, 
and  similar  devices,  all  cut-outs  must  be  arranged  so  that  fuses 
will  protect  each  wire  of  a  circuit,  and  all  switches  must  be  of  a 
type  that  will  disconnect  all  wires  of  a  circuit. 

No  ordinary  pendant  flexible  cord  will  be  permitted  within  the 
operating  room. 

Not  more  than  one  light  for  each  machine  and  one  for  each 
rewinding  shelf  shall  be  installed.  For  drop  lights  only  metallic 
armored  cable  or  portable  cord  shall  be  used.  Each  lamp  must 
be  provided  with  a  guard. 

Switches  and  fuses  for  lights  in  operating  room,  house  lights, 
and  machine  arc  lamp  circuits,  when  placed  within  the  operating 
room,  must  be  mounted  on  a  panelboard  and  enclosed  in  an  approved 
cabinet  with  self-closing  door.  This  does  not  apply  to  switch  for 
control  of  machine  arc  lamp. 

If  house  lights  are  controlled  from  within  the  operating  room, 
an  additional  emergency  control  must  be  provided,  so  that  house 
may  be  lighted  from  outside  the  operating  room  near  main  en- 
trance to  theater. 

All  theaters  and  other  public  places  of  amusement,  now  built 
or  used  for  any  of  the  purposes  mentioned  in  this  section,  shall  be 
made  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  section  to  such  extent 
as  may  be  deemed  necessary  and  practical  by  the  City  Council 
of  the  City  of  Reno. 

(G.)  All  such  places  of  amusement  shall  have  at  least  one 
fiontage  on  a  street,  and  in  such  frontage  there  shall  be  at  least  two 
exits,  each  of  which  is  to  be  at  least  five  feet  wide. 

In  addition  to  such  exits  on  the  street  there  shall  be  reserved 
for  service  in  case  of  emergency,  where  the  seating  capacity  is  one 
hundred  and  fifty  (150)  or  less,  one  exit  in  the  rear;  where  the 
seating  capacity  is  greater  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  and 
less  than  three  hundred  (300),  there  shall  be  one  exit  in  the  rear 
and  an  additional  exit  in  the  rear  half  of  the  auditorium;  where 
the  seating  capacity  is  greater  than  three  hundred  (300)  and  less 
than  four  hundred  (400),  there  shall  be  one  exit  in  the  rear  and  two 
additional  exits,  one  of  which  must  be  in  the  rear  half  of  the  audi- 
torium and  which,  in  the  case  of  auditoriums  less  than  thirty  (30) 
feet  in  width,  must  be  at  the  side  near  the  center.  Such  rear 
exits,  if  in  the  side  walls,  must  be  within  ten  feet  of  the  rear  wall. 
Each  exit  shall  be  not  less  than  five  (5)  feet  in  width. 


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All  exits  must  open  into  public  streets,  public  or  private  alleys, 
or  into  passageways  at  least  five  (5)  feet  wide  communicating  di- 
rectly with  the  street.  Said  passageways  must  have  their  interiors 
lined  throughout  with  sheet  metal  or  be  metal  lathed  and  plastered, 
lixits  which  lead  into  five-foot  interior  passageways  must  have  no 
doors,  but  may  be  hung  with  curtains  or  portieres.  All  doors  and 
exits  must  onen  outward  and  be  unfastened  at  all  times  during  which 
people  are  assembled.  Every  exit  shall  have  over  the  same,  in 
the  inside,  the  w^ord  "EXIT"  painted  in  legible  letters  not  less  than 
four  (4)  inches  high;  over  each  such  exit  shall  also  be  a  red  light 
or  an  independent  circuit  from  all  other  lights  in  the  building. 

(H.)  There  shall  be  aisles,  of  the  width  hereinbefore  specified, 
extending  the  entire  length  of  the  auditorium  to  each  and  every 
exit  opening  into  said  streets  or  alleys,  or  passageways;  there  shall 
be  a  space  of  at  least  ten  (10)  feet  between  front  tier  of  seats  and 
screen  or  stage;  cross  aisles  leading  to  side  exits  shall  extend  from 
center  aisle  to  said  exits.  Where  exits  are  at  rear,  aisles  leading  to 
same  shall  be  of  the  maximum  widths  herein  prescribed,  throughout 
their  entire  length. 

Section  183.  PLACES  OF  PUBLIC  ASSEMBLAGE,  HALLS— 
Unless  specific  reference  is  made  in  this  ordinance  to  special  build- 
ings for  public  assemblage,  the  following  provisions  shall  apply: 

Under  this  heading  shall  be  included  public  halls  and  club  halls 
which  may  be  used  for  public  entertainment,  and  although  occas- 
sionally  used  for  theatrical  representation,  shall  not  be  construed 
to  be  theaters  as  the  term  is  used  in  this  ordinance,  notwithstanding 
the  fact  that  movable  scenery  is  used  upon  the  stage  thereof;  pro- 
vided, however,  that  such  halls  shall  not  be  used  for  theatrical  rep- 
resentations on  more  than  three  (3)  consecutive  days,  nor  more  than 
thirty  (30)   times  in  a  year. 

Halls  and  places  of  assemblage  other  than  theaters  shall  have 
but  one  gallery  above  the  main  floor,  and  its  seating  capacity  shall 
not  exceed  one-fourth  the  total  seating  capacity  of  the  hall. 

All  buildings  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  containing 
peaces  of  assemblage  seating  more  than  five  hundred  (500)  people 
above  the  first  floor  shall  be  of  Class  "A"  or  Class  "B"  construction. 

Outside  the  fire  limits,  halls  may  be  of  frame  construction,  but 
if  seating  over  eight  hundred  (800)  persons,  the  roof  shall  be  of 
metal,  supported  on  steel  trusses  and  steel  purlins  and  steel  columns 
carried  to  the  foundation. 

Section  184.  EXITS — All  exits  shall  have  doors  hinged  to  swing 
cut,  and  shall  be  not  less  than  five  (5)  feet  wide. 

Halls  having  a  seating  capacity  of  eighteen  hundred  (1800) 
people,  or  over,  shall  have  one  exit  for  every  four  hundred  and  fifty 
(450)    people. 

If  situated  on  a  street  corner,  shall  have  at  least  two  (2)  exits 
to  each  street.  If  on  an  inside  lot,  shall  have  at  least  two  (2)  exits 
to  front  street  and  two  (2)  exits  to  rear  street  or  to  a  court,  built 
full  length  of  hall,  at  least  seven  (7)  feet  (7  feet  0  inches)  wide 
open  to  front  and  rear  streets,  or  to  two  such  courts,  both  open  to 
front  street. 

If  stairs  are  necessary,  they  shall  not  be  less  than  six  (6) 
feet  wide. 

Halls  having  a  seating  capacity  of  one  thousand  (1000)  to 
eighteen  hundred   (1800)    people  shall  have  at  least  four   (4)   exits 


260  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

situated  as  above.  Stairs,  if  necessary,  shall  not  be  less  than  five 
feet  six  inches  (5  feet  6  inches)  wide. 

Halls  having  a  seating  capacity  of  four  hundred  (400)  to  one 
thousand,  (1000),  if  on  a  street  corner,  shall  have  two  (2)  exits 
to  front  street  and  one  (1)  exit  to  side  street.  If  on  inside  lot, 
shall  have  two  (2)  exits  to  front  street  and  one  (1)  exit  on  or  near 
the  rear  leading  to  rear  street  or  to  a  court  leading  to  front  street. 
Courts  and  stairs  shall  not  be  less  than  five  feet  (5  feet  0  inches)  wide. 

In  Class  "A"  or  Class  "B"  buildings  the  side  courts  will  not  be 
required,  but  the  same  number  of  exits  as  widely  separated  as  pos- 
sible will  be  required. 

Halls  having  a  seating  capacity  of  less  than  four  hundred  (400) 
people  shall  have  two  (2)  front  exits,  or  if  on  a  street  corner,  shall 
have  one  (1)  front  and  one  (1)  side  exit,  or  may  have  one  (1)  front 
exit  and  one  (1)  rear  exit  to  street  or  alley.  Stairs  shall  not  be  less 
than  five  (5)  feet  wide. 

If  halls  are  situated  above  the  first  floor,  exits  may  open  into 
vestibules  with  stairs  leading  to  streets. 

There  shall  be  at  least  one  (1)  foot  width  of  stairway  for 
every  one  hundred  (100)  people,  or  fraction  thereof. 

Where  one  side  of  hall  borders  on  street,  alley,  or  court,  iron 
balconies  with  stairs  leading  to  ground  may  be  used  in  lieu  of 
stairs,  and  may  be  hinged  and  suspended  by  weights  when  not  in  use, 
if  on  public  street  or  alley. 

Where  halls  occur  in  different  stories  of  a  building,  the  stairs 
leading  from  same  shall  be  increased  one  foot  in  width  of  each  stair 
for  each  additional  story  where  hall  or  halls  occur;  excepting  in 
Class  "A"  and  Class  "B"  buildings,  where  this  provision  shall  not 
apply. 

Galleries  seating  more  than  one  hundred  (100)  people  shall  have 
two  stairways,  one  on  each  side.  There  shall  be  at  least  one  foot 
width  of  stairway  for  every  one  hundred  (100)  people,  or  fraction 
thereof.  No  stairway  shall  be  less  than  three  feet  six  inches  (3  feet 
6  inches)  wide. 

Winders  shall  not  be  permitted  in  any  case  leading  fi'om  a 
hall  or  from  a  gallery  therein. 

The  provisions  relating  to  aisles  and  seats  in  theaters  shall  apply 
to  halls.  When  movable  seats  are  used,  they  shall  be  subject  to 
the  same  regulations  regarding  aisles  and  exits  as  are  fixed  seats. 

Where  the  building  is  of  Class  "C"  construction,  there  shall 
be  a  brick  or  concrete  wall  extending  from  basement  to  roof,  divid- 
ing the  hall  for  public  assemblage  from  other  parts  of  building. 
Such  wall  may  have  not  more  than  two  (2)  openings  in  each  story 
connecting  the  hall  with  other  parts  of  the  building.  Such  openings 
shall  not  he  over  eight  (8)  feet  in  width,  and  shall  be  not  less  than 
forty  (40)  feet  apart,  and  shall  be  closed  by  iron  doors. 

Section  185.  HOTELS  AND  LODGING  HOUSES— In  all  build- 
ings, other  than  Class  "A"  or  Class  "  B,"  used  as  hotels  or  lodging 
houses,  all  partitions  must  be  lathed  and  plastered  and  must  run  to 
the  ceiling. 

All  buildings  used  as  hotels  or  lodging  houses,  with  sleeping 
accommodations  for  more  than  one  hundred  (100)  people,  shall  be 
of  Class  "A,"  Class  "B,"  or  Class  "C"  construction. 

No  frame  or  wooden  buildings  used  as  hotels  or  lodging  houses 
shall  be  over  three  (3)  stories  in  height. 


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Secton  186.  EXHIBITION  BUILDINGS— Buildings  for  fair  and 
exhibition  purposes,  towers  for  observation  purposes,  and  structures 
for  similar  use,  outside  of  the  fire  limits,  whether  temporary  or  per- 
manent in  character,  shall  be  constructed  in  such  a  manner  and 
under  such  conditions  as  the  City  Council  may  prescribe. 

Section  187.  SMOKEHOUSES— All  smokehouses  shall  be  of 
fireproof  construction,  with  masonry  walls,  iron  doors,  and  masonry 
or  metal  roofs.  An  iron  guard  shall  be  placed  over  and  three  (3) 
feet  above  the  fire,  and  the  hanging  rails  shall  be  of  iron.  The 
walls  of  all  smokehouses  shall  be  built  up  at  least  three  (3)  feet 
higher  than  the  roof  of  the  building  in  which  they  are  located. 

Section  188.  POWER  WOODWORKING  MILLS,  ETC.— No 
building  shall  be  constructed  to  be  used  as  a  planing  mill,  saw  mill, 
sash  and  door  factory,  furniture,  or  cabinet  factory,  or  other  wood- 
working purposes,  if  planers,  stickers,  or  jointers  are  used  and  run 
by  power,  unless  the  same  be  of  heavy  timber,  "mill  construction" 
frame  and  floors. 

The  exterior  walls  and  roof  shall  be  corrugated  iron  fastened  to 
the  timber  frame  and  without  boarding,  if  outside  the  fire  limits, 
unless  of  Class  "  A,"  Class  "  B."  or  Class  "C"  construction.  Said 
building  shall  not  exceed  two  (2)  stories,  or  thirty  (30)  feet  in 
height;  shall  have  floors  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick  ex- 
tending to  the  outer  covering  of  the  building;  shall  have  all  ele- 
vators, hoists,  stairs,  chutes,  and  other  vertical  floor  openings  tightly 
closed  with  wood  partitions  and  doors,  or  trapped;  and  the  outer 
wall,  floor,  and  roof  system  shall  be  constructed  without  concealed 
spaces. 

No  building  already  erected  and  not  now  so  used  shall  here- 
after be  used  as  a  planing  mill,  saw  mill,  sash  and  door  factory, 
furniture  or  cabinet  factory,  or  for  any  other  w^oodworking  purpose, 
if  planers,  stickers,  or  jointers  are  used  and  run  by  power,  unless 
it  is  made  to  conform  to  the  above  specifications. 

In  buildings  of  Class  "C"  construction,  used  as  planing  mills, 
wagon  or  carriage  factories,  furniture  factories,  or  any  other  wood- 
working factories,  all  joists  and  studding,  bearing  weight,  shall  be 
covered  with  metal  lath  and  plaster,  and  the  floor  shall  be  double, 
with  the  top  floor  laid  over  three-quarter  (%)  of  an  inch  of  mortar, 
or  two  thicknesses  of  asbestos  paper,  unless  such  building  is  con- 
structed on  the  slow  burning  or  mill  construction  plan,  in  which  case 
the  floor  shall  extend  from  one  beam  to  another,  and  shall  not  be 
less  than  three  (3)   inches  thick. 

All  planks  shall  be  laid  to  the  ends  of  the  timbers. 

Section  189.  STABLES  OR  ANY  PREMISES  FOR  THE  PUR- 
POSE OF  STABLING  HORSES,  MULES,  COWS,  OR  OTHER  ANI- 
MALS, AND  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  STORING  AND  REMOVAL 
OF  MANURE — It  shall  be  unlawful  to  hereafter  construct  any 
building  or  premises  to  be  used  as  a  stable  for  horses,  mules,  cows, 
or  other  animals,  or  to  maintain  as  such  a  stable,  any  existing  struc- 
ture not  so  used  at  date  of  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  without 
first  obtaining  a  permit  from  the  City  Council,  specifying  the  name 
of  the  permittee  and  the  location  of  building  or  premises  to  be 
used  as  a  stable  and  the  number  of  animals  intended  to  be  kept 
therein. 


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Section  190.  STABLE  BUILDINGS— All  buildings  used  for 
stabling  animals  in  the  basement  shall  be  of  Class  "C"  mill  con- 
struction. 

All  buildings  used  for  stabling  animals  above  the  first  or  ground 
floor  shall  be  of  Class  "A"  or  Class  "B"  construction,  if  more  than 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  (125)  head  are  kept  therein;  if  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  (125)  head,  or  less,  are  kept  therein,  they 
shall  be  of  Class  "C"  mill  construction. 

All  buildings  used  for  stabling  animals  on  the  first  or  ground 
floor  may  be  of  frame  construction,  provided,  they  are  outside  of 
the  fire  limits  and  not  more  than  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  (125) 
head  are  kept  therein. 

Stables  capable  of  accommodating  ten  (10)  to  fifty  (50)  ani- 
mals shall  be  provided  with  fully  equipped  fire  hose  reels  or  racks 
connected  to  an  adequate  source  of  water  supply  through  not  less 
than  three-inch  stand-pipes;  said  reels  or  racks  shall  be  of  such 
number  and  so  placed  that  with  fifty  (50)  feet  of  cotton  hose  and 
three-quarter-inch  nozzle,  with  a  water  pressurer  of  twenty  (20) 
pounds  per  square  inch,  all  parts  of  the  building  may  be  reached. 

Stables  capable  of  accommodating  fifty  (50)  animals  or  more 
shall  be  equipped  with  one  five-thousand-gallon  water  tank  on  roof, 
and  connected  with  a  three-ouarter-inch  supply  pipe.  "  Wet  stand- 
pipes  of  three-inch  calibre  shall  be  run  therefrom,  fully  equipped 
with  proper  valves,  connected  thereto  one-an-one-half-inch  cotton 
hose  on  reels  or  racks,  and  shall  be  of  such  number  and  so  placed 
that,  with  fifty  (50)  feet  of  hose,  any  part  of  the  building  may  be 
reached. 

In  all  stable  buildings  of  Class  "  A,"  Class  "  B,"  and  Class  "C" 
mill  construction,  there  shall  be  one  emergency  runway  not  less  than 
four  (4)  feet  in  width  in  the  clear,  besides  the  regular  runway. 

The  floor  of  all  buildings  or  premises  hereafter  constructed  and 
intended  to  be  used  for  the  nurposes  of  stabling  horses,  mules,  cows, 
or  other  animals  must  be  of  concrete  not  less  than  three  (3)  inches 
thick,  with  a  layer  of  cement  or  asphaltum  not  less  than  one-half  inch 
thick. 

A  semi-circular  or  V-shaped  gutter  drain  shall  be  constructed  at 
the  time  the  floor  is  put  down  in  the  rear  of  those  portions  or  parts 
of  the  premises  where  stalls  are  to  be  constructed. 

This  gutter  drain  shall  have  a  uniform  thickness  the  same  as 
that  of  the  floor  of  the  stable,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  four  (4) 
inches  inside  measurement  at  the  floor  level,  nor  less  than  three 
inches  in  depth,  with  sufficient  fall  to  carry  off  all  liquid  discharges 
from  the  stalls. 

In  all  buildin'^'s  hereafter  constructed  for  stabling  animals  on 
the  first  floor,  when  of  Class  "C"  or  frame  construction,  the  side 
walls  or  foundation  of  the  structure  shall  be  concrete  or  brick  laid 
in  cement  mortar  not  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  thick  at  the  top, 
and  shall  continue  to  a  height  of  not  less  than  one  (1)  foot  above 
the  surrounding  surface  soil,  and  shall  have  no  breaks  or  openings 
except  when  necessary  for  doors. 

Wash  racks,  when  located  within  the  stable,  must  be  provided 
with  surface  drain  to  connect  wuth  sewer,  provisions  for  same  to 
be  made  before  putting  do^^^l  the  floor. 

Gutter  drains  in  rear  of  stalls  shall  drain  into  sewer  in  such 
manner  as  to  fully  comply  with  the  provisions  of  the  plumbing  law 
of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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Every  person  now  or  hereafter  maintaining  any  stable  or  other 
place  in  which  manure  or  stable  refuse  accumulates  shall  provide 
a  galvanized  iron,  tin,  zinc,  or  other  metal-lined  box  or  bin  within 
the  area  walls  of  the  stable;  said  box  or  bin  shall  be  vented  by 
means  of  a  duct  or  flue  not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  square 
extending  through  the  roof.  The  termination  of  said  vent  shall 
be  carried  above  the  roof  of  adjoining  premises,  and  in  no  instance 
be  less  than  ten  (10)  feet  from  any  window  or  light  well. 

All  manure  or  stable  refuse  must  be  removed  from  the  stable 
at  least  semi-weekly,  and  at  all  times  shall  such  stable  or  other  place, 
and  every  part  and  appurtenance  thereof,  be  kept  in  a  clean  and 
sanitary  condition. 

No  ventilators  or  windows  which  may  be  used  as  ventilators  shall 
be  constructed  in  the  area  walls  of  the  stable  if  within  ten  (10)  feet 
of  adjacent  property  lines,  except  by  special  consent  of  the  in- 
spector of  buildings,  which  muct  appear  on  the  face  of  stable  permit. 

All  stables  must  be  ventilated  by  means  of  ventilators  in  the 
I  oof,  or  by  openings  in  area  walls,  where  said  walls  are  more  than 
ten  (10)  feet  from  adjacent  property  lines,  except  as  herein  provided. 

Every  stable,  or  other  place,  where  horses,  mules,  cows,  or  other 
animals  are  kept,  must  have  not  less  than  one  thousand  (1000) 
cubic  feet  of  air  space  in  the  clear  for  each  and  every  animal  kept 
therein. 

It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  use  any  stable,  or  other 
place  where  animals  are  kept,  as  a  place  of  storage  for  fruits,  veg- 
etables, meats,  milk,  or  any  other  foodstuffs. 

All  feed,  excepting  hay,  shall  be  kept  in  a  metal-lined  bin,  or 
metal-lined  room,  so  constructed  as  to  be  rat-proof. 

The  Drovisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  apply  to  all  stables  that 
shall  hereafter  be  conducted  in  structures  which  are  now  existing 
but  are  not  used  for  stable  purposes  at  the  date  of  the  passage  of 
this  ordinance. 

Section  191.  GENERAL  PROVISIONS— EXPLANATORY— The 
following  general  provisions  shall  apply  to  the  construction  of  all 
buildings  of  all  classes  contemplated  in  this  ordinance,  unless  specific 
exceptions  or  definite  clauses  under  the  various  classes  of  buildings 
be  made,  in  which  case  the  said  specific  exceptions  and  definite 
clauses  shall  govern. 

Section  192.  FIRE  DOORS — Openings  through  masonry  ex- 
terior, division  or  party  walls,  whereby  communication  is  made  with 
an  adjoining  building  or  room,  shall  not  exceed  eight  (8)  feet  in  width, 
shall  have  standard  fire  doors,  constructed  and  arranged  as  herein- 
after specified,  at  each  side  of  such  opening;  and  not  more  than  one 
(1)  such  opening  shall  be  allowed  in  every  fifty  (50)  linear  feet, 
or  portion  thereof,  of  said  walls  in  any  one  (1)  story. 

All  such  fire  doors  shall  be  closed  at  night,  or  when  the  building 
is  closed  down,  and  shall  be  automatically  self-closing  by  the  action 
of  one  or  more  fusible  links  placed  in  each  door  opening. 

Section  193.  STANDARD  FIRE  DOOR,  CONSTRUCTION  OF 
— All  fire  doors  shall  overlap  the  walls  at  least  four  (4)  inches  at 
sides  and  to^.  Sills  shall  be  of  metal  at  least  one-quarter  (%)  inch 
thick  on  masonry,  or  of  masonry,  and  have  horizontal  faces  extend- 
ing under  fire  doors  and  outer  edges  flush  with  the  outer  surface 


264  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 

of  fire  doors,  and  with  the  top  flush  with,  or  above,  the  adjacent 
floor. 

Top  of  sliding  doors  shall  conform  to  incline  on  the  track,  which 
shall  be  three-quarters  (%)  of  an  inch  to  the  foot.  No  door  shall 
be  hung  on  wooden  frame  or  in  contact  with  any  woodwork. 

Doors  shall  be  made  of  three  (3)  thicknesses  of  seven-eighths 
(%)  inch  by  six  (6)  inch  tongued  and  grooved  non-resinous  boards, 
surfaced  both  sides,  the  outer  thickness  to  be  vertical  and  inner 
thicknesses  to  be  horizontal,  nailed  with  clinched  nails. 

Doors  shall  be  entirely  covered  with  good  tin  plate  ("IC"  char- 
coal, 109  lbs.  to  the  box),  not  over  fourteen  (14)  inches  by  twenty 
(20)  inches  in  size,  laid  with  locked  joints  covering  nail-heads,  and 
all  vertical  seams  shall  be  double-locked.    No  solder  shall  be  used. 

All  doors  shall  have  hinges,  hangers,  latches,  and  chaffing  strips 
of  ^vrought  iron,  bolted  through  the  doors,  and  shall  have  steel  tracks 
and  wrought  iron  stops  and  binders  bolted  through  the  wall.  Swing- 
ing doors  shall  have  wall  eyes  of  wrought  iron  built  into  the  wall. 

Section  194.  STANDARD  FIRE  SHUTTERS— WHEN  RE- 
QUIRED— Every  opening  in  any  exterior  masonry  wall,  including 
outer  and  side  court  walls,  of  any  building  over  twenty-five  (25) 
feet,  or  two  (2)  stories,  in  height,  except  dwellings,  churches,  school 
houses,  and  municipal  buildings,  which  is  within,  or  shall  at  any  time 
come  to  be  within,  thirty  (30)  feet  in  any  direction  of  any  portion 
of  another  building,  shall  have  standard  fire  shutters,  or  self-closing, 
rolling,  corrugated  steel  shutters  or  doors,  or  others  of  equal 
efficiency. 

Wire  glass  not  less  than  one-quarter  (^)  of  an  inch  thick  in 
metal  sashes  and  frames  shall  be  deemed  an  equivalent  of,  and  a 
substitute  for,  fire  shutters  or  doors. 

All  doors  and  shutters  opening  upon  fire  escapes  and  at  least  one 
row  vertically  above  the  first  story,  shall  be  so  arranged  as  to  be 
readily  opened  from  the  outside  by  firemen,  and  those  opening  upon 
the  first  story  shall  have  locks  so  arranged  as  to  admit  of  easy 
destruction  by  the  fire  department.  Rolling  steel  shutters  above 
the  first  story  shall  not  be  locked  or  fastened  on  inside.  All  such 
shutters  or  doors  shall  be  closed  at  night,  or  when  the  building  is 
shut  down. 

Section  195.  STANDARD  FIRE  SHUTTERS  —  CONSTRUC- 
TION OF — Fire  shutters  shall  overlap  the  outside  of  the  wall  at  least 
four  (4)  inches  at  top  and  sides,  or  be  close  fitting  against  masonry 
work  inside  of  opening,  but  shall  not  be  hung  on  wooden  frame  or 
come  in  contact  with  any  woodwork. 

Shutters  shall  be  made  of  two  thicknesses  of  seven-eighths-inch 
by  six-inch,  tongued-and-grooved,  non-resinous  boards,  surfaced  both 
sides,  crossed  at  right  angles  and  nailed  with  clinched  nails. 

Shutters  shall  be  entirely  covered  with  good  tin  plate,  "IC" 
charcoal,  109  pounds  per  box,  in  sheet  not  over  fourteen  by  twenty 
inches  in  size,  laid  with  locked  joints  covering  nail-heads,  and  all 
vertical  seams  shall  be  double-locked.    No  solder  shall  be  used. 

Shutters  shall  be  hung  on  substantial  wrought  iron  pin  or  eye 
blocks  built  into  the  wall,  and  shall  have  wrought  iron  hinges,  catches, 
and  bars  bolted  to  the  shutter. 

Section  196.  ELEVATORS— The  strength  of  the  ropes,  gear- 
ing, and  all  other  portions  of  the  mechanism  of  passenger  elevators 


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shall  be  calculated  with  a  factor  of  safety  of  twenty  (20),  figured 
from  the   actual   static  loads. 

For  all  other  elevators  ten  (10)  is  to  be  used  as  the  factor  of 
safety;  also  figured  from  actual  static  loads. 

The  main  suspension  ropes  or  cables  of  all  elevators  used  for 
passenger  or  freight  must  be  of  non-combustible  material. 

Every  elevator  shall  be  provided  with  approved  devices  for 
preventing  the  car  from  falling  in  case  of  accident. 

All  freight  elevator  shafts  must  be  provided  at  each  floor 
through  which  they  pass  with  latest  and  best  appliances,  styles 
and  design  of  automatic  closing  safety  gates. 

Doors  opening  into  passenger  elevator  shafts  shall  be  entirely 
under  the  control  of  the  operator,  and  shall  be  so  arranged  that 
they  can  be  opened  only  from  the  inside. 

Elevator  cabs  shall  be  so  covered  by  wire  screens  as  to  protect 
passengers  from  falling  machinery.  Every  part  of  the  elevator 
shaft  shall  be  protected  by  a  metal  grill  when  not  enclosed.  At 
the  top  of  the  elevator  shaft,  and  directly  under  the  machinery, 
there  shall  be  placed  a  fixed  wire  screen  of  sufficient  strength  to 
hold  any  falling  machinery. 

Section  197.  ELEVATORS  IN  BUILDINGS  OF  CLASS  "A" 
AND  CLASS  "B."— (a.)  In  buildings  of  Class  "A"  and  Class  "  B," 
all  passenger  elevators,  or  elevators  in  which  passengers  are  carried, 
shall  be  enclosed  by  partitions  of  masonry  not  less  than  eight  (8) 
inches  thick,  or  reinforced  concrete  not  less  than  six  (6)  inches 
thick,  or  of  terra  cotta  or  plaster  blocks  not  less  than  four  (4)  inches 
thick,  extending  from  the  lowest  basement  floor  to  and  through  the 
roof  and  above  same  to  a  height  not  less  than  three  (3)  feet,  or, 
if  covered  with  a  skylight,  not  less  than  two  (2)  feet. 

All  doors  in  such  enclosure  shall  be  of  wire  glass  in  metal 
frames,  of  solid  steel,  or  standard  tin  clad  or  other  suitable  fire 
doors  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick,  and  all  other  openings 
shall  be  similarly  protected. 

(b.)  In  buildings  of  Class  "A"  and  Class  "  B,"  all  freight  ele- 
vators, hoist-ways,  or  well-holes,  if  not  enclosed  in  the  manner^  re- 
quired in  subdivision  (a.)  of  this  section,  shall  have  the  openings 
through  and  upon  each  floor  of  said  buildings  provided  with  good 
and  sufficient  automatic  trap-doors,  properly  counter-weighted  and 
covered  on  the  under  side  and  edges  with  tin,  so  constructed  as  to 
form  a  substantial  floor  surface  when  closed.  Such  trap-doors  shall 
be  closed  at  the  close  of  the  business  of  each  day  by  the  occupant 
or  occupants  of  the  building  having  the  use  or  control  of  the  same. 

(c.)  In  buildings  of  Class  "A"  and  Class  "B"  construction,  dumb- 
waiters, chutes,  fuel  hoists,  and  service  shafts  shall  have  an  enclos- 
use,  their  entire  height,  of  the  construction  required  for  partitions 
in  buildings  of  the  class  in  which  placed.  All  openings  in  such  en- 
closure shall  be  protected  as  required  by  subdivision  (a.)  of  this 
section,  for  elevators. 

Section  198.  ELEVATORS  IN  BUILDINGS  OF  CLASS  "C"— 
FRAME  BUILDINGS— (d.)  In  buildings  of  Class  "C"  construc- 
tion, excent  those  of  mill  construction,  or  in  frame  buildings,  all 
elevators,  dumb-waiters,  chutes,  fuel  hoists,  and  service  shafts,  if 
not  enclosed  or  trapped  in  the  manner  required  in  subdivisions  (a.) 
and  (b.)  of  this  section  for  buildings  of  Class  "A"  and  Class  "B" 


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construction,  shall  be  enclosed  with  wood  studs  covered  on  both 
sides  with  lock-jointed  metal  over-boarding,  or  metal  lathed  on 
both  sides  and  plastered,  extending  from  the  lowest  basement  floor 
to  and  through  the  roof  and  above  the  same  to  a  height  of  not 
less  than  three  (3)  feet,  or,  if  covered  with  a  skylight,  not  less  than 
two  (2)  feet. 

All  openings  in  such  shafts  shall  be  protected  as  provided  in 
subdivision  (a.)  hereof  for  Class  "A"  and  Class  "B"  construction. 

Section  199.  ELEVATORS  IN  MILL  CONSTRUCTION  BUILD- 
INGS— (e.)  In  mill  construction  buildings,  elevators  shall  be  en- 
closed as  required  in  subdivision  (a.)  of  this  section  for  buildings 
of  Class  "A"  and  Class  "B"  construction,  or  may  be  enclosed  by  a 
crib-constructed  wall  not  less  than  four  (4)  inches  thick,  with  all 
openings  in  the  enclosure  protected  as  required  in  subdivision  (a.) 
of  this  section  for  Class  "A"  and  Class  "  B." 

(f.)  In  mill  construction  buildings,  all  dumb-waiters,  chutes, 
fuel  hoists,  or  service  shafts  shall  be  enclosed  their  entire  height  in 
the  manner  required  for  elevators  in  subdivision  (c.)  of  this  sec- 
tion, or  may  be  trapped  at  each  floor  in  the  manner  required  in 
subdivision  (b.)  of  this  section  for  elevators  in  buildings  of  Class 
"A"  and  Class  "B"  construction. 

Section  200.  ELEVATORS  NOT  IN  SHAFTS— (g.)  Elevators 
not  in  shafts  shall  be  enclosed  from  the  basement  floor  to  the 
under  side  of  the  first  floor  with  tight  partitions  and  doors  of  the 
construction  required  for  elevator  enclosures  in  subdivisions  (a.), 
(b.)  and  (d.)  of  this  section  for  the  specific  class  of  buildings  in 
which  such  elevators,  dumb-waiters,  chutes,  fuel  hoists,  and  service 
shafts  are  placed. 

Section  201.  ELEVATOR  MACHINERY— (h.)  When,  in  any 
building,  the  compartment  w^hich  contains  the  machinery  for  operat- 
ing an  elevator  communicates  with  the  elevator  shaft  or  basement 
enclosure,  it  shall  be  enclosed  with  partitions  constructed  as  required 
for  the  shaft,  with  all  openings  protected  as  required  in  sub- 
division (a.)  of  this  section  for  Class  "A"  and  Class  "  B." 

Section  202.  SIDEWALK  ELEVATORS— The  shafts  or  sidewalk 
openings  of  all  sidewalk  elevators  must  be  covered  with  substantial 
iron  doors.  Such  doors  must  be  provided  with  some  mechanical 
device  for  locking  and  unlocking  them  which  will  not  require  any 
person  to  ride  on  the  elevator  for  the  purpose  of  locking  or  un- 
locking said  doors.  The  doors  of  all  sidewalk  elevators  must  be 
opened  by  hand  from  the  outside. 

Sidewalk  elevators  must  be  provided  with  a  safety  device  which 
will  not  permit  the  elevator  to  be  operated  unless  the  sidewalk  doors 
are  open. 

All  openings  hereafter  constructed  in  sidewalks  for  sidewalk 
elevators  shall  be  located  in  the  outer  half  of  the  sidewalk,  next 
to  the  curb.  The  outer  edges  of  said  openings  shall  be  not  more 
than  thirty  (30)  inches  from  the  outer  line  of  the  curb. 

The  length  of  the  sides  of  said  openings  parallel  with  the  curb 
shall  not  exceed  six  (6)  feet.  The  length  of  the  sides  of  said  open- 
irgs  at  right  angles  to  the  curb  shall  not  exceed  one-half  the  widtxi  of 
the  sidewalk,  and  in  no  case  shall  such  length  exceed  five  (5)  feet. 


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Section  203  STAIRS — In  every  building  not  used  as  a  private 
dwelling  there  shall  be  at  least  one  stairway  leading  from  all  upper 
floors  to  the  first  or  ground  floor,  with  access  to  street;  and  there 
shall  be  at  least  one  stairway  from  every  basement  to  the  ground 
floor. 

Every  building  of  more  than  two  thousand  five  hundred  (2500) 
and  less  than  seven  thousand  five  hundred  (7500)  square  feet  area 
on  the  main  or  ground  floor  shall  have  one  main  stairway  from  the 
first  to  second  floors,  and  above  the  second  floor  one  stairway  at 
least  three  (3)  feet  wide.  In  addition,  there  shall  be  a  second  stair- 
way above  the  second  floor  not  less  than  two  (2)  feet  wide;  such 
stairway  shall  be  removed  as  far  as  possible  from  the  main  stairway, 
but  shall  be  accesible  from  the  halls  and  shall  extend  to  the  top 
floor  of  the  building. 

In  every  building  having  an  area  of  seven  thousand  five  hun- 
dred (7500)  square  feet  or  over,  and  less  than  ten  thousand  (10,- 
000)  square  feet,  said  second  stairway  shall  be  at  least  two  feet 
six  inches  in  width,  and  shall  extend  to  the  ground  floor  level  and 
open  to  a  street,  alley,  or  to  a  court  having  access  to  a  street  or 
alley. 

In  all  buildings  of  ten  thousand  (10,000)  square  feet  or  over 
in  area,  on  the  main  or  ground  floor,  one  stairway  shall  be  pro- 
vided, in  addition  to  the  two  mentioned  above,  which  shall  be  not 
less  than  three  (3)  feet  wide;  a  reasonable  separation  of  the  three 
stairways  shall  be  required. 

Every  building  having  an  area  of  twelve  thousand  five  hun- 
dred (12,500)  square  feet,  or  greater,  shall  have  at  least  one  con- 
tinuous stairway  enclosed  with  suitable  walls  of  brick,  burnt  clay 
blocks,  reinforced  concrete,  or  such  other  fireproof  materials  and 
form  of  construction  as  may  be  approved  by  the  City  Council;  said 
walls  or  construction  shall  be  continuous  and  extend  at  least  three 
(3)  feet  above  the  roof.  All  doors  opening  in  such  stair  hall  en- 
closures shall  be  provided  with  self-closing  fireproof  doors  and 
frames  of  metal,  and  the  sash  and  frames  shall  be  of  metal  and 
glazed  with  wire  glass.  All  such  fireproof  stairways  must  have 
direct  communication  with  a  street  or  alley,  through  a  passageway 
fireproofed  as  indicated  for  stair  enclosures. 

In  every  building  a  fire  escape  may  take  the  place  of  one  other- 
wise required  stairway,  provided  said  fire  escape  is  connected  directly 
to  a  public  hallway  or  public  space.  The  fire  escape  may  take  the 
place  of  a  stairway  beginning  at  the  second  floor  level,  not  of  a 
stairway  required  to  ground  level. 

Stairways  in  Class  "A"  and  Class  "B"  buildings  shall  be  built 
of  metal  or  reinforced  concrete;  stairways  in  Class  "C"  or  frame 
buildings  may  be  of  metal  or  timber. 

Marble  treads,  if  used,  shall  have  metal  supports  on  all  sides. 

Section  204.  OBSTRUCTION  ON  STAIRS— Stairs  or  stairways 
passing  from  one  floor  to  another  in  any  building  shall  not  be  cov- 
ered with  a  permanent  flooring,  but  may  be  closed  with  a  board  par- 
tition extending  from  the  floor  to  the  ceiling,  and  provided  with  a 
door,  which  must  be  kept  free  from  all  obstruction  at  all  times;  pro- 
vided, this  section  shall  not  apply  to  buildings  used  for  public 
assemblages. 

Goods  or  obstructions  of  any  kind  shall  not  be  placed  on  the 
stairs  of  any  building. 


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Explosive  or  inflammable  compounds,  or  combustible  materials, 
shall  not  be  stored  or  placed  under  any  stairway  of  any  building,  of 
used  in  any  such  place  or  manner  as  to  obstruct  or  render  egress 
hazardous  in  case  of  fire. 

Section  205.  SKYLIGHTS  IN  BUILDINGS  OF  CLASS  "A," 
CLASS  "B"  AND  CLASS  "C"  CONSTRUCTION— All  skylights  in 
buildings  of  Class  "A,"  Class  "B"  and  Class  "C"  construction  shall 
be  self-supporting,  and  the  frames  and  sashes  thereof  shall  be  con- 
structed of  metal  and  glazed  only  with  wire  glass  not  less  than  one- 
quarter  (^)   of  an  inch  thick. 

Skylights  in  theaters  shall  be  constructed  according  to  the  re- 
quirements of  this  section. 

Section  206.  SKYLIGHTS  IN  FRAME  BUILDINGS— All  sky- 
lights in  frame  buildings  on  roofs  projecting  at  an  angle  less  than 
twenty-two  and  one-half  (22%)  degrees,  not  enclosed  by  a  sub- 
stantial railing  at  least  three  (8)  feet  high,  shall  be  protected  by 
screens  of  No.  10  wire,  with  meshes  not  more  than  one  and  one- 
half  (1%)  inches  square,  which  screens  shall  be  secured  to  the  sash 
and  must  be  kept  at  least  four  (4)  inches  above  the  glass. 

If  skylights  are  glazed  with  wire  glass  not  less  than  one-quarter 
( % )  of  an  inch  thick,  wire  screens  may  be  omitted. 

Section  207.  ROOF  COVERING— (a.)  Shingles  may  be  used 
for  roof  covering  on  frame  buildings  and  brick  dwellings  outside  the 
fire  limits. 

f  (b.)  The  roofs  of  all  other  buildings  shall  be  covered  with 
either  metal,  slate,  tile,  terra  cotta,  asbestos  shingles,  two  layers 
of  prepared  roofing,  each  layer  weighing  not  less  than  thirty-five 
(35)  pounds  per  one  hundred  (100)  square  feet,  or  at  least  four  (4) 
layers  of  saturated  roofing  felt,  each  layer  weighing  not  less  than 
fourteen  (14)  pounds  per  one  hundred  (100)  square  feet;  provided, 
that  said  two  layers  of  prepared  roofing  and  said  four  layers  of 
saturated  roofing  felt  shall  be  cemented  together  with  asphaltum 
and  then  covered  with  a  flowing  coat  of  asphaltum  in  which  shall  be 
imbedded  clean,  screened  gravel  of  sufficient  quantity  to  thor- 
oughly cover  the  surface;  said  gravel  shall  pass  through  a  screen 
whose  meshes  do  not  exceed  five-eighths  (%)  of  an  inch  square 
and  be  rejected  by  a  number  6  screen. 

Provided  further,  that  said  four  piles  of  saturated  felt  shall  be 
laid  over  a  dry  sheet  of  unsaturated  felt  on  all  roofs  inside  the  fire 
limits,  where  wood  sheathing  is  used.  Or  by  three  (3)  layers  of  pure 
asbestos  roofing,  composed  of  two  (2)  saturated  layers  and  one  (1) 
unsaturated  layer,  all  cemetned  together  with  asphaltum  when  laid, 
each  sheet  separately  on  the  building,  and  weighing  not  less  than  sixty 
(60)  pounds  to  the  one  hundred  (100)  square  feet;  said  three  layers  of 
asbestos  roofing  to  be  laid  on  top  of  a  sheet  of  unsaturated  asbestos 
weighing  not  less  than  twenty-two  (22)  pounds  to  each  one  hundred 
(300)  square  feet  of  surface. 

(c.)  Shingle  roofs  on  buildings  within  the  fire  limits,  when 
damaged  by  fire  or  decay  to  the  extent  of  forty  (40)  per  centum, 
shall  be  replaced  only  with  the  roof  coverings  named  in  subdivision 
(b.)  hereof. 

Section  208.  SCUTTLE  AND  LADDERS— All  buildings,  except 
private  dwellings,  over  twenty-five   (25)   feet  high,  shall  have  per- 


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manent  means  of  access  to  the  roof  from  the  inside,  with  ladders 
or  stairs  leading:  thereto  and  accessible  to  all  occupants.  The  open- 
ings in  the  roof  shall  not  be  less  than  24x36  inches,  and  when  ladders 
are  placed  on  the  exterior  of  any  building  they  shall  be  constructed  of 
metal  and  bolted  through  the  walls  of  said  buildings  at  each  story 
with  not  less  than  %-inch  bolts,  with  the  nuts  and  washers  to  show 
on  the  outside  of  the  building.  Said  ladders  shall  be  placed  not 
less  than  eight  (8)  inches  from  the  walls  of  buildings,  and  shall 
extend  at  least  two  (2)  feet  above  the  firewalls  or  roofs  of  buildings, 
and  shall  be  securely  fastened  at  top. 

Size  of  metal  for  ladders,  2  inches  x  %  inches,  eighteen  (18)  or 
more  inches  apart. 

Size  of  rungs  for  ladders,  %-inch  in  diameter. 

The  braces  carrying  ladders  shall  be  1^/^  inches  by  V2  mch, 
bolted  through  the  building. 

Where  the  ladders  join,  they  shall  be  connected  and  bolted  mth 
not  less  than  four  (4)  bolts  on  each  side. 

Screws  or  lag  screws  shall  not  be  used  in  the  construction  of 
said  ladders. 

In  frame  buildings,  where  the  studding  does  not  correspond 
with  the  measurements  for  ladders,  extra  headers  shall  be  inserted 
between  the  studding,  of  the  same  thickness  as  the  studding,  and 
securely  spiked. 

Section  209.  CHIMNEYS  AND  FLUES  — All  chimneys  and 
flues  hereafter  constructed,  except  as  herein  provided  referring  to 
patent  chimneys,  shall  be  of  brick  or  stone,  or  may  be  of  concrete 
when  in  concrete  walls;  their  enclosing  walls  shall  be  not  less  than 
four  (4)  inches  thick,  and  shall,  if  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  thick,  be 
lined  on  the  inside  with  well-burnt  clay  or  terra  cotta  pipe  not  less 
than  three-quarters  of  an  inch  thick  for  flue  linings  of  the  following 
inside  dimensions:  3x7  inches,  3x11^/^  inches,  7x7  inches,  and 
7x1 1^^  inches;  and  one  inch  thick  for  flue  linings  of  the  following 
inside  dimensions:  2^^xl5  inches,  6^/^x15  inches,  11x11  inches,  11x15 
inches,  and  15x15  inches.  Said  lining  shall  start  from  the  bottom 
of  a  flue  or  the  throat  of  a  fireplace,  be  continuous  to  the  top  of  the 
flue,  and  shall  be  built  in  first,  and  bricked  around  as  carried  up. 
Flues,  where  lining  is  not  required  by  this  ordinance  shall  have 
the  joints  struck  smooth  on  the  inside,  and,  if  less  than  eight  (8) 
inches  thick,  shall  be  smooth  plastered  for  the  entire  height  on  the 
outside. 

No  smoke  flue  shall  be  less  than  7x7  inches  in  the  clear,  and 
such  sized  flue  shall  have  but  one  inlet;  for  two  inlets  the  flue 
shall  be  not  less  than  7x11^/2  inches  in  the  clear;  for  three  inlets 
not  less  than  6^/^x15  inches  in  the  clear,  and  for  a  larger  number 
of  inlets  the  size  shall  be  increased  in  the  same  proportion.  Flues 
larger  than  two  hundred  (200)  square  inches  and  less  than  five  hun- 
dred (500)  square  inches  in  area  shall  be  surrounded  by  walls  not 
less  than  eight  (8)  inches  thick;  flues  larger  than  five  hundred  (500) 
square  inches  and  less  than  one  thousand  (1000)  square  inches  in 
area  shall  be  surrounded  by  walls  not  less  than  twelve  12  inches  thick 
to  a  height  of  fifteen  (15)  feet  above  the  inlet,  and  eight  (8)  inches 
thick  the  remaining  height;  flues  larger  than  one  thousand  (1000) 
square  inches  shall  be  proportionately  increased  in  size  and  shall  be 
lined  with  fire  brick  for  at  least  twenty  (20)  feet  above  the  inlet. 

Bakery  oven  flues  shall  not  be  less  than   12x12  inches  in  the 


270  GENERAL   ORDINANCES 

clear,  an(]  shall  be  surrounded  by  brickwork  not  less  than  eight  (8) 
inches  thick. 

The  inside  four  inches  of  all  boiler  flues  for  boilers  of  over 
twenty-five  horsepower  shall  be  of  firebrick,  laid  in  fire  mortar,  for 
a  distance  of  twenty-five  (26)  feet  in  any  direction  from  the  source 
of  heat. 

Chimneys  and  stacks  connected  with  steam  boilers  shall  extend 
not  less  than  ten  (10)  feet  above  the  woodwork  of  the  roof,  or  any 
adjacent  roof,  and  if  sawdust,  shavings,  or  wood  are  burned,  shall 
extend  twenty  (20)  feet  above  such  roofs,  and  be  provided  with  a 
spark  arrester.  Spark  arresters  shall  be  placed  upon  all  chimneys 
and  stacks  whenever  deemed  necessary  for  the  safety  of  property 
by  the  inspector  of  buildings. 

Chimnevs  and  flues  from  boilers,  restaurants  and  hotel  ranges, 
bakers'  ovens,  and  similar  unusually  hot  flues,  shall  have  the  outside 
exposed  throughout  the  height  of  the  room  in  which  connection 
therewith  is  made,  and  if  plastered,  shall  be  plastered  directly  upon 
the  bricks. 

All  chimneys  having  a  greater  flue  area  than  two  hundred  and 
sixty  (260)  square  inches  shall  be  carried  up  at  least  ten  (10)  feet 
above  the  highest  point  of  the  roof  of  the  building  of  which  they 
form  a  part,  and  ten  (10)  feet  above  the  highest  point  of  any  roof 
within  fifty  (50)  feet  of  such  chimney. 

Where  a  smoke  pipe  is  to  enter  a  chimney  or  flue,  a  tile  thim- 
ble not  less  than  five-eighths  (%)  of  an  inch  thick  shall  be  placed 
as  construction  progresses.  Thimbles  shall  be  surrounded  by  four 
(4)  inches  of  brickwork  brought  out  flush  with  furring,  and  shall 
extend  to  the  face  of  the  plastering,  and  not  be  nearer  than  six 
(6)  inches  to  any  wood,  lath  and  plaster.  No  tile  pipe  shall  be 
used  as  a  smoke  pipe  in  connection  with  such  thimbles. 

Chimneys  not  part  of  a  wall  shall  not  be  built  upon  any  floor 
or  beam  of  wood,  but  shall  be  built  from  the  ground  up,  and  shall 
not  increase  in  size  from  the  foundation.  No  chimney  shall  be  cor- 
belled out  more  than  eight  (8)  inches  from  a  wall,  and  corbelling 
shall  consist  of  at  least  five  (5)  courses  of  brick,  but  no  corbelling 
shall  be  more  than  four  (4)  inches  in  twelve-inch  walls.  Offsets  for 
reducing  the  size  of  chimneys  shall  not  be  greater  than  one  inch  to 
each  course. 

Flues  in  party  walls  shall  not  extend  within  four  (4)  inches  of 
the  center  of  the  w^all,  and  joint  flues  in  party  walls  shall  be  sep- 
arated across  the  wall  by  an  eight-inch  width  of  brickwork  for  the 
entire  length. 

No  joist  or  girder  shall  be  supported  on  the  walls  of  any  chimney 
or  flue,  and  no  woodwork  shall  be  placed  nearer  than  two  (2)  inches 
to  the  outside  face  of,  or  within  seven  (7)  inches  of  the  inside  of 
any  smoke,  air,  or  other  flue. 

All  wood  joists  shall  be  trimmed  away  at  least  two  (2)  inches 
from  any  smoke,  air,  or  other  flue;  the  trimmer  beam  shall  not  be 
less  than  eight  (8)  inches  from  the  inside  of  the  flue,  and  four  (4) 
inches  from  the  outside  of  a  chimney  breast;  except  that  for  smoke 
flues,  the  brickwork  of  which  is  by  this  ordinance  required  to  be 
eight  (8)  inches  thick  or  more,  the  trimmer  beam  shall  not  be 
less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  from  the  inside  of  the  flue. 

Chimneys  built  outside  of  frame  structures,  or  in  light  wells 
thereof,  shall  be  well  anchored,  at  intervals  of  not  less  than  ten 
(10)  feet,  to  the  stud  walls. 


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All  chimneys  and  flues  shall  be  properly  cleaned  and  all  rubbish 
removed,  and  same  left  smooth  on  the  inside,  on  completion  of  the 
building. 

Section  210.  FIREPLACES — All  fireplaces  and  chimney  breasts 
where  mantels  are  placed,  except  as  hereinafter  provided  for  patent 
chimney  fireplaces,  whether  intended  for  ordinary  fireplaces  or  not, 
shall  have  trimmer  arches  to  support  the  hearth;  arches  shall  be  of 
brick,  stone,  burnt  clay,  or  concrete,  at  least  twenty  (20)  inches 
wide,  measured  from  face  to  face  of  the  chimney  breast,  and  their 
length  shall  not  be  less  than  the  width  of  the  chimney  breast. 
Wood  centers  shall  be  removed  from  under  trimmer  arches,  and  no 
timber  shall  be  placed  under  any  fireplaces  or  hearths.  Hearths 
shall  be  of  brick,  tile,  or  stone. 

Fireplaces  shall  have  arched  heads  with  an  iron  arch  bar  over 
the  top  of  the  opening,  and  not  less  than  ^x2%  inches,  turned 
up  at  the  ends  two  (2)  inches  in  each  side  of  a  chimney  breast,  so 
as  to  make  a  perfect  bond  for  arch. 

All  fireplace  openings,  where  furred  with  wood  on  face,  shall  be 
surrounded  by  a  brick  rim  eight  (8)  inches  wide,  projecting  four  (4) 
inches,  bonded  into  brickwork.  The  firebacks  and  jambs  of  all  fire- 
places shall  not  be  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  thick  of  solid  masonry. 

When  a  grate  is  set  in  a  fireplace,  a  lining  of  firebrick  at  least 
two  (2)  inches  thick  shall  be  added  to  the  fireback,  unless  soapstone, 
tile,  or  cast  iron  is  used,  and  filled  solidly  behind  with  fireproof  ma- 
terial. No  mantel  or  other  woodwork  shall  be  exposed  back  of  a 
summer  piece;  the  ironwork  of  the  summer  piece  shall  be  placed 
against  the  brick  or  stonework  of  the  fireplace.  No  fireplace  shall 
be  closed  with  a  wooden  f  ireboard. 

Open  fireplaces  shall  have  arched  heads,  which  shall,  whenever 
possible,  extend  to  the  back  of  the  tile  or  marble  facing. 

Section  211.  PATENT  CHIMNEYS— In  lieu  of  a  brick  or  stone 
chimney,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  there  may  be  erected  a  chimney 
known  as  a  "Patent  Chimney."  A  permit  from  the  inspector  of  build- 
ings to  erect  patent  chimneys  must  be  secured,  and  may  be  revoked 
for  failure  to  erect  the  chimney  as  required  by  the  patent  and  in  a 
workmanlike  manner. 

All  patent  chimneys  shall  be  built  up  from  the  floor  on  which 
they  are  used,  and  in  no  case  shall  a  stovepipe  enter  the  bottom  of 
a  patent  chimney. 

If  a  patent  chimney  be  erected  on  the  outside  of  a  building, 
it  shall  rest  on  a  substantial  iron  bracket.  If  supported  by  brackets, 
the  brackets  must  be  of  metal  and  fastened  to  studding  with  bolts 
and  nuts;  screws  or  lag  screws  shall  not  be  allowed. 

When  erected  on  the  inside  of  a  building,  it  shall  rest  on  an  iron 
plate,  not  less  than  one-quarter  of  an  inch  in  thickness  and  not  less 
than  eight  (8)  inches  of  brickwork  on  top  of  said  iron  plate,  and 
shall  have  a  smoke-proof  opening  near  the  bottom  for  cleaning  it. 
All  patent  chimneys  shall  he  braced  every  four  (4)  feet  of  their 
height.  All  joints  must  be  cem.ented,  and  the  bands  covering  the 
joints  shall  be  made  of  the  best  No.  24  iron  and  filled  with  cement 
to  make  them  smoke  and  spark  proof. 

All  galvanized  iron  used  for  the  outside  covering  of  patent 
chimneys  shall  be  of  the  best  No.  24  iron,  riveted  together  with 
rivets  not  more  than  three   (3)   inches  apart,  and  may  be  seamed, 


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and  top  and  bottom  of  seams  secured  by  rivets,  and  shall  be  ven- 
tilated by  eight  (8)  holes  not  less  than  one  inch  in  diameter,  said 
holes  to  be  made  close  to  the  top  of  chimney  above  the  roof,  so  as 
to  permit  the  escape  of  hot  air;  there  shall  be  a  space  of  not  less 
than  one  inch  between  the  clay  pipe  and  the  iron  covering.  No 
patent  chimney  shall  be  less  than  one  and  one-half  inches  from  all 
woodwork,  and  the  opening  in  the  roof  and  in  each  floor  and  ceiling 
through  which  it  passes  be  closed  with  an  iron  plate  or  other  fire- 
proof material  so  as  to  prevent  the  passage  of  fire  and  smoke. 

Patent  chimneys  shall  not  be  fastened  to  the  laths  or  siding  of 
the  building,  but  shall  be  securely  fastened  to  the  studding  or  cross- 
pieces  with  good  iron  straps,  and  in  no  case  shall  any  patent  chimney 
be  suspended  from  any  roof  timber  or  floor  beam. 

No  patent  chimney  shall  have  more  than  one  inlet.  All  pipe 
used  for  patent  chimneys  shall  be  composed  of  pure  calcined  clay, 
not  less  than  one  inch  in  thickness.  Patent  chimneys  built  on  the 
inside  of  a  house  shall  have  an  opening  in  the  partition  enclosing 
the  chimney  to  permit  the  cleaning  of  the  same. 

Section  212.  INSIDE  DIMENSIONS  OF  PATENT  CHIM- 
NEYS— The  inside  dimensions  of  patent  chimneys  shall  be  as 
follows : 

For   fireplace    of   eighteen-inch    opening 6  inches 

For  fireplace  of  twenty-one-inch  opening 7  inches 

For  fireplace   of   twenty-four-inch    opening 8  inches 

For  ordinary  stove  flues 6  inches 

For  French  range  flues 8  inches 

For    steel    range    flues 8  inches 

For  furnace  flues 8  or  10  inches 

Section  213.  PATENT  FIREPLACES  —  All  fireplaces  con- 
nected with  patent  chimneys,  and  all  gas  logs  must  be  set  on  iron 
plates,  not  less  than  one-quarter  of  an  inch  in  thickness  and  not 
less  than  three  (3)  feet  nine  (9)  inches  in  length  by  three  (3) 
feet  in  width,  which  shall  be  free  from  all  holes.  Boards  shall 
not  be  placed  under  the  iron  plates,  which  must  rest  on  the  floor 
joists.  On  the  top  of  the  iron  plates  there  shall  be  one  (1)  inch  of 
concrete  or  cement,  then  a  course  of  brick,  followed  by  the  tiling 
or  mable.  The  strength  of  the  floor  must  not  be  impaired  by  the 
cutting  out  for  the  pireplace.  In  lieu  of  resting  on  the  floor  joists, 
said  iron  plates  may  be  suspended  by  wrought  iron  stirrups  of 
sufficient  length  to  sustain  the  fireplace  and  patent  chimney. 

The  brick  jambs  of  every  fireplace  or  grate  opening  shall  be  at 
least  eight  (8)  inches  wide,  and  the  backs  shall  not  be  less  than 
eight  (8)  inches  thick,  and  where  fireplaces  come  over  one  another 
on  separate  floors,  the  jambs  of  the  lower  fireplace  shall  be  wide 
enough  to  carry  the  patent  chimney  far  enough  to  one  side  of  the 
jamb  above  so  that  the  patent  chimney  will  pass  the  upper  fire- 
place in  as  straight  a  line  as  possible.  Where  bends  are  necessary 
in  patent  chimneys,  offsets  shall  be  used.  Said  offsets  shall  be 
made  solid  and  without  joints. 

Section  214.  SMOKE  PIPES— NOT  PERMITTED— No  smoke 
pipe,  stove  pipe,  terra  cotta  pipe,  earthen  pipe,  or  other^  smoke 
flue,  including  vents  from  forges,  except  as  provided  in  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  project  through  any  external  wall  or  window,  or 
through  the  roof  or  any  skylight  of  any  building;  and  none  of  the 


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above  named  pipes  and  smoke  flues,  which  project  through  the 
roof  and  for  which  the  United  States  patent  has  not  been  issued, 
shall  be  repaired  or  modified,  but  shall  be  replaced  in  accordance 
with  the  terms  of  this  ordinance  when  repairing  or  modification 
becomes  necessary. 

Section  215.  SMOKE  FLUES  IN  PARTITIONS— No  smoke 
flue  shall  pass  through  any  wooden  partition  of  any  building  unless 
there  is  a  ventilated  air  space  at  least  four  (4)  inches  around  the 
pipe.  Any  smoke  pipe  passing  through  the  floor,  or  floors,  of  any 
building  shall  be  protected  by  a  metal  casing,  extending  from  the 
ceiling  to  at  least  one  (1)  foot  above  the  floor,  and  there  shall 
be  a  ventilated  air  space  of  at  least  four  (4)  inches  around  the  said 
pipe. 

Section  216.  SMOKESTACKS  —  Smokestacks  shall  be  con- 
structed of  steel,  brick,  or  reinforced  concrete.  If  of  steel,  the 
metal  shall  be  not  less  than — 

^^-inch  thick  for  diameter  up  to  36  inches; 

3-16-inch  thick  for  diameter  36  inches  up  to  54  inches; 

^-inch  thick  for  diameter  over  54  inches; 
increasing  toward  the  bottom  as  determined  by  the  weight  and  lat- 
eral wind  pressure.  If  of  brick,  they  shall  be  laid  in  cement  mortar, 
and  shall  be  thirteen  (13)  inches  thick  for  the  upper  sixty  (60) 
feet  and  increasing  by  four  (4)  inches  in  thickness  for  each  subse- 
quent sixty  (60)  feet  in  height,  and  have  an  external  batter  of  one 
in  thirty  (30).  If  of  reinforced  concrete,  built  as  outlined  under 
Class  "C"  buildings,  the  thickness  shall  be  one-half  that  required  for 
brick.  All  breeching  shall  be  of  at  least  3-16-inch  metal,  lined  with 
fire  brick  or  covered  with  eighty-five  (85)  per  cent,  carbonate  of 
magnesia  one-and-one-half-inch  sectional  block  covering. 

In  buildings  of  Class  "C"  and  frame  or  wooden  buildings, 
smokestacks  of  iron  or  steel  may  be  used  in  connection  with  boilers 
and  coffee  roasters,  provided  the  same  are  not  nearer  than  twenty 
(20)  inches  to  any  woodwork  where  passing  through  floors,  ceilings, 
roofs,  or  partitions,  and  are  protected  with  a  metal  jacket  twelve 
(12)  inches  from  the  stack,  extending  above  and  not  less  than 
twelve  (12)  inches  below  the  joists,  and  have  metal  umbrella  to 
cover  the  roof  opening  high  enough  above  the  same  to  permit  a 
free  vent.  Any  woodwork  or  enclosure  of  such  stack,  within  four 
(4)  feet  thereof,  other  than  masonry  or  tile,  shall  be  metal  lathed 
and  plastered,  or  have  equivalent  protection.  Such  stacks  on  the 
outside  of  a  building  shall  not  be  nearer  than  eighteen  (18)  inches 
to  any  unprotected  woodwork  or  wood  lath  and  plaster,  or  nearer 
than  twelve  (12)  inches  to  any  woodwork  or  wood  lath  and  plaster, 
protected  with  metal  extending  two  (2)  feet  on  each  side  of  such 
stack. 

Section  217.  CHIMNEYS  OF  CUPOLAS— Steel  cupola  chim- 
neys of  foundries  shall  extend  at  least  ten  (10)  feet  above  the  highest 
point  of  any  roof  within  a  radius  of  fifty  (50)  feet  thereof,  unless 
such  cupolas  be  placed  within  an  enclosure  composed  of  fireproof 
materials  extending  at  least  ten  (10)  feet  above  the  top  of  the 
cupola,  and  all  exterior  openings  of  such  structure  covered  by  a  suit- 
able screen  to  prevent  the  egress  of  sparks.  No  woodwork  shall 
be  placed  within  two  (2)  feet  of  the  cupola. 


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Section  218.  HEIGHT  OF  CHIMNEYS  AND  FLUES— CLEAN- 
ING— All  chimneys  and  flues  shall  extend  at  least  four  (4)  feet 
above  a  flat  roof,  and  at  least  two  (2)  feet  and  six  (6)  inches  above 
the  ridge  of  a  peaked  roof,  and  if  rising  above  the  roof  to  a  height 
equal  to  more  than  six  (6)  times  their  thickness,  shall  be  properly- 
anchored. 

If  the  inspector  of  buildings  deems  any  chimney  unsafe  to  any 
adjoining  or  adjacent  building,  said  chimney  shall  be  carried  up 
four  (4)  feet  above  the  extreme  height  of  said  building;  and  if  an 
extension  of  iron  pipe  is  deemed  unsafe  by  said  inspector  of  build- 
ings, such  extension  shall  be  of  brick  or  terra  cotta  pipe. 

The  owner  or  occupant  of  any  building  shall  cause  the  chim- 
neys thereof  to  be  swept  as  often  as  may  be  required  to  keep  same 
clean. 

Section  219.  GAS  GRATES,  GAS  LOGS,  AND  OTHER  GAS  OR 
ELECTRICALLY  HEATED  APPLIANCES— (a.)  No  gas  grate,  gas 
log,  or  other  appliance  using  gas  or  electricity  for  producing  heat, 
except  as  otherwise  ordained,  shall  be  placed  in  a  fireplace  or 
recess  unless  such  fireplace  or  recess  be  constructed  as  required  in 
this  ordinance  for  fireplaces,  the  sides,  back,  and  top  of  which  shall 
be  a  brickwork  not  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  thick;  all  pipes  supply- 
ing gas  thereto  shall  be  of  iron  and  enter  only  at  the  sides  of  fire- 
places or  recesses,  through  brickwork.  Gas  grates,  gas  logs,  or 
other  appliances  using  gas  or  electricity  for  producing  heat,  not 
placed  in  a  fireplace  or  recess,  shall  have  a  clear  and  unenclosed 
space  of  not  less  than  ten  (10)  inches  between  and  any  unprotected 
woodwork,  wood  lath  and  plaster  or  other  combustible  material,  or 
a  similar  space  of  four  (4)  inches  between  them  and  any  wood- 
work, wood  lath  and  plaster  or  other  combustible  material  pro- 
tected with  terra  cotta  or  tiles  one  inch  thick,  or  with  metal  with 
one  inch  clear  air  space  between  the  metal  and  woodwork,  wood 
lath  and  plaster,  or  other  combustible  material. 

No  vent  shall  be  permitted  other  than  a  brick  or  patent  chim- 
ney constructed  as  required  by  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

(b.)  No  gas  range  or  gas  w^ater  heater  shall  be  nearer  than 
twelve  (12)  inches  to  any  unprotected  woodwork,  wood  lath  and 
plaster,  or  other  combustible  material,  or  nearer  than  six  (6)  inches 
thereto  if  such  woodwork,  wood  lath  and  plaster,  or  other  com- 
bustible material  is  protected  with  metal,  one  (1)  inch  clear  air 
space  between  the  metal  and  the  woodwork,  wood  lath  and  plaster 
or  other  combustible  material.  No  gas  range  or  gas  water  heater 
shall  be  placed  in  any  recess  unless  the  front  of  the  recess  is  either 
open  or  freely  vented  at  top  and  bottom. 

(c.)  Every  instantaneous  gas  water  heater  shall  be  connected 
to  a  properly  constructed  flue,  or  shall  be  provided  with  a  vent  pipe 
not  less  than  three  (3)  inches  in  diameter,  extending  clear  through 
and  at  least  twelve  (12)  inches  above  the  roof,  with  a  "T"  con- 
nection at  the  top;  and  around  every  such  vent  at  all  places  not 
exposed  there  shall  be  a  galvanized  iron  sleeve  extending  the  full 
length  of  the  concealed  portion,  with  a  clear  air  space  of  not  less 
than  one  (1)  inch  surrounding  the  vent. 

(d.)  All  low,  portable  gas  stoves,  gas  plates,  or  heaters,  shall 
be  placed  on  iron  stands  or  other  incombustible  bases,  or  the 
burners  shall  be  at  least  six  (6)  inches  above  the  base  of  the  stove, 
and  metal  guard  plates  placed  four  (4)  inches  below  the  burners; 
all  woodwork  under  them  shall  be  covered  with  metal  or  other  in- 


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combustible  material.  All  portable  gas  heated  stoves,  ranges,  ket- 
tles, gas  plates  or  other  gas  heated  devices,  shall  be  connected  direct 
to  their  gas  supply  main  only  by  iron  pipe  or  flexible  metal  tubing. 

Section  220.  PORTABLE  STEAM  OR  HOT-WATER  RADI- 
ATORS WHEREIN  GAS  OR  ELECTRICITY  IS  USED  FOR  PRO- 
DUCING HEAT— (a.)  Portable  steam  or  hot-water  radiators 
wherein  gas  or  electricity  is  used  for  producing  heat,  when  installed 
in  a  fireplace  or  recess  in  any  building,  shall  be  installed  as  required 
for  gas  grates  or  gas  logs  in  this  ordinance. 

(b.)  Portable  steam  or  hot-water  radiators  wherein  gas  or  elec- 
tricity is  used  for  producing  heat,  when  not  installed  in  a  fireplace  or 
recess,  shall  have  a  brick  wall  of  not  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  thick 
behind  and  extending  at  least  eight  (8)  inches  above  and  on  each  side 
of  them,  and  between  them  and  any  woodwork,  wood  lath  and  plaster 
or  other  combustible  material,  and  shall  have  under  them  a  hearth 
of  tile  and  cement  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick;  or  shall  have 
a  clear  and  unenclosed  air  space  of  not  less  than  four  (4)  inches 
between  them  and  any  woodwork,  wood  lath  and  plaster  or  other 
combustible  material,  protected  by  metal,  with  one  (1)  inch  clear 
air  space  between  the  metal  and  the  woodwork,  wood  lath  and  plaster 
or  other  combustible  material;  or  shall  have  a  clear  and  unen- 
closed air  space  of  not  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  between  them  and 
any  M^oodwork,  wood  lath  and  plaster  or  other  combustible  material 
not  so  protected,  and  shall  have  under  them  a  hearth  of  tile  and 
cement  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick. 

(c.)  All  steam  or  hot-water  radiators  shall  be  of  cast  metal, 
and  shall  stand  a  hydraulic  nressure  of  at  least  one  hundred  (100) 
pounds  to  the  square  inch. 

(d.)  Gas  grates,  gas  logs,  hot-air  furnaces  or  heaters,  or  other 
appliances  wherein  gas  or  electricity  is  used  for  producing  heat,  when 
provided  with  a  double  back  or  metal  with  air  space  between  of  at 
least  one  and  one-half  (1^/^)  inches  and  connected  with  conduit 
of  at  least  three  (3)  inches  in  diameter  from  external  atmosphere, 
whereby  air  may  have  a  free  and  uninterrupted  passage  from  the  out- 
side of  house  to  burner,  to  support  combustion,  and  through  said  air 
space  and  into  room,  may  be  installed  without  a  flue,  chimney,  or 
other  vent  as  follows: 

Each  said  grate,  log,  furnace,  heater,  or  other  appliance  shall 
have  a  brick  wall  not  less  than  eight  (8)  inches  thick  behind  and 
extending  at  least  eight  (8)  inches  above  and  on  each  side  and 
between  it  and  any  woodwork,  wood  lath  and  plaster,  or  other 
combustible  material;  or  shall  have  a  clear  and  unenclosed  space 
of  not  less  than  four  (4)  inches  between  it  and  any  woodwork, 
wood  lath  and  plaster,  or  other  combustible  material,  protected  by 
metal,  with  one  (1)  inch  clear  space  between  the  metal  and  the 
woodwork,  wood  lath  and  plaster,  or  other  combustible  material;  or 
shall  have  a  clear  and  unenclosed  space  of  not  less  than  six  (6) 
inches  between  it  and  any  woodwork,  w^ood  lath  and  plaster,  or 
other  combustible  )naterial  not  so  protected,  and  shall  have  under 
it  a  hearth  of  tile,  cement,  or  other  non-combustible  material;  or 
shall  be  supported  on  legs  of  a  non-combustible  material,  provided 
that  there  shall  be  a  clear  space  between  it  and  the  floor  or  ground 
of  five  (5)  inches. 

Section  221.  FIREPROOF  ROOM  FOR  STEAM  BOILERS  OR 
FURNACES— All  steam  boilers,  heating  furnaces,  or  water  heating 


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apparatus,  using  any  fuel  other  than  coal  gas,  installed  in  the  base- 
ment or  first  floor  of  any  building  not  used  as  a  private  residence, 
shall  be  enclosed  in  a  room  with  walls  of  masonry,  not  less  than 
six  (6)  inches  thick,  from  the  basement  floor  to  the  bottom  of  the 
first  joists.  The  ceiling  shall  be  of  the  same  construction,  or  of 
not  less  than  one  (1)  inch  plaster  on  metal  lath. 

Basement  boiler  room  floors  shall  be  of  concrete,  and  first 
floors,  if  of  wood,  shall  be  covered  with  at  least  three  (3)  inches  of 
concrete. 

All  doors  leading  from  said  room  shall  be  constructed  as  re- 
quired in  this  ordinance,  referring  to  fire  doors,  and  arranged  to 
swing  out  and  to  close  automatically.  All  windows  shall  be  of  wire 
glass  not  less  than  one-quarter  of  an  inch  thick,  in  metal  frames 
and  sashes. 

Where  oil  is  burned,  every  doorway  shall  have  a  masonry  sill 
rising  not  less  than  seven  (7)  inches  from  the  floor. 

Section  222.  ERECTION  OF  STEAM  BOILERS,  FURNACES, 
ETC. — Boilers  exceeding  10  H.  P.,  used  for  generating  steam  for 
heating  or  motive  power,  and  large  furnaces  shall  not  be  placed 
on  any  floor  above  the  cellar  of  any  building,  unless  the  same  are 
set  on  metal  beams  and  arches,  and  such  beams  shall  be  built  into  the 
walls.  Every  steam  boiler  shall  be  provided  with  a  tank  or  other 
receptacle  of  sufficient  capacity  to  hold  at  least  a  sufficient  supply 
of  water  to  last  six  (6)  hours. 

Whenever  steam  boilers,  water  heaters,  bakers'  ovens,  large 
cooking  ranges,  furnaces,  candy  kettles,  laundry  stoves  set  in  brick, 
or  other  structures  in  which  fire  is  maintained,  are  set  on  any 
wooden  floor,  such  floor  shall  be  protected  by  continuous  sheet 
metal  bearing  plate  not  less  than  3-16  of  an  inch  thick,  all  joints 
of  which  shall  be  securely  riveted,  and  the  top  of  such  plate  shall 
be  covered  with  not  less  than  seven  (7)  inches  of  brick  or  concrete. 

Section  223.  HEATING  FURNACES— The  top  of  all  heating 
furnaces  set  in  brick  shall  be  covered  with  brick  supported  by  iron 
bars,  so  constructed  as  to  be  perfectly  tight;  said  covering  shall 
be  in  addition  to  and  not  less  than  six  (6)  inches  from  the  ordinary 
covering  of  the  hot  air  chamber.  Smoke  pipes  and  furnaces  not 
set  in  brick  shall  be  at  least  two  (2)  feet  from  any  unprotected 
woodwork.  If  said  smoke  pipes  and  furnaces  are  less  than  two  feet 
from  any  woodwork,  said  woodwork  must  be  protected  by  sheets  of  tin 
plate  in  such  manner  that  an  air  space  of  at  least  two  inches  will 
be  formed  between  the  woodwork  and  the  tin  plate,  which  shall  ex- 
tend one  (1)  foot  beyond  the  furnace  on  all  sides. 

Section  224.  RANGES  AND  STOVES— The  backs  of  all  ranges, 
candy  furnaces  and  kettles,  if  set  in  brick  and  built  against  any 
frame  partitions  or  frame  wall,  shall  be  not  less  than  eight  (8) 
inches  thick,  and  shall  be  extended  with  brick  or  hollow  tile  not 
less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick  to  a  height  of  two  (2)  feet  above 
the  top  of  furnaces  or  kettles.  In  no  case  shall  any  range,  candy 
furnace  or  kettle  set  in  brick  against  a  brick  wall  with  any  com- 
bustible material  between  it  and  the  wall,  or  upon  said  wall  for  a 
height  of  two  (2)  feet  above  the  top  of  such  range,  candy  furnace  or 
kettle. 

All  wood  lath  and  plaster,  or  wooden  ceilings  over  all  ranges  in 
hotels,  restaurants,  and  boarding  houses  shall  be  guarded  by  metal 
hoods,   placed   at   least  nine    (9)    inches  below   the   ceiling,   or   shall 


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be  metal  lined  on  walls  and  ceiling  back  of  and  above  the  range. 
AH  ventilating  pipes  connected  with  the  hood  over  a  range  shall  be 
at  least  nine  (9)  inches  from  any  wood  lath  and  plaster,  or  com- 
bustible material,  or  such  pipes  shall  be  covered  with  one  (1)  inch 
of  asbestos  or  wire  mesh,  and  shall  not  pass  through  any  floor. 
Stoves  shall  be  kept  twenty  (20)  inches  and  smoke  pipes  twelve  (12) 
inches  from  any  wood  lath  and  plaster,  or  woodwork,  and  shall  be 
protected  with  a  metal  shield  arranged  with  at  least  one  (1)  inch 
air  space  behind  such  shield. 

Section  225.  HOT  AIR  BOXES— All  hot  air  boxes  hereafter 
placed  in  the  floors  or  partitions  of  buildings,  except  when  such  are 
entirely  of  incombustible  material,  shall  be  made  of  double  pipes  of 
tin  plate,  which  shall  be  not  less  than  one-half  an  inch  apart  and 
set  in  soapstone  or  equally  fireproof  borders,  not  less  than  two  (2) 
inches  in  width,  to  which  the  pipes  shall  be  tightly  joined  by  in- 
serting the  same  into  a  groove,  or  the  pipes  and  boxes  shall  be 
covered  with  asbestos  one-sixteenth  (1-16)  of  an  inch  in  thickness 
cemented  thereon. 

Hot  air  boxes  of  pipes  less  than  ten  (10)  inches  by  twelve  (12) 
inches  in  size  shall  be  kept  at  least  one-half  of  ah  inch  from  any 
woodwork;  those  of  greater  size  shall  be  kept  at  least  one  (1)  inch 
from  any  woodwork.  No  woodwork  shall  be  placed  within  one  (1) 
inch  of  any  metal  pipe  intended  to  convey  steam  or  heated  air, 
unless  such  pipe  is  protected  by  a  facing  of  metal,  soapstone,  or 
earthen  ring;  provided,  that  no  covering,  except  it  be  of  incombust- 
ible material,  shall  be  placed  within  one  (1)  inch  of  the  outer  surface 
of  any  steam  pipe. 

Ventilating  ducts  of  cold  air  may  be  made  of  galvanized  iron, 
provided  they  are  entirely  enclosed  with  partitions  constructed  as 
required  in  different  classes  of  buildings.  When  said  ducts  pass 
through  roof,  they  shall  have  protecting  hoods  to  keep  out  rain. 

Section  226.  REGISTERS— Registers  located  over  a  brick  fur- 
nace shall  be  supported  by  a  brick  shaft,  built  up  from  the  cover 
of  the  hot  air  chamber;  said  shaft  shall  be  lined  with  metal  pipe, 
and  all  wood  beams  shall  be  trimmed  away  not  less  than  four  (4) 
inches  from  it.  Where  a  register  is  placed  on  any  woodwork  in 
connection  with  a  metal  pipe  or  duct,  the  end  of  said  pipe  or  duct 
shall  be  flanged  over  on  the  woodwork  only. 

All  register  boxes  shall  be  made  of  tin  plate  or  galvanized  iron, 
with  a  flange  on  top  to  fit  the  groove  in  the  frame,  and  the  register 
must  rest  upon  the  same.  There  shall  be  an  open  space  of  two  (2) 
inches  on  all  sides  of  the  register  box,  extending  from  the  under  side 
of  the  border  through  the  ceiling  below.  The  said  opening  shall  be 
fitted  with  a  tight  tin,  or  galvanized  iron  casing  the  upper  end  of 
which  shall  be  turned  under  the  frame.  When  a  register  box  is 
placed  in  the  floor,  over  a  portable  furnace,  the  open  space  on  all 
sides  of  the  register  box  shall  not  be  less  than  three  (3)  inches. 
When  only  one  register  is  connected  with  a  furnace,  said  register 
shall  have  no  valve. 

Section  227.     STEAM  AND  HOT  WATER  HEATING  PIPES— 

Steam  or  hot  water  heating  pipes  shall  not  be  placed  within  two 
(2)  inches  of  any  timber  or  woodwork,  unless  the  timber  is  pro- 
tected by  a  metal  shield,  when  the  distance  shall  not  be  less  than 
one  inch.  All  steam  or  hot  water  heating  pipes,  passing  through 
floors    and    ceilings    or    lath    and    plaster    partitions,    shall    be    pro- 


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tected  by  a  metal  tube  one  inch  larger  in  diameter  than  the  pipe, 
having-  a  metal  cap  at  the  floor;  and  where  they  run  in  a  horizontal 
direction  between  the  floor  and  ceiling,  a  metal  shield  shall  be 
placed  on  the  under  side  of  the  floor  over  them,  and  on  the  sides 
of  beams  running  parallel  with  said  pipe. 

All  wood  boxes  or  casings  enclosing  steam  or  hot  water  heating 
pipes,  and  all  wood  covers  to  recesses  in  walls,  in  which  steam  or 
hot  water  heating  pipes  are  placed,  shall  be  lined  with  metal.  All 
pipes  or  ducts  used  to  convey  air  warmed  by  steam  or  hot  water 
shall  be  made  of  metal  or  other  fireproof  material.  All  steam 
and  hot  water  pipe  coverings  shall  consist  of  fireproof  materials 
only. 

Section  228.  DRYING  ROOMS— Dry  rooms,  dry  boxes,  and  all 
enclosures  used  for  drying  by  artificial  heat,  must  be  plastered 
upon  metal  lathing  and  have  the  floor  of  bottom  covered  with 
incombustible  material,  or  in  lieu  thereof  may  be  lined  throughout 
with  tin  and  asbestos  not  less  than  one-eighth  of  an  inch  in  thick- 
ness, or  other  approved  incombustible  material.  If  such  dry  rooms, 
dry  boxes,  or  enclosures  used  for  drying  contain  steam  or  other 
heated  pipes,  stoves,  or  other  heaters,  so  arranged  as  to  permit 
inflammable  material  to  come  in  contact  therewith,  a  metal  netting 
of  sufficient  fineness  must  be  so  placed  as  to  prevent  such  contact. 

Section  229.  NOTICE  AS  TO  HEATING  APPARATUS— In 
cases  where  hot  water,  steam,  hot  air,  or  other  heating  plants  are  to 
be  hereafter  placed  in  any  building,  or  flues  be  given  to  the  in- 
be  changed  or  enlarged,  due  notice  shall  first  be  given  to  the  in- 
spector of  buildings  by  the  person  or  persons  placing  the  said  plants 
in  said  building,  or  by  the  contractor  or  superintendent  of  said 
work. 

Section  230.  FIRE  ESCAPES— For  the  proper  and  necessary 
protection  of  life  and  property,  all  buildings  hereinafter  designated 
in  this  section  and  ordinance,  that  are  already  erected  and  built, 
or  that  may  be  hereafter  erected  and  built  in  this  city,  shall  be  pro- 
vided and  equipped  with  fire  escapes  and  standpipes,  as  follows: 

Every  building  that  is  occupied  or  so  constructed  as  to  be  oc- 
cupied by  two  or  more  families  on  the  third  story,  not  having  proper 
and  sufficient  exits  or  facilities  for  escape  in  case  of  fire,  and  every 
building  of  three  or  more  stories  in  height,  and  every  building 
used  or  occupied  or  so  constructed  as  to  be  occupied  as  a  theater, 
hospital,  tenement  house,  apartment  house,  lodging  house,  or  for  a 
factory,  mill  or  manufactory,  or  for  offices,  work-shop,  or  public 
entertainments  or  assemblages,  above  the  second  story,  and  every 
school  building  of  more  than  two  (2)  stories  in  height,  shall  be 
provided  and  equipped  with  metallic  fire  escapes  combined  with  suit- 
able metallic  balconies,  platforms,  and  railings,  firmly  secured  to 
the  outer  walls  and  erected  and  arranged  in  such  a  way  and  in 
such  proximity  to  one  or  more  windows  or  to  as  many  windows  of 
each  story  above  the  first  as  may  be  necessary  to  make  and  render 
said  fire  escapes  readily  accessible,  safe,  and  adequate  for  the  escape 
of  the  inmates  in  case  of  fire,  and  when  placed  on  the  rear  or  sides 
of  buildings  not  adjoining  a  street,  they  shall  extend  down  to  within 
eight  (8)  feet  of  the  ground. 

Said  fire  escapes  shall  extend  from  the  level  of  the  ceiling  of 
the  first  story  to  •"  and  over  the  roof,  and  shall  be  either  vertical 
metallic    ladder   fire   escapes,   metallic    stair   fire   escapes,   or   other 


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approved  fire  escapes.  The  inspector  of  buildings,  and  the  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department,  shall  determine  the  kind,  construction,  loca- 
tion, and  number  of  fire  escapes,  necessary  and  adequate  on  all 
such  buildings  to  make  the  means  of  escape  therefrom  easy  and 
safe  to  the  inmates  in  case  of  fire. 

All  fire  escapes  shall  be  erected  and  built  as  required  by  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  at  all  times  be  kept  in  good 
order  and  repair,  and  free  from  any  and  all  obstructions. 

Every  building  used  as  a  hotel,  lodging  house,  hospital,  tene- 
ment house,  apartment  house,  factory,  mill  or  manufactory,  shall 
be  provided  with  a  portable,  metallic  ladder  of  sufficient  length  to 
extend  from  second  story  balcony  to  sidewalk;  said  ladder  to  be 
hung  from  third  story  balcony  when  not  in  use.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  owner  entitled  to  the  beneficial  use,  rental,  or  control  of 
such  building  to  keep  the  hallways  and  stairways  in  every  such 
building  as  is  used  and  occupied  at  night  properly  lighted  from 
sunset  to  sunrise  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  City  Council. 

Section  231.  SPECIFICATIONS  FOR  THE  ERECTION  AND 
CONSTRUCTION  OF  FIRE  ESCAPES— Where  a  vertical  metallic 
ladder  is  required,  it  shall  be  constructed  according  to  the  following 
requirements: 

Size  of  metal  for  ladder,  2x%  inches. 

Size  of  rungs  for  ladder,  %  inch  diameter. 

Size  of  grating  bars  for  balconies,  1^x5-16  inches. 

Size  of  cross-bearing  bars,  carrying  grating,  l^^x%  inches. 

The  outside  frames  of  all  fire  escapes  carrying  the  gratings 
shall  be  two-inch  angle-iron,  shall  extend  all  around  the  platform, 
and  they  must  be  bolted  through  the  building. 

The  size  of  the  bearing  metal  carrying  the  platforms  shall  not 
be  less  than  two-inch  channel  iron,  and  the  braces  carrying  the  same 
shall  be  1^/2X%  inches,  and  must  be  bolted  through  the  building. 

The  top  rail  of  the  balconies  eight  feet  or  less  in  length  shall 
be  l^/^x%  inches;  balconies  over  eight  feet  in  length  shall  have 
in  center  one  extra  rail  of  the  same  size  as  the  top  rail. 

The  trimmings  for  finishing  outside  rails  shall  be  %x^  inches. 

The  height  of  railings  of  balconies  shall  not  be  less  than  two 
feet  six  inches,  and  the  width  of  balconies  not  less  than  three  feet. 

All  rails  and  bearing  beams  shall  extend  through  the  wall,  or 
studding,  and  have  washers  and  nuts  on  the  same. 

Where  the  vertical  ladders  join,  they  shall  be  connected  and 
bolted  with  not  less  than  four  bolts  on  each  side. 

Screws  or  lag  screws  shall  not  be  used  in  the  construction  of 
fire  escapes. 

All  nuts  shall  show  on  the  outside  of  building. 

Openings  in  balconies  shall  not  be  less  than  two  (2)  feet 
square. 

Brackets  carrying  platforms  shall  not  be  more  than  five  (5) 
feet  apart. 

Perpendicular  ladders  shall  be  at  least  eight  (8)  inches  from  the 
building. 

Finishing  on  balconies  shall  not  extend  outside  the  rail. 

Gratings  on  platforms  shall  be  placed  flat,  and  the  grating  bars 
of  all  platforms  shall  not  be  more  than  one  inch  apart,  and  in  all 
cases  be  made  of  iron  or  steel. 

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entire  walls  or  studding;  the  bolts  shall  not  be  less  than  seven- 
eighths  of  an  inch,  and  they  shall  have  nuts  and  washers. 

In  frame  buildings  where  the  studding  does  not  correspond  with 
the  measurements  for  balconies  and  ladders,  extra  headers  shall  be 
inserted  between  the  studding  and  shall  be  of  the  same  thickness 
as  the  studding,  and  securely  spiked. 

Where  metallic  stair  fire  escapes  are  required,  they  shall  be 
constructed  according  to  the  following  requirements: 

Balconies  shall  be  placed  upon  buildings  as  the  inspector  of 
buildings  may  direct. 

Where  the  brackets  support  the  stairs  or  stair  fire  escapes,  the 
brackets  shall  be  constructed  of  three-inch  channel  iron. 

The  platform  of  balconies  shall  be  the  same  as  required  for 
vertical  ladders,  and  shall  be  placed  on  the  line  of  the  top  of  the 
flooring  of  each  story. 

Said  platforms  shall  be  supported  upon  iron  brackets,  not  more 
than  five  (5)  feet  apart,  and  shall  in  all  cases  be  built  into  and 
anchored  to  the  walls  of  masonry,  during  the  construction  of  the 
walls,  and  shall  be  through  the  entire  thickness  of  said  walls,  and 
must  be  securely  fastened  on  the  inside  of  the  building. 

The  width  of  all  balconies,  from  the  face  of  the  wall  out,  shall 
not  be  less  than  three  (3)  feet  six  (6)  inches,  and  the  length  of  all 
balconies  shall  be  regulated  by  the  inspector  of  buildings. 

In  the  floor  or  platform  of  all  balconies  there  shall  be  an  open- 
ing, not  less  than  two  (2)  feet  wide  and  three  (3)  feet  six  (6) 
inches  long,  enclosed  and  protected  on  three  sides. 

The  railings  and  balconies  shall  be  constructed  as  required  for 
ladder  fire  escapes.  There  shall  be  a  communication  from  balcony 
to  balcony  by  means  of  inclined  stairs,  and  no  ladder  shall  be 
allowed  below  the  line  of  the  flooring  of  the  uppermost  story  of 
any  building. 

Said  stairs  shall  have  an  inclination  from  the  perpendicular 
of  not  less  than  four  inches  to  every  twelve  inches  of  rise,  and 
shall  be  made  of  side  stringers  of  not  less  than  4x^-inch  steel; 
treads  must  be  turned  down  on  ends  and  riveted  well  into  each 
stringer,  at  a  distance  apart  of  sixteen  (16)  inches  for  said 
inclination. 

All  such  stairs  must  be  provided  with  substantial  railings  of 
1^-inch  pipe;  the  sides  shall  be  well  supported  by  suitable  standard 
of  1^-inch  pipe,  at  proper  distance,  viz.,  four  (4)  standards  to  each 
run  of  steps,  and  thoroughly  bolted  to  the  stringers. 

The  ladders  extending  from  the  upper  balconies  to  the  roof  may 
be  perpendicular,  but  must  be  well  braced  with  iron  brackets. 

Section  232.  PASSAGE  TO  EXITS  REQUIRED  IN  CERTAIN 
BUILDINGS — All  buildings  used  or  occupied,  or  constructed  to  be 
used  or  occupied,  as  hospitals,  asylums,  seminaries,  hotels,  apart- 
ment houses,  tenement  houses,  lodging  houses,  schools,  or  work- 
shops shall  have  on  each  floor  a  passage,  free  and  unobstructed, 
leading  direct  to  each  fire  escape. 

The  following  are  exempt  from  the  above  requirements: 

1.  All  buildings  of  Class  "A"  and  Class  "B"  construction. 

2.  Apartment  houses  where  every  apartment  has  direct  access 
to  a  fire  escape,  which  either  faces  on  a  street,  or  from  which  there 
is  a  direct  passage  to  the  street. 

3.  All  buildings  not  exceeding  in  width  thirty  (30)  feet,  out- 
side measurement,  and  not  situated  on  a  street  comer. 


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The  inspector  of  buildinp^s  shall  determine  the  location  of  pass- 
ages and  exits  thereto  necessary  and  adequate  on  all  such  buildings 
hereinbefore  specified,  so  as  to  make  the  means  of  escape  therefrom 
easy  and  safe  in  case  of  fire  or  panic. 

The  minimum  width  of  passages  to  exits  shall  be  as  follows: 

To  an  exit  on  a  building  with  a  frontage  of  from  thirty  (30) 
feet  to  forty  (40)  feet,  two  (2)  feet  and  six  (6)  inches  wide. 

To  an  exit  on  all  buildings  over  forty  (40)  feet  frontage,  three 
(3)  feet  wide;  provided,  however,  that  the  width  of  passage  to 
exits  shall  be  increased  to  form  three  (3)  feet  to  four  (4)  feet 
six  (6)  inches,  at  the  discretion  of  the  inspector  of  buildings,  in 
case  of  hospitals,  asylums,  large  hotels,  and  other  buildings  where 
more  than  the  usual  number  of  people  congregate  or  are  housed. 

All  buildings,  if  containing  more  than  four  (4)  apartments  or 
suits  on  any  one  floor,  shall  be  provided  with  at  least  two  (2)  stair- 
cases, which  shall  be  placed  as  far  apart  as  circumstances  will 
allow,  but  in  no  case  shall  said  staircases  be  placed  within  thirty  (30) 
feet  of  one  another. 

Section  233.  EXITS  FOR  FRAME  LODGING,  APARTMENT 
AND  TENEMENT  HOUSES,  HOTELS,  HOSPITALS  AND  ASY- 
LUMS— P'rame  buildings  used  as  lodging,  apartment  and  tenement 
houses,  hotels,  hospitals,  or  asylums  shall  have  on  each  floor  open 
halls  at  least  three  feet  six  inches  wide,  which  shall  lead  to  all 
fire  escapes. 

Section  234.  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OR  DRY  STANDPIPES— 
Every  building  of  three  (3)  or  more  stories  in  height  not  used  for 
a  private  dwelling  shall  have,  inside  or  outside  of  its  exterior  walls 
(if  over  sixteen  (16)  stories,  standpipes  must  be  inside),  one  or 
more  metal  standpipes,  which  shall  extend  from  four  (4)  feet  above 
the  sidewalk  to  and  over  the  roof  and  rest  on  the  firewalls.  Every 
standpipe  shall  have  a  Siamese  inlet  attached,  four  (4)  feet  above 
the  sidewalk,  branches  at  each  story,  and  a  Siamese  outlet  on  the 
roof.  All  inlets,  branches,  and  outlets  must  be  of  not  less  than  two 
and  one-half  inches  interior  diameter,  and  must  have  caps  and  chains; 
and  all  branches  and  outlets  must  have  two-and-one-half-inch  gate 
valves.     Standpipes  shall  conform  to  the  following  table: 

Interior  Sidewalk  Rooi 

Diameter.  Inlets.  Outlets. 

3,-story  building  4  inches     2  way  Siamese  2  way  Siamese 

4-story  building  4  inches    3  way  Siamese  3  way  Siamese 

5  to  15-story  buildings 5  inches    4  way  Siamese  3  way  Siamese 

16  or  more  story  buildings..6  inches    6  way  Siamese  4  way  Siamese 

All  iron  or  steel  material  used  in  the  construction  and  erection 
of  standpipes  shall  be  kept  in  good  order  and  repair  and  free  from 
obstruction.  Standpipes  shall  be  of  such  strength  as  will  withstand 
a  pressure  of  three  hundred  (300)  pounds  per  square  inch. 

Section  235.  STANDPIPES  AND  FIRE  ESCAPES— LOCA- 
TION AND  INSPECTION  OF— The  Inspector  of  Buildings  and 
Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  are  hereby  given  the  power  to  locate 
and  inspect  said  standpipes  and  fire  escapes,  to  see  that  the  same 
are  properly  constructed  and  located  as  in  this  ordinance  prescribed. 


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Section  236.  INSIDE  OR  WET  STANDPIPES  FOR  HOSE 
REELS — In  every  building:  exceeding  fifty-eight  (58)  feet  in  height, 
and  not  over  one  hundred  and  four  (104)  feet,  there  shall  be  a  vertical 
standpipe  not  less  than  three  (3)  inches  interior  diameter.  In  every 
building  exceeding  one  hundred  and  four  (104)  feet  in  height,  there 
shall  be  a  vertical  standpipe  not  less  than  four  (4)  inches  interior 
diameter.  Such  standpipes  shall  be  located  in  halls  near  stairways, 
or  near  stairways  if  building  has  no  halls,  and  shall  be  of  wrought 
iron  or  steel  and,  together  with  fittings  and  connection,  shall  be 
galvanized,  and  shall  be  of  such  strength  as  to  safely  withstand 
at  least  three  hundred  (300)  pounds  square  inch  water  pressure, 
when   ready  for   service. 

In  buildings  exceeding  one  hundred  (100)  feet  frontage  on  two 
or  more  streets,  or  whose  area  exceeds  ten  thousand  (10,000)  square 
feet,  there  shall  be  two  (2)  such  standpipes,  near  separate  stair- 
ways if  possible. 

Said  "inside  or  wet  standpipes  for  hose  reels"  shall  be  addi- 
tional to  the  fire  department  standpipes  required  by  this  ordinance. 
They  shall  be  connected  to  water  mains,  tanks,  or  pumps  as  here- 
inafter provided,  with  pressure  on  at  all  times;  and  if  connected  to 
a  tank  capable  of  holding  five  thousand  (5000)  or  more  gallons  of 
water,  shall  have  an  extension  of  equal  diameter  leading  to  a  point 
outside  of  the  building  or  premises  designated  by  the  Chief  of  the 
Fire  Department  and  provided  with  a  three-inch  gate  valve  with 
a  cap  and  chain. 

Standpipes  shall  extend  from  the  cellar  to  and  through  the  roof, 
with  a  hose  connection  located  from  five  feet  six  inches  to  six  feet 
above  the  floor  level,  fitted  with  approved  straightway  composition 
gate  valve  in  each  story,  including  cellar,  and  a  hose  connection 
priovided  above  the  roof,  with  the  valve  controlling  latter,  located 
in  the  standpipe  under  roof  and  arranged  to  be  operated  both  from 
above  and  below  roof.  A  suitable  three-quarter-inch  drain  pipe  and 
valve  shall  be  provided  under  the  roof  for  each  roof  connection. 

When  more  than  one  such  standpipe  is  required  in  a  building, 
they  shall  be  connected  at  their  bases  by  pipes  of  size  equal  to  that 
of  largest  standpipe,  so  that  water  from  any  source  will  supply  all 
the  standpipes. 

Closets  containing  hose  shall  have  a  glass  panel  in  door,  and 
be  plainly  marked. 

Section  237.  WATER  SUPPLIES— In  buildings  not .  exceeding 
one  hundred  and  four  (104)  feet  in  height,  the  water  supply  to  wet 
standpipes  shall  be  from  city  water,  where  pressure  is  sufficient, 
from  an  elevated  tank  or  a  steel  pressure  tank  conforming  to  the 
following  table: 

Ground  floor  area  of  building.  Capacity  of  Tank. 

Over  4000  square  feet 5000  gallons 

3000  to  4000  square  feet 3000  gallons 

2000  to  3000  square  feet 2500  gallons 

Less  than  2000  square  feet 2000  gallons 

In  buildings  exceeding  one  hundred  and  four  (104)  feet  in 
height,  the  water  supply  to  wet  standpipes  shall  be  from  an  automatic 
fire  pump  of  five  hundred  (500)  gallons  or  more  capacity  per  min- 
ute, drafting  from  a  supply  approved  by  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department.  When  a  wet  standpipe  is  connected  to  a  tank,  there 
shall  be  a  straightway  check  valve  in  a  horizontal  section  of  pipe 
between  the  first  hose  outlet  in  connecting  pipe  and  tank,  and  said 


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tank  must  be  filled  by  a  separate  pipe  and  not  through  the  standpipe. 

Section  238.  TANKS — Tanks  containing  more  than  five  hun- 
dred (500)  gallons  of  water  or  other  fluid,  placed  on  the  roof  or 
above  the  roof  of  any  Class  "A,"  Class  "B"  or  Class  "C"  building, 
shall  be  supported  on  iron  or  steel  beams  of  sufficient  strength  to 
safely  carry  the  same,  and  the  beams  shall  rest  at  both  their  ends 
on  brick  walls  or  on  iron  or  steel  girders,  or  iron  or  steel  columns, 
fireproofed  as  in  Class  "A"  buildings,  or  piers  of  masonry.  Under- 
neath such  tanks,  or  on  the  side  near  the  bottom  thereof,  shall  be  a 
short  pipe  or  outlet,  not  less  than  four  (4)  inches  in  diameter,  fitted 
with  a  suitable  valve  having  a  lever  or  wheel  handle  to  same,  so 
that  firemen  or  others  can  readily  discharge  the  weight  of  the 
fluid  contents  from  the  tank  in  case  of  necessity. 

Covers  on  top  of  water  tanks  placed  on  roof,  if  of  wood,  shall 
be  covered  with  metal. 

Tank  towers  erected  within  the  fire  limits  shall  be  constructed 
entirely  of  non-combustible  materials. 

Section  239.  LOCATION  OF  PUMPS  AND  BOILERS— Where 
pumps  constituting  a  supply  to  wet  standpipes  are  located  in  the 
lowest  story  of  a  building,  they  shall  be  placed  not  less  than  two  (2) 
feet  above  the  floor  level,  and  boilers  upon  which  pumps  depend 
for  steam  shall  be  arranged  so  as  that  flooding  of  fires  under  same 
will  be  impossible. 

Hose  sufficient  to  reach  all  parts  of  the  floor  shall  be  at- 
tached to  each  wet  standpipe  outlet  in  the  building,  and  hose  for 
roof-hydrant  may  be  placed  on  rack  on  top  floor  near  the  scuttle 
leading  to  the  roof.  Hose  shall  be  one  and  one-half  inches  inside 
diameter,  in  fifty-foot  lengths,  and  provided  with  standard  couplings, 
with  lugs,  at  each  end,  all  couplings  to  be  of  same  hose-thread  as 
that  in  use  by  the  fire  department. 

Hose  shall  be  approved  cotton,  rubber-lined. 

Each  line  of  hose  shall  be  provided  with  washers  at  both  ends 
and  be  fitted  with  play  pipe  or  nozzle,  having  handles  at  the  base, 
and  with  discharge  outlets  not  less  than  five-eighths  of  an  inch  in 
diameter.  One  spanner  shall  be  located  at  each  hose  connection 
throughout  the  building. 

Section  240.  ELEVATOR  SERVICE  — In  every  building  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  (100)  feet  in  height,  at  least  one  passenger 
elevator  shall  be  kept  in  readiness  for  immediate  use  by  the  fire 
department  during  all  hours  of  the  day  and  night,  including  holi- 
days and  Sundays. 

Section  241.  AUXILIARY  FIRE  APPLIANCES— All  existing 
buildings,  and  those  hereafter  erected,  exceeding  one  hundred  (100) 
feet  in  height  shall  be  provided  with  such  auxiliary  fire  apparatus 
and  appliances  as  wrenches,  spanners,  fire  extinguishers,  hooks, 
axes,  and  pails  as  may  be  required  by  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment; all  of  said  apparatus  to  conform  in  design  to  those  in  use  by 
the  fire  department. 

Section  242.  BAY  WINDOWS— Windows  of  horizontal,  circular, 
or  angular  shape  may  be  constructed  in  Class  "  A,"  Class  "B"  and 
Class  "C"  buildings,  which  shall  form  bays  in  the  thickness  of  the 
wall;  provided,  that  no  portion  of  the  outside  face  of  such  windows 


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shall  project  beyond  or  below  the  belt  course,  or  cornice  over  the 
first  story  of  such  building,  nor  in  any  case  project  more  than  six- 
teen (16)  inches  from  the  face  of  the  wall  of  the  building  to  the 
vertical  face  of  such  projection. 

Such  bay  window  in  Class  "A"  and  Class  "C"  buildings  shall 
have  structural  frames  of  steel  channel  or  I-beam  uprights  not  less 
than  four  (4)  inched  in  vertical  section,  all  joints  and  bearings  with 
standard  connections  riveted;  the  uprights  shall  be  properly  con- 
nected together  horizontally  with  steel  channels,  angles,  or  tees 
below  the  sill  and  above  the  head  of  each  window  in  each  story,  and 
the  whole  steel  frame  thoroughly  anchored  to  the  brick  walls  in 
each  opening.  The  outside  finish  of  all  such  bay  windows  shall  be 
of  galvanized  iron  or  other  fineproof  material. 

In  Class  "B"  buildings,  bay  windows  and  lintels  over  same 
shall  be  constructed  entirely  of  reinforced  concrete. 

Piers  between  bay,  oriel,  or  swell  windows  in  brick,  stone,  or 
concrete  buildings  shall  not  be  less  than  four  (4)  feet  in  width  for 
buildings  not  more  than  three  (3)  stories  in  height;  five  (5)  feet 
in  width  for  buildings  not  more  than  five  (5)  stories  in  height;  six 
(6)  feet  in  width  for  buildings  not  more  than  six  (6)  stories  in 
height;  and  seven  (7)  feet  in  width  for  buildings  not  more  than  eight 
(8)   stories  in  height. 

The  openings  for  bay,  oriel,  or  swell  windows  in  brick,  stone  or 
concrete  walls  shall  have  steel  beams  of  proper  length  to  support 
the  floors  and  loads;  these  beams  must  extend  at  least  eight  (8) 
inches  into  the  wall  at  both  sides  of  the  openings. 

Section  243.  CORNICES,  BELTS,  GUTTERS  AND  OTHER 
APPENDAGES — All  exterior  cornices,  belts,  gutters,  and  other  ap- 
pendages on  Class  "  A,"  Class  "B"  and  Class  "C"  buildings  shall  be 
constructed  of  metal,  stone,  reinforced  concrete  or  terra  cotta. 

All  metal  cornices  shall  be  riveted  and  well  secured  to  iron 
brackets  not  more  than  two  (2)  feet  apart,  and  properly  built  into 
the  walls.     Cornices  of  frame  buildings  may  be  of  wood. 

Gutters  of  metal  may  be  formed  in  cornices.  Proper  leaders  shall 
be  provided  for  discharge  of  rain  water  from  roof,  but  no  leader 
shall  discharge  upon  the  sidewalk. 

Stone  and  terra  cotta  cornices  shall  have  every  piece  anchored 
to  backing  with  heavy  anchors,  and,  where  necessary,  supported  on 
.steel  supports. 

Appendages  of  Class  "C"  buildings  within  the  fire  limits,  such 
as  dormer  windows,  mouldings,  eaves,  parapets,  balconies,  bay  win- 
dows, towers,  spires,  ventilators,  erection  on  roofs,  turrets,  lantern 
lights,  if  not  wholly  fireproof,  shall  be  enveloped  with  fireproof  ma- 
terial; provided,  however,  that  any  of  the  said  appendages  which 
exceed  the  allowed  limit  of  height  of  its  class  shall  have  its  exterior 
wholly  fireproof. 

Section  244.  PORCHES  OF  WOOD— Porches  of  wood  may  be 
attached  to  buildings  of  Class  "C"  construction,  but  not  to  buildings 
of  Class  "A"  nor  Class  "B"  construction,  and  shall  be  constructed 
without  concealed  spaces  in  anv  part,  and  without  encolsures  other 
than  open  rail  or  wire  guard  not  over  four  (4)  feet  above  floor, 
except  as  hereinafter  specified.  Said  porches  must  not  be  placed 
higher  than  the  fourth  story  of  any  building,  nor  project  over  the 
line  of  any  street,  lane,  alley,  or  place. 


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Enclosures  on  such  porches  shall  not  exceed  seven  (7)  feet  from 
floor  to  ceiling,  and  shall  not,  for  a  hotel  or  lodging  house,  exceed 
fifty  (50)  superficial  feet  of  floor  room,  or  for  any  other  building 
exceed  twenty-five  (25)  superficial  feet  of  floor  room,  and  shall  be 
used  only  as  water  closets  or  privies. 

Roofs  of  both  porches  and  enclosures,  situate  within  the  fire 
limits,  shall  be  covered  with  tin  in  the  manner  specified  in  this 
ordinance  for  covering  fireproof  shutters  and  doors,  or  with  corru- 
gated iron  nailed  to  stud  frame  without  boarding. 

Section  245.  AWNINGS,  SHADES  AND  BALCONIES— All 
awnings,  shades  and  balconies  shall  be  at  least  ten  (10)  feet  above 
the  line  of  the  curb  level  and  securely  supported  on  wrought  iron 
brackets  built  into  the  walls,  and  no  part  shall  be  less  than  ten  (10) 
feet  above  the  line  of  the  curb  level  of  the  sidewalk;  and  a  gutter 
shall  thereon  be  formed  to  carry  off  the  water  to  the  line  of  the 
building  and  thence  to  the  street  gutter. 

No  gutters  shall  be  required  on  cloth  or  canvas  awnings  or 
shades. 

The  height  of  all  movable  canvas  or  cloth  awnings  or  shades 
shall  not  be  less  than  seven  and  one-half  (IVz)  feet  above  said  curb 
level. 

Awnkigs,  shades,  and  balconies  shall  not  extend  beyond  the 
line  oOne  curb;  provided,  however,  that  no  awning,  shade,  or  balcony 
shaU/be  erected  on  any  building  facing  on  any  street,  lane,  alley,  or 
je  which  is  twenty  (20)  feet  or  less  in  width;  and  no  permanent 
ling,  shade,  or  balcony  shall  be  constructed  on  any  building  with- 
"out  a  permit  from  the  City  Council  and  the  execution  and  delivery 
of  a  bond  as  required  by  law;  and  the  same  shall  be  constructed  of 
metal  only,  or  of  metal  and  wire  glass,  to  be  approved  by  the  in- 
spector of  buildings;  and  all  cloth  or  canvas  awnings  shall  be  kept 
raised  except  where  the  sun  shines  on  the  spot  to  be  protected  by  the 
same. 

Section  246.  FLOOR  LIGHTS  — Floor  lights  used  for  trans- 
mission of  light  to  stores  below  shall  be  constructed  of  metal 
frames  and  bars,  or  plates,  and  if  any  glass  therein  measures  more 
than  sixteen  (16)  square  inches,  the  glass  shall  be  provided  with  a 
mesh  of  wire,  either  in  the  glass  or  under  the  same;  and  the  floor 
lights  shall  be  of  the  same  proportional  strength  as  the  floors  in 
which  they  are  placed. 

Section  247.  ACCESS  AT  SIDEWALK  TO  WATER,  GAS  AND 
ELECTRIC  SERVICES— Every  building,  except  dwellings,  shall  be 
provided  with  an  enclosure  or  enclosures  constructed  of  incombust- 
ible material,  located  immediately  within  the  curb  of  and  beneath  the 
sidewalk  in  front  of  said  building.  Access  into  such  enclosure  shall 
be  afforded  through  an  opening  in  its  top,  which  opening  shall  have 
a  suitable  locked  iron  cover,  set  in  the  sidewalk.  Fastenings  to  all 
such  covers  shall  be  identical  and  shall  conform  to  sample  in  the 
office  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department.  Such  enclosures  shall 
contain  valves  or  other  means  of  controlling  all  water,  and  gas  services 
for  said  building  clearly  tagged  or  marked. 

Section  248.  AREAS — All  areas  set  back  from  the  street  line 
shall  be  properly  protected  with  suitable  railings,  or  covered  over; 
those  on  the  sidewalk  shall  have  iron  doors,  which  shall  be  so  made 
that  when  opened  they  will  form  guards. 


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When  areas  are  covered  over,  iron,  or  iron  and  glass  com- 
bined, stone,  or  other  incombustible  materials  supported  on  brick, 
concrete,  or  stone  walls,  or  on  iron  or  steel  beams,  shall  be  used. 
Areas  on  sidewalks  shall  not  exceed  four  feet  in  width,  measured 
from  the  street  line. 

Section  249.  FLOORS  IN  YARDS,  ETC.— All  floors  of  yards, 
courts,  and  passageways  shall  be  of  earth,  sand,  gravel,  cinders,  or 
other  similar  material,  or  of  concrete.  No  such  floors  shall  be  con- 
structed of  wood. 

Section  250.  OPENINGS  IN  SIDEWALKS— Openings  in  side- 
walks for  the  admission  of  coal  or  light,  or  for  manholes,  or  for  any 
other  purpose,  if  placed  outside  the  property  line  shall  be  covered 
with  lens  lights  set  in  iron  or  cement  frames,  or  with  iron  covers 
having  a  rough  surface  and  rabbeted  flush  with  the  sidewalk. 

No  plain  surface  of  glass  or  iron  more  than  four  (4)  inches  in 
diameter  shall  be  placed  in  any  sidewalk.  When  a  cover  is  placed 
in  any  sidewalk,  it  shall  be  placed  as  near  as  practicable  to  the  line 
of  the  curb,  except  for  steps  and  area  ways.  All  spaces  under 
sidewalks  shall  be  thoroughly  ventilated. 

All  works  supporting  the  sidewalk  shall  rest  upon  and  be  of 
incombustible  material. 

Section  251.  METER  ROOMS  — All  buildings  except  private 
dwellings,  hereafter  erected  shall  be  provided,  for  the  accommoda- 
tion of  gas  and  electric  service  and  meters,  with  recesses  or  openings 
not  less  than  four  (4)  feet  by  four  (4)  feet  in  dimensions,  and  if 
a  door  leads  thereto,  said  door  shall  be  of  dimensions  not  less  than 
two  (2)  feet  by  four  (4)  feet,  and  shall  have  a  ventilating  screen  at 
its  top  and  bottom. 

Suitable  brackets  or  shelves  shall  be  provided  to  support  gas 
meters  securely. 

The  electric  service  switches  shall  not  be  installed  in  the  same 
recess,  enclosure,  or  opening  with  a  gas  service  and  meter. 

Section  252.  ENGINEERS*  STATIONARY  LADDERS  —  Every 
building  in  which  boilers  are  placed  in  the  cellar  or  lower  story  shall 
have  stationary  iron  ladders  or  stairs  from  such  story,  leading  di- 
rectly to  a  manhole  in  the  sidewalk  or  to  inside  exits. 

Section  253.  BARRICADES  TO  BE  ERECTED  DURING  CON- 
STRUCTION— During  the  construction  or  repair  of  buildings,  as  soon 
as  the  rough  or  temporary  floor  is  laid,  all  shafts,  or  openings,  or 
wells,  shall  be  provided  with  a  railing  four  (4)  feet  high  around 
such  openings,  and  in  shafts  where  elevators  or  hoists  are  running,  a 
barricade  at  least  six  (6)  feet  high  shall  be  erected  and  maintained 
around  such  shafts. 

Section  254.  TEMPORARY  FLOORS— Any  building,  more  than 
three  (3)  stories  high,  in  course  of  construction  shall  have  the 
joists,  beams,  or  girders  of  each  and  every  floor  below  the  floor 
or  level  where  any  work  is  being  done,  or  about  to  be  done,  covered 
with  scaffold  boards  laid  close  together,  or  with  other  suitable  ma- 
terials, to  protect  the  workmen  from  falling  between  joists  or 
girders,  and  from  falling  bricks,  rivets,  tools,  or  other  substances 
whereby  life  or  limb  might  be  endangered. 

Section  255.  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OF  SCAFFOLDS  — 
PERMIT — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or 


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corporation  to  erect,  build,  or  maintain,  or  cause  to  be  erected,  built, 
or  maintained  over  or  upon  any  building,  any  scaffolding,  without 
first  obtaining  the  written  permission  of  the  inspector  of  buildings, 
whch  permit  shall  state  fully  for  what  purpose  said  scaffolding  is 
to  be  erected  and  used;  and  such  scaffolding  shall  not  be  used  for 
any  purpose  other  than  that  designated  in  such  permit.  A  general 
permit  for  the  construction  of  a  building  shall  carry  with  it  the 
right  to  construct  scaffolds. 

Section  256.  SAFETY  OF  SCAFFOLDS— It  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  to  erect,  maintain, 
suspend,  swing,  or  use,  or  cause  to  be  erected,  maintained,  suspended, 
swung,  or  used,  any  scaffold  or  staging,  unless  the  same  be  of  suf- 
ficient strength  to  support  the  weight  placed  thereon,  and  of  suf- 
ficient width  to  prevent  any  person  working  thereon,  or  any  ma- 
terials placed  thereon,  from  falling. 

It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  association,  or  cor- 
poration to  swing  or  suspend,  or  cause  to  be  swung  or  suspended, 
from  any  overhead  support  or  supports,  any  staging  or  scaffolding 
more  than  twenty  (20)  feet  above  the  ground  or  floor,  unless  the 
same  shall  have  when  in  use  a  safety  rail  rising  at  least  thirty- 
four  (34)  inches  above  the  level,  and  extending  along  the  outer 
edge  and  across  the  ends  of  such  staging  or  scaffolding,  and  unless 
the  same  shall  be  provided  with  braces  sufficient  to  sustain  the 
weight  of  a  man's  body  and  to  prevent  said  staging  or  scaffolding 
from  swaying  from  the  building  or  structure  from  which  it  is 
suspended. 

Section  257.  FENCES — Fences  of  wood  shall  not  be  erected  over 
seven  (7)  feet  high  above  the  surface  of  the  ground  and  shall  be 
properly  supported  and  braced. 

Section  258.  BILL  BOARDS,  SIGN  BOARDS,  ROOF  SIGNS— 
It  shall  be  unlawful  to  erect,  construct,  or  maintain,  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  any  sign  board,  bill  board,  roof 
sign,  or  other  structure,  of  the  height  of  seven  feet  or  more,  used 
or  intended  to  be  used  for  advertising  purposes  without  first  obtain- 
ing a  permit  therefor  from  the  building  inspector  of  said  city.  It 
shall  be  unlawful  to  erect,  construct,  or  to  hereafter  maintain,  within 
fifteen  (15)  feet  of  the  property  line  of  any  street  or  sidewalk,  any 
bill  board  or  other  structure  over  seven  feet  high  used  or  intended 
to  be  used  for  advertising  purposes.  Bill  boards  erected  within 
fifteen  (15)  feet  of  any  sidewalk  or  street,  and  of  the  height  of 
over  seven  feet,  shall  be  set  upon  and  fastened  to  posts  of  not 
less  than  4x4  inches  in  dimension,  not  more  than  seven  (7)  feet 
apart,  and  set  at  least  three  (3)  feet  in  the  ground;  and  said  bill 
boards  or  sign  boards  shall  be  braced  by  2x6-inch  braces,  one  brace 
to  each  post,  said  brace  to  be  securely  fastened  to  or  above  the 
middle  of  said  posts,  the  other  end  securely  fastened  to  a  post  well 
anchored  in  the  ground;  said  braces  shall  be  placed  at  an  angle  of 
not  less  than  forty-five  (45)  degrees  from  the  horizontal.  Bill 
boards  or  sign  boards  within  fifteen  (15)  feet  of  any  sidewalk  or 
street  shall  not  be  over  fifteen  (15)  feet  high,  and  shall  be  fastened 
to  and  supported  by  posts  not  less  than  4x6  inches  in  dimension,  set 
at  least  three  (3)  feet  in  the  ground,  and  not  further  apart  than 
seven  (7)  feet,  and  shall  be  securely  braced  by  timbers  not  less  than 
2x6  inches  in  dimension,  one  brace  to  each  post  inclined  at  an  angle 
of  forty-five  (45)  degrees  to  said  post,  and  securely  fastened  to  or 


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above  the  middle  of  said  post,  the  other  end  securely  fastened.  And 
it  shall  be  unlawful  to  erect  or  maintain  any  such  sign  board,  bill 
board,  or  other  structure  herein  mentioned,  without  leaving  an  open 
space  of  not  less  than  two  (2)  feet,  measured  from  the  surface  of 
the  ground  vertically  to  the  lowest  point  of  said  sign  board,  bill 
board,  or  other  structure.  All  posts  and  braces  used  in  the  con- 
struction of  said  bill  boards  or  sign  boards  shall  be  of  sound  Oregon 
fir,  or  of  equally  strong  and  durable  material;  provided,  however, 
that  nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  construed  to  require  a  permit 
for  the  erection  of  or  advertising  on  fences,  sides  of  buildings  or 
temporary  structures  less  than  seven  (7)  feet  high  used  for  adver- 
tising purposes.  Roof  signs,  or  sign  boards  attached  to  or  placed 
upon  the  roofs  of  buildings,  shall  be  made  of  iron,  attached  to  metal 
frames  with  iron  uprights,  thoroughly  secured  to  the  building  by 
iron  or  metal  anchors,  bolts,  stanle  supports,  chains,  guys  or  braces. 
And  the  footings  of  the  same  shall  be  angle  iron  with  flanges  not 
less  than  two  (2)  inches  wide,  and  there  shall  be  a  walk  all  around 
said  sign  or  board  not  less  than  four  (4)  feet  in  the  clear,  and  such 
walk  must  be  six  (6)  feet  in  the  clear  from  roof  to  under  side  of 
such  sign  or  board. 

For  issuing  permits  for  the  construction  of  bill  boards  or  sign 
boards,  said  building  inspector  shall  charge  a  fee  of  twenty-five 
(25)  cents  for  each  and  every  permit  so  issued.  No  permit  shall 
be  issued  to  any  person,  firm,  association,  oi*  corporation  to  construct 
or  erect  any  bill  board  or  sign  board,  or  other  structure  used,  or 
intended  to  be  used,  for  advertising  purposes,  within  fifteen  (15) 
feet  of  any  sidewalk,  street,  alley,  or  way  of  said  city,  or  to  construct 
or  erect  any  roof  sign,  unless  such  person,  firm,  association,  or  cor- 
poration applying  for  such  Tjermit  shall  first  make,  execute,  and 
deliver  to  said  City  of  Reno  a  bond  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand 
($5000.00)  dollars,  with  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  City  Council 
of  said  city,  conditioned  to  the  effect  that  said  person,  firm,  associa- 
tion, or  corporation  shall  save  the  city  harmless  from  any  and  all 
damages  it  may  sustain  by  reason  of  the  existence  of,  or  collapse 
or  fall  of  any  bill  board  or  sign  board  constructed  by  or  owned  or 
controlled  by  said  person,  firm,  association,  or  corpraotion,  or  by 
reason  of  the  lack  of  repair  of  the  same;  provided,  however,  that 
this  ordinance  shall  not  be  construed  to  require  a  separate  bond  for 
each  permit;  but  any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  en- 
gaged in  the  business  of  erecting  and  maintaining  bill  boards  or 
sign  boards  for  advertising  thereon  shall  be  required  to  give  only 
one  bond  in  said  sum  of  five  thousand  ($5000.00)  dollars  to  cover  all 
permits. 

Section  259.  SIGNS — All  signs  now  erected,  or  that  may  be 
hereafter  erected,  on  the  top  of  any  building,  or  attached  to  the 
wall  of  any  building,  and  that  may  become  unsafe,  shall  be  removed 
upon  notice  so  to  do  from  the  inspector  of  buildings.  No  sign 
exceeding  twenty  (20)  square  feet  in  size  shall  hereafter  be  erected 
on  any  building  without  a  permit  from  the  inspector  of  buildings 
and  full  compliance  with  the  law.  No  sign  exceeding  three  and 
one-half  (SV2)  feet  in  width,  or  ten  (10)  feet  in  height,  shall  here- 
after be  attached  to  any  building,  unless  such  sign  is  constructed 
wholly  of  metal  or  non-combustible  material..  When  two  or  more 
signs  are  placed  on  any  building  one  above  another,  the  width  or 
height  of  the  sign  shall  be  measured  as  if  there  were  but  one  sign, 
and  the  spaces  between  the  signs  shall  be  included  in  the  width  of 


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the  signs,  unless  there  be  a  clear  space  of  at  least  six  (6)  feet 
between  the  signs.  No  sign  shall  hereafter  project  more  than 
thirteen  feet  over  the  building  line  of  any  street  or  alley;  nor 
shall  any  projecting  sign  be  placed  nearer  than  eight  (8)  feet  to 
the  ground  or  pavement  of  any  street  or  alley,  nor  be  so  placed 
as  to  obstruct  any  fire  escape,  or  interfere  wdth  the  operations  of 
the  fire  department.  Every  sign  hereafter  erected  upon  any  build- 
ing shall  be  supported  upon  heavy  iron  braces  bolted  to  the  walls 
or  roofs  of  the  buildings  in  a  firm  and  secure  manner.  All  signs 
hereafter  erected,  extending  over  any  street,  sidewalk,  alley  or  way 
more  than  three  (3)  feet  from  the  property  line,  shall  be  constructed 
of  metal  or  other  non-combustible  material  and  illuminated  with 
lights  of  not  less  than  five  candle  power  to  each  square  foot  of 
surface. 

Section  260.  TEMPORARY  STAGING  ON  ROOFS— No  tem- 
porary staging  of  any  kind,  nor  stand  for  observation  purposes,  shall 
be  constructed  of  wood  upon  the  roof  of  any  building. 

MISCELLANEOUS   PROVISIONS. 

Section  261.  REMOVAL  OF  PAINT  FROM  BUILDINGS— It 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  undertake  the  removal  of  paint 
from  any  wooden  building,  or  other  structure,  by  the  process  of 
burning  without  first  having  given  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment at  least  three  (3)  days'  written  notice  of  intention  to  perform 
said  work. 

Section  262.  INSPECTOR  OF  BUILDINGS  TO  STOP  CON- 
STRUCTION OF  CERTAIN  BUILDINGS— The  inspector  of  build- 
ings shall  have  the  power  to  stop  the  construction  of  any  building, 
or  the  making  of  any  alteration  or  repairs  to  any  building,  when 
the  same  is  done  in  a  reckless  or  careless  manner,  or  in  violation 
of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  to  order,  in  writing, 
any  and  all  persons  in  any  way  or  manner  whatever  engaged  in 
so  constructing,  altering,  or  repairing  any  such  building  to  stop  and 
desist  therefrom,  and  the  person  or  persons  so  ordered  shall  im- 
mediately comply  therewith. 

Section  263.  INSPECTOR'S  RIGHT  TO  ENTER  BUILDINGS 
— The  inspector  of  buildings,  so  far  as  may  be  necessary  for  the 
performance  of  his  duties,  shall  have  the  right  to  enter  any  new  or 
unoccupied  building,  or  any  building  under  construction,  repair, 
alteration,  or  removal,  or  any  building  alleged  to  be  unsafe  or  a 
menace  to  life  or  limb,  upon  showing  his  badge  of  officfe. 

Section  264.  TENEMENT  HOUSES— HEIGHT— The  height  of 
any  tenement  house  hereafter  erected,  exclusive  of  any  roof  or  ap- 
pendages, shall  not  exceed  one  hundred  (100)  feet,  nor  one  and 
one-half  times  the  width  of  the  street,  alley,  or  court  on  which  it 
abuts,  except  that  any  distance  the  building  set  back  from  the  lot 
line  shall  be  added  to  the  width  of  the  street,  alley,  or  court  in 
making  this  computation,  and  provided  that  no  such  tenement  house 
shall  be  over  three  (3)  stories  high,  unless  it  is  a  building  of  Class 
"A"  or  Class  "B"  construction.  No  existing  tenement  house  shall 
be  increased  beyond  the  height  specified  in  this  section. 

Section  265.  AREA  OF  LOT  OCCUPIED— No  tenement  house 
hereafter  erected,  alone  or  with  other  buildings,  shall  occupy  more 


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than  ninety  (90)  per  cent,  of  a  corner  lot,  or  more  than  sixty-five 
(65)  per  cent,  of  any  other  lot;  provided,  that  the  space  occupied 
outside  fire  escapes,  porches,  landings  and  stairs  shall  not  be  in- 
cluded in  computing  the  space  occupied  by  the  building.  For  the 
purpose  of  this  section,  the  measurements  shall  be  taken  at  the 
ground  level,  except  that  where  the  first  story  of  any  building  is, 
or  is  intended  to  be,  occupied  for  business  purposes  only,  the  meas- 
urements as  to  percentage  of  lot  occupied  may  be  taken  at  the  level 
of  the   second   floor. 

Section  266.  REAR  YARDS— In  the  rear  of  every  tenement 
house  on  an  interior  lot,  there  shall  be  a  yard  not  less  than  ten  (10) 
feet  in  depth,  extending  across  the  entire  width  of  the  lot,  unless 
the  rear  of  such  lot  abuts  upon  a  public  alley  at  least  fifteen  (15) 
feet  wide,  and  at  every  point  open  from  the  ground  to  the  sky  un- 
obstructed, except  that  fire  escapes  may  project  not  over  four  (4) 
feet  from  the  rear  line  of  the  house.  Every  such  yard  shall  be 
increased  one  per  centum  of  the  superficial  area  for  every  story 
above  three  in  height  of  the  building.  The  depth  of  the  yard  be- 
hind every  tenement  house  hereafter  erected  upon  a  corner  lot  shall 
not  be  less  than  five  (5)  feet  in  every  part  for  the  full  width  of 
the  lot,  unless  the  rear  of  such  lot  abuts  upon  a  public  alley  at  least 
fifteen  (15)  feet  wide.  Where  a  corner  lot  is  more  than  fifty  (50) 
feet  in  width,  the  yard  for  that  portion  in  excess  of  fifty  (50)  feet 
shall  conform  to  the  provisions  for  interior  lots.  If  any  building 
is  hereafter  placed  on  the  same  lot  with  a  tenement  house,  the  space 
between  the  said  buildings  shall  always  be  of  such  size  and  arranged 
in  such  manner  as  is  prescribed  for  yards  in  the  rear  of  tenement 
houses;  and  no  building  of  any  kind  shall  be  hereafter  placed  upon 
the  same  lot  with  a  tenement  house  so  as  to  decrease  the  minimum 
size  of  yards  or  courts  as  herein  prescribed.  If  any  tenement  house 
is  hereafter  erected  upon  any  lot  upon  which  there  is  already  an- 
other building,  it  shall  comply  with  all  of  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance, and  in  addition,  the  space  between  the  said  buildings  and  the 
said  tenement  house  shall  be  of  such  size  and  arranged  in  such 
manner  as  is  herein  prescribed;  provided,  that  the  height  of  the 
highest  building  on  the  lot  shall  regulate  the  dimensions. 

Section  267.  ALL  COURTS  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  TENE- 
MENT HOUSE — Unless  otherwise  hereinafter  prescribed,  all  courts 
in  connection  with  tenement  houses  shall  be  at  every  point  open  to 
the  sky  unobtsructed ;  provided,  that  fire  escapes  projecting  not  more 
than  four  (4)  feet  shall  not  be  deemed  obstructions.  The  "Enclosed 
Courts"  of  all  tenement  houses  hereafter  erected  shall  have  areas 
and  minimum  widths  in  all  parts  not  less  than  the  widths  and  areas 
as  follows: 

Kuilding.  Square  feet  of  area.                   Least  width. 

2  stories    100 6  feet 

3  stories    120 7  feet 

4  stories    160 8  feet 

5  stories    250 12  feet 

6  stories    400 16  feet 

For  every  story  of  increase  above  six,  the  least  width  of  en- 
closed courts  shall  be  increased  four  (4)  feet,  and  the  area  shall 
be  increased  not  less  than  one  hundred  (100)  square  feet. 


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"Side  Courts"  shall  have  areas  and  minimum  widths,  as  follows: 
Building.  Square  feet  of  area.  Least  width. 

2  stories  60 5  feet 

3  stories  80 5  feet  6  inches 

4  stories 120 6  fe^ 

'6    stories  160 .7  feet 

6    stories  300 8  feet 

"Outer  Courts"  shall  have  not  less  than  the  following  widths  for 
their  minimum  in  all  parts: 

Building.  Least  width. 

2    stories  4  feet 

o    stories  .„  4  feet  6  inches 

4  stories  5  feet 

5  stories  6  feet 

6  stories  7  feet 

"Through  Courts"  shall  have  not  less  than  the  following  widths 
for  their  minimum,  in  all  parts: 

Building.  Least  width. 

2  stories    3  feet 

3  stories    ._ 4  feet 

4  stories    5  feet 

5  stories    6  feet 

6  stories    .' 7  feet 

For  every  story  of  increase  above  six,  the  least  width  of  "Outer 
Courts"  shall  be  increased  by  one  foot.  If  an  "  Enclosed,"  "  Outer," 
"  Side,"  or  "Through"  court,  or  shaft,  has  windows  on  the  opposite 
side  of  same,  the  least  widths  and  areas  given  in  the  above  table 
shall  be  doubled  for  the  minimum  width  and  areas;  and  where  the 
depth  of  the  court  shall  exceed  twenty  (20)  feet,  the  court  shall  be 
made  at  least  one  foot  wider  for  each  additional  ten  (10)  feet  over 
twenty  (20)  feet  from  the  outer  end  of  the  court;  but  where  the 
depth  of  a  "Through  Court"  shall  exceed  twenty  (20)  feet  from 
any  window  to  the  nearest  end  of  said  court,  the  width  of  such 
court  shall  be  increased  at  least  six  (6)  inches  for  every  additional 
twenty  (20)  feet,  or  major  fraction  thereof.  At  the  bottom  of  every 
enclosed  court  there  shall  be  provided  sufficient  means  of  access  to 
such  court  to  enable  it  to  be  properly  cleaned. 

Section  268.  STAIRWAYS  AND  HALLWAYS— (a.)  Every 
tenement  house  having  more  than  five  rooms  above  the  second  story, 
when  not  a  building  of  Class  "A"  or  Class  "B"  construction,  shall 
have  at  least  two  (2)  stairways  leading  from  the  ground  to  the 
upper  story,  and  every  such  stairway  shall  have  the  soffits  plast- 
ered or  covered  with  approved  non-inflammable  materials;  and  such 
building  shall  further  have  such  a  number  of  stairways  and  so 
located  that  the  entrance  to  every  room  in  such  building  shall  not 
be  more  than  one  hundred  (100)  feet  from  a  stairway.  When  such 
buildings  shall  have  more  than  ten  (10)  rooms  above  the  second 
story,  then  all  stair  partitions  shall  be  of  approved  fireproof  ma- 
terial, and  the  stair  soffits  shall  be  covered  with  metallic  lathings 
and  plastered  or  covered  with  other  approved  fireproof  materials. 
Every  tenement  house  not  of  Class  "A"  or  Class  "B"  construction, 
where  the  lower  story  is  occupied  for  any  business  except  offices. 


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shall  have  the  stairways  leading  to  the  basement  and  to  the  second 
story  enclosed  with  approved  fireproof  partitions,  and  the  stair 
soffits  with  metallic  lathing  and  plastered  or  covered  with  other 
approved  fireproof  materials.  The  stairs  and  the  public  halls  in 
every  tenement  house  shall  each  be  at  least  three  feet  wide  in  the 
clear,  and  every  apartment  shall  be  directly  accessible  to  both  such 
flights  of  stairs.  All  stairways  shall  be  provided  with  proper  hand 
rails,  balusters,  and  newels,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  repair. 

(b.)  Every  non-fireproof  tenement  house  containing  over 
twenty-six  (26)  apartments  or  suites  of  rooms  above  the  entrance 
story  shall  have,  in  addition  to  the  stairways  required  in  subdi- 
vision (a)  of  this  section,  a  stairway  for  every  additional  twenty- 
six  (26)  apartments,  or  fraction  thereof,  and  in  lieu  of  an  addi- 
tional stairway,  the  stairs,  stair  halls,  and  entrance  halls  through- 
out the  entire  building  shall  be  at  least  one-half  wider  than  is  speci- 
fied in  subdivision  (a)  of  this  section.  Every  fireproof  tenement 
house  hereafter  erected,  containing  over  thirty- six  (36)  apartments 
or  suites  of  rooms  above  the  entrance  story,  shall  have,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  stairways  required  in  subdivision  (a)  of  this  section,  an 
additional  staircase  for  every  additional  thirty-six  (36)  apartments, 
or  fraction  thereof;  but  if  said  house  contains  not  more  than  forty- 
eight  (48)  apartments  above  the  entrance  floor,  in  lieu  of  an  addi- 
tional stairway,  the  stairs,  stair  halls,  and  entrance  halls  through- 
put the  entire  building  shall  each  be  at  least  one-half  wider  than 
specified  in  subdivision   (a)  of  this  section. 

(c.)  In  all  tenement  houses  three  or  more  stories  in  height, 
the  stairs  leading  to  the  cellar  may  be  located  inside  of  the  building, 
provided  they  are  entirely  enclosed  with  brick  walls  or  other  fire- 
proof partitions,  ceilings,,  and  self-closing  doors.  Any  new  stairs 
that  may  hereafter  be  constructed,  leading  from  the  first  story  to 
the  cellar,  shall  be  enclosed  with  brick  walls  or  other  fireproof  par- 
titions, and  the  openings  at  top  and  bottom  shall  be  provided  with 
sielf-closing  fireproof  doors.  In  non-fireproof  tenement  houses,  no 
closet  of  any  kind  shall  be  constructed  or  allowed  under  any  stair- 
case in  a  public  hall.  The  stairs  and  stair  halls  in  all  tenement 
houses  three  or  more  stories  in  height  shall  be  constructed  of  incom- 
bustible material  throughout,  except  the  treads  of  stairs  and  hand- 
rails. If  any  existing  tenement  house  be  so  altered  as  to  increase 
the  number  of  apartments  therein,  or  if  such  building  be  increased 
in  height,  or  if  the  halls  and  stairs  therein  be  damaged  by  fire  or 
otherwise  to  an  extent  greater  than  one-half  the  original  cost 
thereof,  the  stair  halls  and  stairways  of  the  said  building  shall  be 
made  to  conform  to  the  requirements  of  new  tenement  houses. 

Section  269.     WINDOWS     IN     HALLWAYS— In     all     tenement 
houses,  three  or  more  stories  in  height,  every  public  hallway  shall 
have  at  least  one  window,  not  less  than  twelve  (12)   square  feet  in 
area,  opening  directly  upon  the  street  or  upon  a  yard  or  court;  pro- 
vided, that  in  existing  tenement  houses  not  already  equipped  with, 
such  windows,  in   lieu   of  such  windows  there  may  be,  in  the  roofj 
directly  over  each  stairway,  a  ventilating  skylight,  having  a  mini-j 
mum  opening  of  one  hundred  (100)  square  inches.     The  glazed  roof] 
of  such  skylight  shall  not  be  less  than  twenty-five  (25)  square  feetj 
in  area.     All  existing  obstructions  to   skylight  ventilation   shall  be] 
removed.    Any  part  of  a  public  hallway  shut  off  from  any  other  part] 
of  said  hallway  by  a  door  or  doors  shall  be  deemed  a  separate  hall- 
way in  the  meaning  of  this  section. 


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Section  270.  HEIGHT  AND  SIZE  OF  ROOMS— Every  rOom 
in  every  tenement  hereafter  built,  and  in  every  building  hereafter 
altered  to  be  used  as  such,  shall  not  be  less  than  eight  (8)  feet  in 
height  in  the  clear,  in  every  story,  except  that  in  the  attic  it  may 
be  less  than  eight  feet  high  for  not  more  than  one-half  the  area  of 
the  room.  In  every  tenement  house  all  rooms,  except  water  closet 
compartments  and  bath  rooms,  shall  be  of  the  following  minimum 
sizes:  In  each  apartment  there  shall  be  at  least  one  room  con- 
taining not  less  than  one  hundred  and  twenty  (120)  square  feet 
of  floor  area,  and  every  room,  except  water  closet  compartments 
and  bath  rooms,  shall  contain  at  least  seventy  (70)  square  feet  of 
floor  area  and  not  less  than  six  hundred  (600)  cubic  feet  of  con- 
tents. Alcove  rooms  shall  conform  to  all  the  requirements  of  other 
rooms. 

Section  271.  WINDOWS — Every  room  in  every  tenement  house 
shall  have  at  least  one  window  opening  directly  upon  the  street 
or  upon  a  yard  or  court,  and  the  total  window  area  in  each  room 
shall  be  at  least  one-eighth  the  superficial  area  of  the  room,  but 
never  less  than  twelve  square  feet  in  area  between  the  stop  beads. 
It  shall  be  unlawful,  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  to  con- 
struct any  room  in  any  apartment  house,  hotel,  tenement,  or  lodg- 
ing house,  which  is  not  provided  with  outside  windows  as  above 
required. 

Section  272.  FIRE  ESCAPES— Every  existing  and  new  tene- 
ment house,  three  or  more  stories  in  height,  shall,  in  respect  to 
fire  escapes,  conform  in  every  particular  to  the  requirements  re- 
lating to  fire  escapes. 

Section  273.  WATER  CLOSETS— In  every  tenement  house 
hereafter  erected,  or  building  converted  to  tenement  house  purposes, 
there  shall  be,  except  as  hereafter  provided,  a  separate  water  closet 
for  each  compartment,  placed  M^thin  the  apartment  in  a  separate 
compartment,  with  a  minimum  width  not  less  than  two  feet  six 
inches  in  the  clear.  Said  compartment  shall  be  enclosed  with  plast- 
ered partitions  extending  from  the  floor  to  the  ceiling.  But  noth- 
ing in  this  section  shall  prevent  a  water  closet  from  being  placed 
in  a  bathroom,  or  in  a  compartment  adjoining  a  bathroom;  provided, 
the  said  compartment  has  a  window  opening  on  a  street,  alley, 
yard,  or  court,  or  is  connected  with  the  bathroom  by  a  window 
containing  not  less  than  fifteen  (15)  square  feet  of  surface,  both 
sashes  of  which  shall  readily  open.  When,  however,  apartments 
consist  of  one  or  two  rooms  each,  there  may  be  one  water  closet 
for  each  two  apartments;  provided,  the  aggregate  number  of  rooms 
in  the  two  apartments  does  not  exceed  three  (3),  and  provided 
further,  that  the  water  closet  is  between  or  adjacent  to  the  apart- 
ments and  is  not  separated  from  either  of  them  by  a  public  hallway, 
and  is  accessible  to  each  of  them  without  passing  through  a  room  of 
another  apartment.  Each  bathroom  and  each  water  closet  com- 
partment shall  have  a  window  opening  upon  a  street,  alley,  yard,  or 
court.  Such  a  window  shall  have  an  area  of  at  least  three  (3)  square 
feet  for  each  compartment  between  the  stop  beads,  and  the  entire 
window  shall  be  constructed  so  as  to  readily  open.  When,  however, 
a  bathroom  or  a  water  closet  compartment  on  the  top  floor  is  lighted 


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and  ventilated  by  a  skylight  over  it,  no  window  shall  be  necessary; 
provided,  the  roof  of  such  skylight  contains  at  least  three  square 
feet  of  g-lazed  surface  and  is  arranged  so  as  to  readily  open.  Every 
water  closet  compartment  shall  be  provided  with  the  proper  means 
of  lightmg  the  same  at  night. 

Section  274.  CELLAR  CEILINGS  TO  BE  PLASTERED— The 
ceilings  over  every  cellar  or  basement  of  all  tenement  houses  shall 
be  plastered,  when  more  than  three  (3)  stories  in  height;  they  shall 
be  lathed  with  wire  or  metal  lath  and  plaster  thereon,  with  two 
coats  of  brown  mortar  of  good  materials. 

Section  275.  CEILINGS,  STUD  PARTITIONS  AND  FURRED 
WALLS — All  ceilings  and  stud  partitions  of  tenement  houses,  and 
furred  walls  of  the  same,  when  plastered  with  lime  mortar  on  wood 
lath,  must  have  not  less  than  one-half-inch  key,  leaving  space  be- 
tween ends  of  lath. 

Section  276.  PENALTY — Any  person  violating  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished 
by  a  fine  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  five  hundred  ($500.00)  dollars, 
or  by  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  for  a  period  not  longer  than  six 
(6)  months.  The  court  may,  in  imposing  fine,  enter  as  part  of  the 
judgment  that,  in  default  of  the  payment  of  the  fine,  the  defend- 
ant may  be  imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  for  a  period  not  exceeding 
six  (6)   months. 

Every  day's  continuation  of  a  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  to  be  a  separate  and  distinct 
offense. 

Sec.  8.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  Number  211  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  27th  day  of  March,  1916,  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle,  Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Frank. 

Approved  this  27th  day  of  March,  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the   City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


PART  III 

Amendatory  and  Repealing  Ordinances 

Ordered  Printed  in  Compilation 


AMENDATORY-REPEALING  297 

BILL  NO.  220. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  191. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REVISE  AND  AMEND  CITY  ORDINANCE 
NUMBER  77,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  REQUIRING  ALL 
STREET  CARS  OPERATED  BY  STEAM,  ELECTRICITY  OR 
GASOLINE  WITHIN  THE  LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO 
TO  BE  EQUIPPED  WITH  AIR  AND  HAND  BRAKES," 
PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  AUGUST  13,  1907,  BY  ADDING 
THERETO  A  NEW  SECTION,  TO  BE  NUMBERED  SECTION 
1-A;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF 
ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  City  Ordinance  Number  77,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
requiring  all  Street  Cars  operated  by  steam,  electricity  or  gasoline 
within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno  to  be  equipped  with  air  and 
hand  brakes,"  passed  and  adopted  August  13,  1907,  is  hereby  re- 
vised and  amended  by  adding  thereto  the  following  new  section, 
numbered  Section  1-A: 

Section  1-A.  Any  person  or  persons,  firm,  company,  or  cor- 
poration operating  street  cars  over,  across,  or  along  any  of  the 
streets  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada, 
without  having  his,  its,  or  their  said  street  cars  properly  equipped 
with  hand  and  air  brakes,  as  provided  in  Section  1  of  this  ordinance, 
shall  be  deemed  to  have  committed  a  misdemeanor,  and,  upon  con- 
viction thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  ($25.00) 
dollars  for  each  and  every  day  said  street  car,  or  cars,  is,  or  are, 
so  operated. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances, 
as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  by  resolution 
of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Ordin- 
ance No.  191  printed  and  nublished  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordi- 
nances, as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  by 
resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915,  by 
the  following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Naws — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1915. 

FRANK   J.    BYINGTON, 

Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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BILL  NO.  230. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  200. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  SEC- 
TION 1  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  181,  ENTITLED 
"AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  THE  REGULATION  OF 
SANITARY  MATTERS  WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  TO 
DEFINE,  REGULATE  AND  COMPEL  ABATEMENT  OF 
CERTAIN  NUISANCES  THEREIN;  DECLARING  WHAT 
DISEASES  ARE  COMMUNICABLE  AND  DANGEROUS,  AND 
PROVIDING  FOR  THE  SUPPRESSION  THEREOF;  DEFIN- 
ING THE  DUTIES  OF  CERTAIN  PERSONS  IN  RELATION 
TO  BIRTHS  AND  DEATHS  THEREIN;  PROHIBITING  EX- 
PECTORATING UPON  SIDEWALKS  AND  OTHER  PUBLIC 
PLACES  THEREIN;  DEFINING  THE  DUTIES  AND  POW- 
ERS OF  THE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  AND  OF  THE  HEALTH 
OFFICER;  AND  REPEALING  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS 
OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,  AND  MORE 
PARTICULARLY  SECTIONS  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  16,  17,  18, 
19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  25,  27,  28,  29,  30,  32  AND  33  OF  CITY  ORDI- 
NANCE NUMBER  34,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  JULY  15, 
A.  D.  1915;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS 
OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  Section  7  of  City  Ordinance  Number  181,  entitled 
"An  ordinance  concerning  the  regulation  of  sanitary  matters  within 
the  City  of  Reno;  to  define,  regulate  and  compel  abatement  of  cer- 
tain nuisances  therein;  declaring  what  diseases  are  communicable 
and  dangerous,  and  providing  for  the  suppression  thereof;  defining 
the  duties  of  certain  persons  in  relation  to  births  and  deaths  therein; 
prohibiting  expectorating  upon  sidewalks  and  other  places  therein; 
defining  the  duties  and  powers  of  the  Board  of  Health  and  of  the 
Health  Officer;  and  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith,  and  more  particularly  Sections  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6, 
7,  8,  9,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  25,  27,  28,  29,  30,  32  and  33  of 
City  Ordinance  Number  34,"  passed  and  adopted  July  15,  A.  D.  1915, 
is  hereby  amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Section  7.  PIGPENS — No  pigpen  shall  be  built  or  maintained 
within  the  city  limits,  without  a  permit  from  the  Board  of  Health;  nor 
within  one  hundred  (100)  feet  of  any  well  or  spring  of  water  used  for 
drinking  purposes;  nor  within  fifty  (50)  feet  of  any  street,  or  of  any 
inhabited  house,  unless  constructed  in  the  following  manner,  to-wlt: 
So  that  the  floor,  or  floors,  of  the  same  shall  be  not  less  than  two  (2) 
feet  from  the  ground,  in  order  that  the  filth  accumulating  under  the 
same  may  be  easily  removed;  or  so  that  the  floor,  or  floors,  of  the 
same  shall  be  of  cement  or  concrete,  and  in  connection  therewith,  an 
underground  pit  with  an  air-tight  cover  may  be  maintained  for  the 
disposal  of  the  accumulation  of  the  pen;  and  the  filth  accumulating 
in  or  about  such  Den  shall  be  removed  at  least  once  in  every  forty- 


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eight  (48)  hours,  and  oftener  if  so  ordered;  and  on  the  failure  of 
any  owner  or  occupant  of  such  premises  so  to  do,  then  the  same 
may  be  done  by  the  Board  of  Health,  at  the  expense  of  the  maintainer. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Or- 
dinance Number  200  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  24th  day  of  January,  A.  D.  1916,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen    Steffes,    Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle,    Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Frank. 

Approved  this  24th  day  of  January,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 


BILL  NO.  232. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  202. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  SECTION 
19-a.  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  159,  ENTITLED  "AN 
ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  MOVING  TRAVEL  AND  TRAF- 
FIC OF  ALL  KINDS  AND  CHARACTER  UPON  THE  STREETS, 
CROSSINGS  AND  OTHER  PUBLIC  PLACES  OF  THE  CITY 
OF  RENO,  AND  PROVIDING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLA- 
TION THEREOF,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  SEPTEMBER  9, 
1912,  AS  AMENDED  BY  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  197, 
PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  DECEMBER  27,  1915;  TO  FURTHER 
AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  SAID  CITY  ORDINANCE 
NUMBER  159  BY  ADDING  THERETO  A  NEW  SECTION,  TO 
BE  KNOWN  AS  SECTION  19-d.;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDI- 
NANCES AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT 
THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  Section  19-a.  of  City  Ordinance  Number  159,  en- 
titled "An  ordinance  to  regulate  moving  travel  and  traffic  of  all  kinds 
and  character  upon  the  streets,  crossings  and  other  public  places  of 


300  AMENDATORY-REPEALING 

the  City  of  Reno,  and  providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof," 
passed  and  adopted  September  9,  1912,  as  amended  by  City  Ordinance 
Number  197,  passed  and  adopted  December  27,  1915,  is  hereby 
amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Section  19-a.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  owner  or  person  in 
charge  of  any  vehicle  used  in  carrying  passengers,  freight,  baggage, 
or  merchandise,  for  hire,  to  allow  such  vehicle,  while  not  actually 
loading  or  unloading,  to  stand  or  remain  within  a  distance  of  sixty- 
five  (65)  feet  from  the  center  of  the  street  intersection  of  Virginia 
Street  with  Second  Street. 

Sec.  2.  City  Ordinance  Number  159,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to 
regulate  moving  travel  and  traffic  of  all  kinds  and  character  upon 
the  streets,  crossings  and  other  public  places  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
and  providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,"  passed  and  adopted 
September  9,  1912,  is  hereby  amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  by 
adding  thereto  a  new  section,  to  be  knowTi  as  and  designated  Section 
19-d.,  as  follows: 

Section  19-d.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride  a 
bicycle  on  any  sidewalk  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
with  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its  pass- 
age, adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Or^ 
dinance  Number  202  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  14th  day  of  February,  A.  D.  1916,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  14th  day  of  February,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

(Seal) 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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BILL  NO.  287. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  207. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  SECTION 
1  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  67,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDI- 
NANCE DECLARING  ANY  INTERFERENCE  WITH,  OR  UN- 
AUTHORIZED USE  OR  ATTEMPTED  USE  OF  ANY  HYD- 
RANT, OR  APPARATUS  OF  THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  TO  BE  UNLAWFUL,  AND  PROVIDING 
PUNISHMENT  THEREFOR,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED 
MARCH  25,  1907;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND 
PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,  AND 
MORE  PARTICULARLY  TOWN  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  53, 
ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF 
THE  FIRE  ALARM  TELEGRAPH  SYSTEM  OF  THE  TOWN 
OF  RENO,"  APPROVED  AUGUST  7,  1900. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  Section  1  of  the  City  Ordinance  Number  67,  entitled 
"An  ordinance  declaring  any  interference  with,  or  unauthorized  use 
or  attempted  use  of  any  hydrant,  or  apparatus  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment of  the  City  of  Reno,  to  be  unlawful,  and  providing  punishment 
therefor,"  passed  and  adopted  March  25,  1907,  is  hereby  amended, 
revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  deemed  unlawful  for  any  person,  without 
the  permission  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  of  the  City 
of  Reno,  to  interfere  with,  use,  or  attempt  to  use  any  hydrant  under 
the  control  of  said  city,  or  to  place  any  obtsruction  about  the  same 
in  a  manner  which  would  interfere  with  the  use  thereof  by  the  Fire 
Department  of  said  city  in  the  event  of  a  fire,  or,  without  the  permis- 
sion of  said  officer,  to  interfere  with,  use,  or  attempt  to  use  any  of 
the  apparatus  of  the  Fire  Department  of  the  City  of  Reno,  or  to  know- 
ingly turn  in,  transmit,  or  cause  to  be  turned  in  or  transmitted,  any 
false  or  wrong  alarm  to  the  Fire  Department  of  said  city. 

Any  person  found  guilty  of  such  offense  shall  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  exceeding  two  hundred  ($200.00)  dollars,  nor  less  than  ten 
($10.00)  dollars. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance,  and  more  particularly  Town  Ordinance  Number  53, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  for  the  protection  of  the  fire  alarm  telegraph 
system  of  the  Town  of  Reno,"  approved  August  7,  1900,  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  Number  207  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 


302  AMENDATORY-REPEALING 

of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  by.  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen     Frank,     Steffes,     Frisch,     Nelson,     Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON. 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

(Seal) 
J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


BILL  NO.  238. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  208. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  CITY 
ORDINANCE  NUMBER  44,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE 
DECLARING  WHAT  ARE  NUISANCES  WITHIN  THE  CITY 
OF  RENO,  AND  TO  PREVENT  AND  REGULATE  THE  SAME; 
FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  OF  ANY  OF 
THE  PROVISIONS  THEREOF;  REPEALING  ALL  ORDI- 
NANCES AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT 
THEREWITH,  AND  OTHER  MATTERS  NECESSARILY  RE- 
LATING THERETO,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  AUGUST  29, 
1905,  BY  ADDING  THERETO  FIVE  NEW  SECTIONS,  TO  BE 
KNOWN  AS  AND  DESIGNATED,  RESPECTIVELY,  SEC- 
TION 21-A,  SECTION  21-B,  SECTION  21C,  SECTION  21D, 
AND  SECTION  21-E;  and  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES 
AND  PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  City  Ordinance  Number  44,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
declaring  what  are  nuisances  within  the  City  of  Reno,  and  to  pre- 
vent and  regulate  the  same;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  of 
any  of  the  provisions  thereof;  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  other  matters  necessarily 
relating  thereto,"  passed  and  adopted  August  29,  1902,  is  hereby 
amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  by  adding  thereto  five  new  sections, 
to  be  known  as  and  designated,  respectively.  Section  21-A,  Section 
21-B,  Section  21-C,  Section  21-D,  and  Section  21-E,  as  follows: 

Section  21-A.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  use  any 
profane  or  obscene  language  upon  any  street  or  alley,  or  in  any 
public  place,  in  the  hearing  of  any  person  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  the  City  of  Reno. 

Section  21-B.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride,  drive, 
or  lead  any  horse,  mule,  or  other  animal  of  similar  kind  upon  any 


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sidewalk   in   the   City   of   Reno,   except   at   regular   crossings,   or   to 
suffer  any  horse  or  other  animal  to  stand  thereon. 

Section  21-C.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  without 
proper  authority,  to  tear  down  or  deface  any  ordinance,  bill,  notice, 
advertisement,  or  any  other  paper  of  a  business  or  legitimate  char- 
acter lawfully  posted  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  at  any 
time  before  the  object  of  such  notice  has  been  accomplished. 

Section  21-D.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  the 
limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  to  designedly  make  an  indecent  or  obscene 
exposure  of  his  or  her  person  or  the  person  of  another. 

Section  21-E.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  throw  or 
deposit,  or  cause  to  be  thrown  or  deposited,  in  any  street,  alley, 
gutter,  or  highway  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  any  dirt, 
rubbish,  ashes,  paper,  shavings,  or  other  inflamable  material  or 
trash;  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  kindle  or  use  any 
fire  upon  any  public  street,  alley,  highway,  or  anywhere  else  in  the 
open  air  within  the  limits  of  said  city;  and  it  shall  also  be  unlawful 
for  any  owner,  agent,  or  occupant  of  any  yard,  lot,  or  enclosure 
within  the  limits  of  said  city  to  permit  or  allow  to  accumulate  therein 
or  thereabout  any  refuse,  rubbish,  trash,  garbage,  ashes,  paper, 
excelsior,  shavings,  wooden  boxes,  packing-cases,  or  any  other  inflam- 
able or  combustible  material;  and  every  such  person,  owner,  agent,  or 
occupant,  upon  receiving  a  written  notice  from  the  Chief  or  Assist- 
ant Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  of  said  city  that  such  condition 
exists  in,  upon,  or  about  any  property  owned,  occupied,  or  managed 
by  such  person  or  persons  as  aforesaid,  must,  within  three  days 
thereafter,  remove,  or  cause  to  be  removed,  all  such  garbage,  refuse, 
boxes,  or  other  trash  hereinbefore  mentioned. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  mth 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City  Or- 
dinance Number  208  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes— Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

(Seal) 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

(Seal) 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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BILL  NO.  240. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  210. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  SECTION 
3  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  5,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDI- 
NANCE FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF  ELECTRIC  LIGHT, 
ELECTRIC  RAILWAY,  TELEGRAPH  AND  TELEPHONE 
WIRES,  AND  REGULATING  THE  REMOVAL  OF  BUILDINGS 
IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  JUNE 
8,  1903;  AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS 
OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  Section  3  of  City  Ordinance  Number  5,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  for  the  protection  of  electric  light,  electric  railway,  tele- 
graph and  telephone  wires,  and  regulating  the  removal  of  buildings  in 
the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted  June  8,  1903,  is  hereby 
amended,  revised,  and  re-enacted  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Section  3.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a  fine  of 
not  to  exceed  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in 
the  city  jail  not  to  exceed  thirty  (30)  days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and 
imprisonment. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its  pass- 
age, adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  Number  210  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  13th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Frank,  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle, 
Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — None. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

(Seal) 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


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BILL  NO.  242. 
CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  212. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REPEAL  TOWN  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  3, 
ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  DECLARING  WHAT  ARE 
NUISANCES  WITHIN  THE  TOWN  OF  RENO,  AND  TO  PRE- 
VENT THE  SAME,  AND  TO  PROVIDE  PUNISHMENT 
THEREFOR,  AND  THE  REMOVAL  THEREOF,"  APPROVED 
AUGUST  19,  1889;  TOWN  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  32,  EN- 
TITLED "AN  ORDINANCE  PERTAINING  TO  THE  CLOSING 
OF  HYDRANTS,"  APPROVED  MAY  8,  1889;  TOWN  ORDI- 
NANCE NUMBER  35,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  PRO- 
HIBITING THE  PILING,  STORING  AND  KEEPING  WOOD 
AND  LUMBER,  WITHIN  THE  FIRE  LIMITS  OF  RENO," 
APPROVED  JULY  1,  1889;  TOWN  ORDINANCE  NUMBER 
38,  ENTITLED  "AN  ODRINANCE  DEFINING  THE  FIRE 
LIMITS  OF  THE  TOWN  OF  RENO,  AND  MAKING  REGU- 
LATIONS CONCERNING  THE  ERECTION  AND  USE  OF 
BUILDINGS  IN  SAID  TOWN,"  APPROVED  MAY  1,  1893; 
TOWN  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  39,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDI- 
NANCE CREATING  A  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  IN  THE  TOWN 
OF  RENO,  WASHOE  COUNTY,  NEVADA,  AND  MATTERS 
CONNECTED  THEREWITH,"  APPROVED  JUNE  24,  1893; 
TOWN  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  45,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDI- 
NANCE PROHIBITING  INDIANS  PLAYING  CARDS  WITHIN 
THE  TOWN  OF  RENO,  AND  REMAINING  WITHIN  THE 
TOWN  LIMITS  AFTER  SUNDOWN,"  APPROVED  JUNE  17, 
1895;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  2,  ENTITLED  "AN  OR- 
DINANCE TO  AUTHORIZE  THE  EMPLOYMENT  OF  A 
SUPERINTENDENT  OF  STREETS  AND  ALLEYS,  SEWERS 
AND  CITY  PARKS,  TO  FIX  HIS  COMPENSATION  AND 
DEFINE  HIS  DUTIES,"  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  4,  EN- 
TITLED "AN  ORDINANCE  PERTAINING  TO  THE  KEEPING 
OF  A  HOUSE  OF  ILL  FAME  AND  PERTAINING  TO  A 
WOMAN  OF  ILL  FAME  OR  PROSTITUTE  FOLLOWING  HER 
VOCATION  WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  TO  PROVIDE 
FOR  THE  PUNISHMENT  THEREOF,  AND  FOR  THE  PRES- 
ERVATION OF  THE  COMFORT  AND  MORALS  OF  THE 
CITIZENS  OF  SAID  CITY,  DEFINING  AND  PUNISHING 
DISORDERLY  CONDUCT  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,"  PASSED 
AND  ADOPTED  JUNE  8,  1903;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUM- 
BER 10,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR 
THE  REMOVAL  OF  PORCHES,  BALCONIES,  AND  AWNINGS 
HAVING  POSTS  OR  SUPPORTS  RESTING  ON  A  SIDEWALK, 
OR  ON  ANY  PORTION  OF  THE  STREET  IN  FRONT  OF  THE 
SIDEWALK   OR   BUILDING  TO   WHICH   IT   IS  ATTACHED, 


;06  AMENDATORY-REPEALING 

ON  CERTAIN  PORTIONS  OF  CERTAIN  STREETS  IN  THE 
CITY  OF  RENO,  DECLARING  THE  SAME  UNLAWFUL, 
AND  PROVIDING  A  PENALTY  THEREFOR,  AND  PRE- 
SCRIBING THE  MODE  OF  CONSTRUCTION  OF  AWNINGS 
IN  FRONT  OF  ANY  BUILDING  WHERE  SUCH  AWNINGS 
PROJECT  OVER  ANY  PORTION  OF  THE  STREET  OR  SIDE- 
WALK IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED 
OCTOBER  13,  1903;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  11,  EN- 
TITLED "AN  ORDINANCE  PRESCRIBING  THE  DUTIES 
AND  FIXING  THE  COMPENSATION  OF  THE  CITY  ENGI- 
NEER OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED 
NOVEMBER  9,  1903;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  13,  EN- 
TITLED "AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  RE- 
MOVAL OF  BUILDINGS,  OR  STRUCTURES  PARTLY  DE- 
STROYED BY  FIRE,  OR  OTHERWISE  DANGEROUS, 
WITHIN  THE  LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  AND  PRO- 
VIDING A  PENALTY  FOR  SUCH  BREACH  OF  THE  ORDI- 
NANCE," PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  NOVEMBER  9,  1903; 
CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  15,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDI- 
NANCE RELATING  TO  THE  GRANTING  OF  BUILDING 
PERMITS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  AND  TO  AMEND  SEC- 
TION 14  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  7,  ENTITLED 
AN  ORDINANCE  TO  FIX  AND  REGULATE  LICENSES 
UPON  CERTAIN  BUSINESS,  TRADES  AND  AMUSEMENTS 
IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,'  PASSED  JUNE  22,  1903,  AS 
AMENDED  BY  SECTION  1  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  8, 
PASSED  JULY  27,  1903,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  DE- 
CEMBER 15,  1903;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  16,  EN- 
TITLED "AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  THEATERS, 
PUBLIC  HALLS,  AND  PUBLIC  BUILDINGS  USED,  OR  IN- 
TENDED TO  BE  USED  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  PUBLIC 
AMUSEMENT,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  FEBRUARY  23, 
1904;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  19,  ENTITLED  "AN  OR- 
DINANCE TO  AMEND  SECTIONS  ONE,  SIX,  SEVEN  AND 
EIGHT  OF  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  15,  ENTITLED  AN  OR- 
DINANCE RELATING  TO  THE  GRANTING  OF  BUILDING 
PERMITS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  AND  TO  AMEND  SEC- 
TION 14  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  7  ENTITLED  AN  OR- 
DINANCE TO  FIX  AND  REGULATE  LICENSE  UPON  CER- 
TAIN BUSINESS,  TRADES  AND  AMUSEMENTS  IN  THE 
CITY  OF  RENO,  PASSED  JUNE  22,  1903,  AS  AMENDED 
BY  SECTION  1  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  8,  PASSED 
JULY  27,  1903,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  MARCH  28,  1904; 
CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  35,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDI- 
NANCE TO  REGULATE  THE  MAINTENANCE,  CONSTRUC- 
TION   AND    ERECTION    OF    CHIMNEYS,    FLUES,    SMOKE 


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STACKS,  STOVE  PIPES,  FIRE  PLACES,  AND  HEATING 
APPARATUS,  IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO;  TO  PROHIBIT 
THE  ACCUMULATION  OF  INFLAMMABLE  RUBBISH 
THEREIN,  AND  OTHER  MATTERS  RELATING  THERETO; 
TO  PRESCRIBE  THE  DUTIES  OF  THE  CHIEF  OF  THE 
FIRE  DEPARTMENT  IN  CONNECTION  THEREWITH; 
FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF, 
AND  REPEALING  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  OR- 
DINANCES IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,"  PASSED  AND 
ADOPTED  JUNE  26,  1905;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  38, 
ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  THE  SELLING, 
GIVING  AWAY  OR  SMOKING  OF  OPIUM  WITHIN  THE 
CITY  OF  RENO,  FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLA- 
TION THEREOF,  AND  REPEALING  ALL  ORDINANCES  IN 
CONFLICT  THEREWITH,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  JULY 
10,  1905;  SECTION  10  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  45, 
ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  BREACHES 
OF  THE  PEACE,  FIGHTING,  ROUTS,  RIOTS,  AFFRAYS, 
INJURY  TO  PROPERTY,  MALICIOUS  MISCHIEF,  DIS- 
ORDERLY PERSONS,  LEWD  OR  LASCIVIOUS  COHABITA- 
TION OR  BEHAVIOR,  BEGGING,  CARRYING  DEADLY 
WEAPONS,  AND  RESISTING  AN  OFFICER,  WITHIN  THE 
CITY  OF  RENO;  TO  RESTRAIN  AND  PUNISH  THE  SAME 
AND  TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  OR  SECTIONS 
THEREOF  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH,  AND  OTHER  MAT- 
TERS RELATING  THERETO,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED 
AUGUST  29,  1905;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  93,  EN- 
TITLED "AN  ORDINANCE  DEFINING  THE  FIRE  LIMITS 
OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  AU- 
GUST 24,  1908;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  95,  ENTITLED 
"AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  CONDUCT  AND 
MAINTENANCE  OF  HOUSES  OF  ILL-FAME  AND  PLACES 
OF  PROSTITUTION,  AND  OTHER  MATTERS  RELATING 
THERETO;  PROHIBITING  PROSTITUTION  AND  LEWD- 
NESS, AND  FIXING  PENALTIES  FOR  THE  VIOLATION 
THEREOF,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  SEPTEMBER  1,  1908; 
CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  101,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDI- 
NANCE TO  PREVENT  THE  ABUSE  AND  SALE  OF  OPIUM 
AND  OTHER  DRUGS,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  OCTOBER 
26,  1908;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  103,  ENTITLED  "AN 
ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND  SECTION  3,  OF  CITY  ORDINANCE 
NUMBER  101,  ENTITLED  'AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT 
THE  ABUSE  AND  SALE  OF  OPIUM  AND  OTHER  DRUGS,' 
PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  THE  26TH  DAY  OF  OCTOBER, 
1908,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  JANUARY  25,  1909;  CITY 
ORDINANCE    NUMBER    105,    ENTITLED    "AN    ORDINANCE 


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TO  AMEND  SECTION  3  OF  AMENDED  CITY  ORDINANCE 
NUMBER  103  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,'  PASSED  AND 
ADOPTED  THE  25TH  DAY  OF  JANUARY,  1909,  WHICH 
IS,  'AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  THE  ABUSE  AND 
SALE  OF  OPIUM  AND  OTHER  DRUGS,'  THE  ORIGINAL 
ORDINANCE  HAVING  BEEN  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  THE 
26TH  DAY  OF  OCTOBER,  1908,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED 
MARCH  8,  1909;  CITY  ORDINANCE  NUMBER  109,  EN- 
TITLED "AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  THE  INSTALL- 
ING, USE  AND  OPERATION  OF  MOVING  PICTURE  MA- 
CHINES, AND  THEIR  ATTACHMENTS  AND  APPLIANCES 
IN  THE  CITY  OF  RENO,  WASHOE  COUNTY,  STATE  OF 
NEVADA,  FIXING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION 
THEREOF,  AND  REPEALING  ALL  ORDINANCES  OR 
PARTS  OF  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH," 
PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  JULY  26,  1909;  AND  CITY  ORDI- 
NANCE NUMBER  124,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE  PRO- 
VIDING FOR  FIRE  ESCAPES  ON  BUILDINGS  IN  THE  CITY 
OF  RENO  THREE  OR  MORE  STORIES  IN  HEIGHT;  REGU- 
LATING THE  CONSTRUCTION  THEREOF;  PROVIDING 
A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF;  AND  RE- 
PEALING ALL  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  HEREWITH," 
PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  DECEMBER  27,  1909. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  Town  Ordinance  Number  3,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
declaring  what  are  nuisances  within  the  Town  of  Reno,  and  to 
prevent  the  same,  and  to  provide  punishment  therefor,  and  the  re- 
moval thereof,"  approved  August  19,  1889;  Town  Ordinance  Num- 
ber 32,  entitled  "An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  closing  of  hydrants," 
approved  May  8,  1889;  Town  Ordinance  Number  35,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  prohibiting  the  piling,  storing  and  keeping  wood  and 
lumber,  within  the  fire  limits  of  Reno,"  approved  July  1,  1889; 
Town  Ordinance  Number  38,  entitled  "An  ordinance  defining  the 
fire  limits  of  the  Town  of  Reno,  and  making  regulations  concern- 
ing the  erection  and  use  of  buildings  in  said  town,"  approved  May 
1,  1893;  Town  Ordinance  Number  39,  entitled  "An  ordinance  creat- 
ing a  Board  of  Health  in  the  Town  of  Reno,  Washoe  County,  Ne- 
vada, and  matters  connected  therewith,"  approved  June  24,  1893; 
Town  Ordinance  Number  45,  entitled  "An  ordinance  prohibiting  In- 
dians playing  cards  within  the  ToAvn  of  Reno,  and  remaining  within 
the  town  limits  after  sundown,"  approved  June  17,  1895;  City  Or- 
dinance Number  2,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  authorize  the  employ- 
ment of  a  superintendent  of  streets  and  alleys,  sewers  and  city 
parks,  to  fix  his  compensation  and  define  his  duties,";  City  Ordi- 
nance Number  4,  entitled  "An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  keeping 
of  a  house  of  ill  fame  and  pertaining  to  a  woman  of  ill  fame  or 
prostitution  following  her  vocation  within  the  City  of  Reno,  to  pro- 
vide for  the  punishment  thereof,  and  for  the  preservation  of  the 
comfort  and  morals  of  the  citizens  of  said  city,  defining  and  punish- 
ing  disorderly   conduct   in    the    City   of   Reno,"   passed"  and    adopted 


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June  8,  1903;  City  Ordinance  Number  10,  entitled  "An  Ordinance 
providing  for  the  removal  of  porches,  balconies,  and  awnings  hav- 
ing posts  or  supports  resting  on  a  sidewalk,  or  on  any  portion  of 
the  street  in  front  of  the  sidewalk  or  building  to  which  it  is  at- 
tached, on  certain  portions  of  certain  streets  in  the  City  of  Reno, 
declaring  the  same  unlawful,  and  providing  a  penalty  therefor,  and 
prescribing  the  mode  of  construction  of  awnings  in  front  of  any 
building  where  such  aw^nings  project  over  any  portion  of  the  street 
or  sidewalk  in  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted  October  13, 
1903;  City  Ordinance  Number  11,  entitled  "An  ordinance  prescrib- 
ing the  duties  and  fixing  the  compensation  of  the  City  Engineer  of 
the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted  November  9,  1903;  City 
Ordinance  Number  13,  entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  the 
removal  of  buildings,  or  structures  partly  destroyed  by  fire,  or 
otherwise  dangerous,  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and 
providing  a  penalty  for  such  breach  of  the  ordinance,"  passed  and 
adopted  November  9,  1903;  City  Ordinance  Number  15,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  relating  to  the  granting  of  building  permits  in  the  City 
of  Reno,  and  to  amend  Section  14  of  City  Ordinance  Number  7  en- 
titled *An  ordinance  to  fix  and  regulate  licenses  upon  certain  busi- 
ness, trades  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno,'  passed  June  22, 
1903,  as  amended  by  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  8,  passed  July 
27,  1903,"  passed  and  adopted  December  15,  1903;  City  Ordinance 
Number  16,  entitled  "An  ordinance  relating  to  theaters,  public  halls, 
and  public  buildings  used,  or  intended  to  be  used  for  the  purposes 
of  public  amusements,"  passed  and  adopted  February  23,  1904; 
City  Ordinance  Number  19,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  amend  Sec- 
tions One,  Six,  Seven  and  Eight  of  Ordinance  Number  15,  entitled 
'An  ordinance  relating  to  the  granting  of  building  permits  in  the 
City  of  Reno  and  to  amend  Section  14  of  City  Ordinance  No.  7  en- 
titled 'An  ordinance  to  fix  and  regulate  license  upon  certain  busi- 
ness, trades,  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno,'  passed  June  22, 
1903,  as  amended  by  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  8,  passed 
July  27,  1903,"  passed  and  adopted  March  28,  1904;  City  Ordinance 
Number  35,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  regulate  the  maintenance, 
construction  and  erection  of  chimneys,  flues,  smoke  stacks,  stove 
pipes,  fire  places,  and  heating  apparatus,  in  the  City  of  Reno; 
to  prohibit  the  accumulation  of  inflammable  rubbish  therein,  and 
other  matters  relating  thereto;  to  prescribe  the  duties  of  the  Chief 
of  the  Fire  Department  in  connection  therewith;  fixing  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  June  26,  1905; 
City  Ordinance  Number  38,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  nrohibit  the 
selling,  giving  aw^ay  or  smoking  of  opium  within  the  City  of  Reno, 
fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordi- 
nances in  conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  July  10,  1905; 
City  Ordinance  Number  39,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  regulate  the 
erection,  alteration,  and  repairing  of  buildings  and  structures  within 
the  City  of  Reno  and  to  require  a  permit  therefor;  to  regulate 
entrances,  exits,  halls,  aisles  and  passage  ways  of  public  buildings 
used  or  intended  to  be  used  for  public  assemblages;  to  define  the 
duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection  therewith;  to  fix  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  in  conflict 
therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  July  10,  1905;  Section  10  of  City 
Ordinance  Number  45,  entitled  "An  ordinance  concerning  breaches 
of  the  peace,  fighting,  routs,  riots,  affrays,  injury  to  property,  ma- 
licious mischief,  disorderly  persons,  lewd  or  lascivious  cohabitation 


310  AMENDATORY-REPEALING 

or  behavior,  beffging-,  carrying  deadly  weapons,  and  resisting  an 
officer,  within  the  City  of  Reno;  to  restrain  and  punish  the  same 
and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  or  sections  thereof  in  conflict  therewith, 
and  other  matters  relating  thereto,"  passed  and  adopted  August 
29,  1905;  City  Ordinance  Number  93,  entitled  "An  ordinance  defin- 
ing the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted  August 
24,  1908;  City  Ordinance  Number  95,  entitled  "An  ordinance  regu- 
lating the  conduct  and  maintenance  of  houses  of  ill-fame  and  places 
of  prostitution,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto;  prohibiting 
prostitution  and  lewdness,  and  fixing  penalties  for  the  violation 
thereof,"  passed  and  adopted  September  1,  1908;  City  Ordinance 
Number  101,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  prevent  the  abuse  and  sale 
of  opium  and  other  drugs,"  passed  and  adopted  October  26,  1908; 
City  Ordniance  Number  103,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  amend  Sec- 
tion 3,  of  City  Ordinance  Number  101,  entitled  *An  ordinance  to 
prevent  the  abuse  and  sale  of  opium  and  other  drugs,'  passed  and 
adopted  the  26th  day  of  October,  1908,"  passed  and  adopted  Janu- 
ary 25,  1909;  City  Ordinance  Number  105,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
to  amend  Section  3  of  Amended  City  Ordinance  Number  103  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  passed  and  adopted  the  25th  day  of  January, 
1909,  which  is,  'An  ordinance  to  prevent  the  abuse  and  sale  of 
opium  and  other  drugs,'  the  original  ordinance  having  been  passed 
and  adopted  the  26th  day  of  October,  1908,"  passed  and  adopted 
March  8,  1909;  City  Ordinance  Number  109,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
to  regulate  the  installing,  use  and  operation  of  moving  picture 
machines,  and  their  attachments  and  appliances  in  the  City  of  Reno, 
Washoe  County,  State  of  Nevada,  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  viola- 
tion thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  July  26,  1909;  and  City 
Ordinance  Number  124,  entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  fire 
escapes  on  buildings  in  the  City  of  Reno  three  or  more  stories  in 
height;  regulating  the  construction  thereof;  providing  a  penalty  for 
the  violation  thereof;  and  repealing  all  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with," passed  and  adopted  December  27,  1909,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  3.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  Number  212  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  27th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle,  Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Frank. 

Approved  this  27th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


AMENDATORY-REPEALING  311 

BILL  NO.  243. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  213. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND,  REVISE,  AND  RE-ENACT  CITY 
ORDINANCE  NUMBER  159,  ENTITLED  "AN  ORDINANCE 
TO  REGULATE  MOVING  TRAVEL  AND  TRAFFIC  OF  ALL 
KINDS  AND  CHARACTER  UPON  THE  STREETS,  CROSS- 
INGS AND  OTHER  PUBLIC  PLACES  OF  THE  CITY  OP 
RENO,  AND  PROVIDING  A  PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLA- 
TION THEREOF,"  PASSED  AND  ADOPTED  SEPTEMBER 
9,  1912,  BY  ADDING  THERETO  THREE  NEW  SECTIONS, 
TO  BE  KNOWN  AS  AND  DESIGNATED,  RESPECTIVELY, 
SECTION  21-a.,  SECTION  21-b.  AND  SECTION  21-c.;  AND 
TO  REPEAL  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF  ORDIN- 
ANCES IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH. 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF  RENO  DO  ORDAIN: 

Section  1.  City  Ordinance  Number  159,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
to  regulate  moving  travel  and  traffic  of  all  kinds  and  character 
upon  the  streets,  crossings  and  other  public  places  of  the  City  of 
Reno,  and  providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,"  passed 
and  adopted  September  9,  1912,  is  hereby  amended,  revised,  and 
re-enacted  by  adding  thereto  three  new  sections,  as  follows: 

S6c.  21-a.  Every  motor  vehicle,  other  than  a  motor-cycle, 
while  in  use,  shall  carry,  during  the  period  from  a  half  hour  after 
sunset  to  a  half  hour  before  sunrise,  and  at  all  other  times  when 
atmospheric  conditions  render  the  operation  of  vehicles  unusually 
dangerous  to  the  traffic  and  use  of  the  highways,  at  least  two 
lighted  lamps  showing  white  lights  visible  under  normal  atmospheric 
conditions  at  least  five  hundred  (500)  feet  in  the  direction  toward 
which  the  said  motor  vehicle  is  proceeding;  and  shall  also  carry  at 
the  rear  of  such  motor  vehicle  a  lighted  lamp  exhibiting  one  red 
Ught,  plainly  visible  for  a  distance  of  five  hundred  (500)  feet 
toward  the  rear,  and  so  placed  that  the  number  carried  on  the 
rear  of  such  motor  vehicle  shall  be  illuminated  by  a  white  light, 
in  such  manner  that  such  number  can  be  plainly  distinguished, 
under  normal  atmospheric  conditions,  at  a  distance  of  not  less  than 
fifty  (50)  feet  in  the  reverse  direction  to  which  such  vehicle  is  pro- 
ceeding. 

Sec.  21-b.  Every  motorcycle,  while  in  use,  shall  carry,  during 
the  period  from  a  half  hour  after  sunset  to  a  half  hour  before  sun- 
rise, and  at  all  other  times  when  atmospheric  conditions  render  the 
operation  of  vehicles  unusually  dangerous  to  the  traffic  and  use 
of  the  highways,  at  least  one  lighted  lamp  showing  a  white  light 
visible,  under  normal  atmospheric  conditions,  at  least  two  hundred 
(200)  feet  in  the  direction  toward  which  the  motorcycle  is  proceed- 
ing; and  shall  also  carry  at  the  rear  of  such  motorcycle  one  red 
light,  or  red  reflex  mirror,  plainly  visible  from  the  rear. 

Sec.  21-c.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  under  the  age 
of  sixteen  (16)  years  to  drive  or  operate  an  automobile  within  the 
city  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


312  AMENDATORY-REPEALING 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage,  adoption,  and  publication  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Eeno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  have  this  City 
Ordinance  Number  213  published  in  the  Compilation  of  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  as  authorized  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Reno  by  resolution  of  November  22,  1915. 

Passed  and  adopted  this  27th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916,  by  the 
following  vote  of  the  City  Councilmen: 

Ayes — Councilmen  Steffes,  Frisch,  Nelson,  Twaddle,  Burrows. 

Nays — None. 

Absent — Councilman  Frank. 

Approved  this  27th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1916. 

FRANK  J.  BYINGTON, 
Attest:  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Reno. 

J.  R.  PARRY, 

City  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno. 


PART  IV 

History  of  Ordinances  by  Title 
and  Number 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES  315 

HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES  BY  TITLE 
AND  NUMBER 


TOWN  ORDINANCES. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  1. 

An  ordinance  fixing  and  defining  the  boundaries  of  the  Town 
of  Reno.     (August  19,  1889).     Superseded  by  Charter. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  2. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  and  regulating  the  police  force  of 
the  Town  of  Reno.     (August  19,  1889).     Superceded  by  Charter. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  3. 

An  ordinance  declaring  what  are  nuisances  within  the  Town  of 
Reno,  and  to  prevent  the  same,  and  to  provide  punishment  therefor, 
and  the  removal  thereof.  (August  19,  1889).  Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  212. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  4. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  houses  of  ill-fame,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses connected  therewith.  (August  19,  1889).  Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  45. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  5. 

An  ordinance  to  prohibit  minors  being  abroad  after  eight  o'clock 
P.  M.     (September  2,  1889).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  119. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  6. 

An  ordinance  to  abate  the  nuisance  of  dogs  running  at  large 
within  the  town  limits  of  the  Town  of  Reno.  (September  2,  1889). 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  43. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  7. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  impounding  of  estray  animals 
and  for  other  purposes  connected  therewith.  (September  2,  1899). 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  43. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  8. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  establishing  grades  for  the  streets, 
and  for  the  construction,  repairs  and  preservation  of  sidewalks  in 
the  Town  of  Reno.     (September  2,  1889).  Superceded  by  Charter. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  9. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  driving  of  cattle  on  certain  streets 
of  the  Town  of  Reno.  (October  21,  1889).  Repealed  by  City  Ordin- 
ance No.  44. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  9. 

An  ordinance  in  relation  to  the  construction  of  sidewalks. 
(April  5,  1880).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  17. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  10. 

Superceded  by  Ordin^ce  No.  38. 


316  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  11. 

Superceded  by  Ordinance  No.  39. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  12. 

An  ordinance  requiring  dead  animals  to  be  removed  one-half 
mile  outside  the  town  limits.  (April  5,  1881).  Repealed  by  City- 
Ordinance  No.  44. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  13. 

An  ordinance  fixing  the  width  of  sidewalks  in  the  Town  of  Reno. 
(June  2,  1890).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  21. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  14. 

An  ordinance  to  prevent  the  erection  or  maintenance  of  barbed 
wire  fencing  in  the  Town  of  Reno.  (June  20,  1892).  Repealed  by 
City  Ordinance  No.  44. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  15. 

Repealed  by  Ordinance  No.  24. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  16. 

Repealed  by  Ordinance  No.  21. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  17. 

Repealed  by  Ordinance  No.  56. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  18. 

Superceded  by  Ordinance  No.  13 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  19. 

Repealed  by  Ordinance  No.  49. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  20. 

Superceded  by  Ordinance  No.  3. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  21. 

Repealed  by  Ordinance  No.  10. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  22. 

Superceded  by  Ordinance  No.  6. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  23. 

Superceded  by  Ordinance  No.  3. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  24. 

An  ordinance  to  abate  the  nuisance  of  dogs  running  at  large 
within  the  town  limits  of  the  Town  of  Reno.  (September  2,  1899). 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  43. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  25. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  lighting  of  the  streets  and 
alleys  of  Reno  and  other  purposes.     (October  4,  1886).    Franchise. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  26. 

Rescinded  by  Ordinance  No.  27. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  27. 

An  ordinance  creating  a  fire  department  in  the  Town  of  Reno 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES  317 

and  other  matters  relating  thereto.     (May  10,  1888).     Superceded 
by  Charter. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  28. 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  sewerage  in  the  Town  of  Reno. 
(July  7,  1888).     Repealed  by  Town  Ordinance  No.  31. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  29. 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  street  grades  in  the  Town  of  Reno. 
(July  12,  1888).     Superceded  by  Charter. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  30. 

An  ordinance  determining  what  shall  be  deemed  a  nuisance,  and 
to  provide  for  the  prevention  and  punishing  of  the  same.  (Sep- 
tember 11,  1888).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  98. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  31. 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  sewerage  in  the  Town  of  Reno. 
(May  8,  1889).    Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  34. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  32. 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  closing  of  hydrants.  (May  8, 
1889).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  33. 

Superceded  by  Ordinance  No.  38. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  34. 

An  ordinance  prohibiting  ball  playing  and  throwing  of  mis- 
sies in  the  streets,  alleys,  or  other  public  places  in  the  Town  of 
Reno.     (July  1,  1889).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  44. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  35. 

An  ordinance  prohibiting  the  piling,  storing  and  keeping  wood 
and  lumber,  within  the  fire  limits  of  Reno.  (July  1,  1889).  Repealed 
by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

ORDINANCE  NO.  36. 

Repealed  by  Ordinance  No.  46. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  37. 

An  ordinance  in  relation  to  nuisances.  (May  1,  1893).  Re- 
pealed by  City  Ordinance  No.  44. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  38. 

An  ordinance  defining  the  fire  limits  of  the  Town  of  Reno, 
and  making  regulations  concerning  the  erection  and  use  of  build- 
ings in  said  town.  (May  1,  1893).  Repealed  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  212. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  39. 

An  ordinance  .creating  a  Board  of  Health  in  the  Town  of  Reno, 
Washoe  County,  Nevada,  and  matters  connected  therewith.  (June 
24,  1893).    Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  34. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  39. 

Amending  Section  1  of  Ordinance  No.  36,  adopted  August  12, 
1893,  amending  Ordinance  No.  38,  adopted  May  1,  1893,  Defining 


318  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES 

the  fire  limits  of  the  Town  of  Reno,  and  making  regulations  con- 
cerning the  erection  and  use  of  buildings  in  said  town.  (February 
19,  1894).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  40. 

An  ordinance  in  relation  to  houses  of  ill-fame.  (May  21,  1894). 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  45. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  41. 

Repealed  by  Ordinance  No.  49. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  42. 

An  ordinance  prohibiting  children  being  allowed  to  enter  or 
remain  in  the  houses  of  ill-fame.  (March  18,  1895).  Repealed  by 
City  Ordinance  No.  45. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  43. 

An  ordinance  prohibiting  the  riding  or  jumping  on  or  off 
moving  cars  by  persons  other  than  regular  passengers  and  em- 
ployes.    (March  18,  1895).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  44. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  44. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  use  of  bicycles,  tricycles,  safetys 
and  velocipedes  within  the  limits  of  the  Town  of  Reno.  (June  17, 
1895).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  29. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  45. 

An  ordinance  prohibiting  Indians  playing  cards  within  the 
Town  of  Reno,  and  remaining  within  the  town  limits  after  sundown. 
(June  17,  1895).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  46. 

Repealed  by  Ordinance  No.  49. 
TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  47. 

Repealed  by  Ordinance  No.  49. 
TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  48. 

An  ordinance  defining  the  time  when  the  Board  shall  meet  for 
the  transaction  of  town  business.  (January  18,  1897).  Superceded 
by  Charter. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  49. 

An  ordinance  fixing  the  salary  of  County  Clerk,  ex-  officio  City 
Clerk.     (May  10,  1897).    Superceded  by  Charter. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  49. 

An  ordinance  to  fix  and  collect  a  license  tax  upon  certain 
trades,  business  and  amusements  in  the  Town  of  Reno,  Nevada. 
(June  20,  1899).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  7. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  50. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  bathing  or  swimming  in  the  Truckee 
River  or  in  any  open  ditch,  creek  or  reservoir  within  the  limits  of 
the  Tpwn  of  Reno.  (June  20,  1899).  Repealed  by  City  Ordinance 
1^0.  44. 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES  319 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  51. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  numbering  of  residences  and 
places  of  business  in  the  Town  of  Reno,  as  required  by  the  Gov- 
ernment for  a  free  mail  delivery  system.  (August  25,  1899).  Re- 
pealed by  City  Ordinance  No.  50. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  52. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  placing  of  railings  around 
stairways  beneath  the  sidewalks  upon  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the 
Town  of  Reno,  when  in  use.  (March  6,  1900).  Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  44. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  53. 

An  ordinance  for  the  nrotection  of  the  fire  alarm  telegraph 
system  of  the  Town  of  Reno.  (August  7,  1900).  Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  207. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  54. 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  material  to  be  used  in  repair- 
ing and  replacing  sidewalks  along  Virginia  Street  in  Blocks  P  and 
O,  between  Commercial  Row  and  Second  Street,  in  the  Town  of 
Reno.     (October  11,  1900).     Superceded  by  Charter. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE  NO.  55. 

Amending  Sections  2  and  4  of  Ordinance  No.  49,  approved  Sep- 
tember 17,  1895,  to  fix  and  collect  a  license  tax  upon  certain  trades, 
business  and  amusements  in  the  Town  of  Reno,  Nevada.  (Febru- 
ary 5,  1901).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  7. 

AN  ORDINANCE. 

Supplementary  and  Amendatory  of  an  Ordinance  No.  19,  of 
the  Town  of  Reno,  declaring  what  are  nuisances  within  the  Town 
of  Reno,  and  to  prevent  the  same  and  to  provide  punishment  there- 
for, and  the  removal  thereof.  (August  19,  1889).  Repealed  by 
City  Ordinance  No.  44. 

TOWN  ORDINANCE. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  an   ordinance  entitled,  "Ordinance  No. 
38,  Defining  the  fire  limits  of  the  Town  of  Reno  and  making  regu- 
lations concerning  the  erection  and  use  of  buildings  in  said  town. 
(May  1,  1893).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinances  Nos.  15  and  30. 
(End   of   Town    Ordinances.) 


CITY  ORDINANCES. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  1. 

An  ordinance  fixing  the  compensation  of  officers  in  the  City  of 
of  Reno,  and  repealing  all  Acts,  Ordinances  heretofore  passed,  ex- 
tending, limiting,  or  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  Ordin- 
ance. Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  24,  and  Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  36. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  2. 

An  ordinance  to  authorize  the  employment  of  a  Superintendent 
of  Streets  and  Alleys,  Sewers  and  Ci+"  Parks,  to  fix  his  compensation 
and  (Refine  his  duties.     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 


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CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  3 

An  ordinance  regulating  connections  with  the  public  sewers  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  prescribing  the  requirements  of  connecting  pipes 
and  appurtenances,  and  the  maintenance  of  the  same,     (June  8,  1903.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  4 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  keeping  of  a  house  of  ill  fame 
and  pertaining  to  a  woman  of  ill  fame  or  prostitute  following  her 
vocation  within  the  City  of  Reno,  to  provide  for  the  punishment 
thereof,  and  for  the  preservation  of  the  comfort  and  morals  of  the 
citizens  of  said  city,  defining  and  punishing  disorderly  conduct  in  the 
City  of  Reno.     (June  8,  1903.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  5. 

An  ordinance  for  the  protection  of  electric  light,  electric  rail- 
way, telegraph  and  telephone  wires,  and  regulating  the  removal  of 
buildings  in  the  City  of  Reno.  (June  8,  1903.)  Amended  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  210. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  6. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  summary  trials  and  proceedings  in 
cases  of  voilations  of  the  Police  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
(June  22,  1903.)     Superceded  by  Charter. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  7. 

An  ordinance  to  fix  and  regulate  licenses  upon  certain  business, 
trades  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno.  (June  22,  1903.) 
Amended  by  City  Ordinances  Nos.  8,  15,  18,  19,  25,  and  27,  and 
repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  32. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  8. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Sections  14,  17,  21,  22,  25,  and  26,  and  to 
repeal  Section  13  of  City  Ordinance  No.  7,  entitled  An  Ordinance  to 
fix  and  regulate  licenses  upon  certain  business,  trades  and  amuse- 
ments in  the  City  of  Reno.  (July  27,  1903.)  Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  32. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  9. 

An  ordinance  to  prescribe  the  mode  of  applying  for  a  license  to 
open,  engage,  or  commence  in  the  business  of  keeping  a  bar,  bar- 
room, or  public  saloon  hereafter  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  the  condi- 
tions upon  which  the  same  may  be  issued.  (August  24,  1903.) 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  115. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  10. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  removal  of  porches,  balconies, 
and  awnings  having  posts  or  supports  resting  on  a  sidewalk,  or  on 
any  portion  of  the  street  in  front  of  the  sidewalk  or  building  to 
which  it  is  attached,  on  certain  portions  of  certain  streets  in  the  City 
of  Reno,  declaring  the  same  unlavirful,  and  providing  a  penalty  there- 
for, and  prescribing  the  mode  of  construction  of  awnings  in  front  of 
any  building  where  such  awnings  project  over  any  portion  of  the  street 
or  sidewalk  in  the  City  of  Reno.  (October  13,  1903.)  Repealed  by 
City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  11. 

An  ordinance  prescribing  the  duties  and  fixing  the  compensation 


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of  the  City  Engineer  of  the  City  of  Reno.     (November  9,  1903.) 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  12. 

An  ordinance  requiring  all  keepers  of  hotels  or  lodging  houses 
to  keep  a  register  of  all  persons  occupying  rooms  in  such  hotels  or 
lodging  houses.  (November  9,  1903.)  Revised  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  209. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  13. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  removal  of  buildings,  or  struc- 
tures partly  destroyed  by  fire,  or  otherwise  dangerous,  within  the 
limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  providing  a  penalty  for  such  breach 
of  the  ordinance.  (November  9,  1903.)  Repealed  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  14. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  cleaning  of  sidewalks.  (Decem- 
ber 15,  1903.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  203. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  15. 

An  ordinance  relating  to  the  granting  of  BUILDING  PERMITS 
in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  to  amend  Section  14  of  City  Ordinance  No.  7 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  fix  and  regulate  licenses  upon  certain  busi- 
ness, trades  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  June  22nd, 
1903,  as  amended  by  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  8,  passed  July 
27th,  1903.  (December  15,  1903.)  Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No. 
19,  and  Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  16. 

An  ordinance  relating  to  theaters,  public  halls,  and  public  build- 
ings used,  or  intended  to  be  used  for  the  purposes  of  public  amuse- 
ment.    (February  23,  1904.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  17. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  sidewalks  on  cer- 
tain streets  in  the  City  of  Reno.  (February  23,  1904.)  Amended  by 
City  Ordinance  No.  20. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  18. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Sections  10,  12,  19,  20,  and  28  of  City 
Ordinance  No.  7,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  fix  and  regulate  licenses 
upon  certain  business,  trades  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno, 
passed  June  22nd,  1903;  and  to  amend  Section  14  of  said  Ordinance 
No.  7,  as  amended  by  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  8,  passed 
July  27th,  1903,  and  as  amended  by  Section  11  of  City  Ordinance 
No.  15,  passed  December  15th,  1903;  and  also  to  amend  Section  22 
of  said  City  Ordinance  No.  7  as  amended  by  Section  6  of  City 
Ordinance  No.  8,  passed  July  27th,  1903.  (March  14,  1904.)  Repealed 
by  City  Ordinance  No.  32. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  19. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Sections  1,  6,  7  and  8  of  Ordinance 
No.  15,  entitled  "An  Ordinance  relating  to  the  granting  of  building 
permits  in  the  City  of  Reno  and  to  amend  Section  14  of  City 
Ordinance  No.  7,  entitled  *An  Ordinance  to  fix  and  regulate  license 
upon  certain  business  trades,  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno,* " 
passed  June  22nd,  1903,  as  amended  by  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance 


322  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES 

No.  8,  passed  July  27th,  1903.     (March  28,  1904.)     Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  20. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Sections  1  and  2  of  Ordinance  No.  17, 
entitled  "An  Ordinance  providing:  for  the  construction  of  sidewalks 
on  certain  streets  in  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted  February 
23rd,  1904.     (May  10,  1904.)     Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  46. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  21. 

An  ordinance  fixing:  the  width  of  sidewalks  in  the  City  of  Reno. 
(May  10,  1904.)     Amended  by  City  Ordinances  Nos.  46  and  66. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  22. 

An  ordinance  to  prohibit  all  domestic  fowl  from  running  at  large 
in  the  City  of  Reno.  (May  25,  1904.)  Repealed  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  126. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  23. 

An  ordinance  creating  Paving  District  No.  1,  and  providing  for 
the  grading  and  paving  of  the  streets  embraced  therein,  and  assessing 
the  costs  to  the  owners  of  abutting  property  in  the  said  district  and 
making  the  same  a  lien  upon  such  property.     (May  25,  1904.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  24.  , 

An  ordinance  fixing  the  salary  and  defining  the  duties  of  the 
Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  to  amend 
Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  1,  entitled  "An  ordinance  fixing  the 
compensation  of  officers  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  repealing  all  Acts 
Ordinances  heretofore  passed,  extending,  limiting,  or  in  conflict  with 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,"  passed  May  23rd,  1903.  Repealed 
by  City  Ordinance  No.  36. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  25. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  15  of  City  Ordinance  No.  7, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  fix  and  regulate  license  upon  certain  busi- 
ness, trades,  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  June  22, 
1903.     (July  14,  1904.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  32. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  26. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  reconstruction,  grading,  sanding 
and  oiling  that  portion  of  Second  Street  between  the  west  line  of 
Sierra  Street,  at  its  intersection  with  Second  Street,  and  the  west 
line  of  Bell  Street  at  its  intersection  with  said  Second  Street,  in  the 
City  of  Reno.     (July  25,  1904.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  27. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  26  of  City  Ordinance  No.  7, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  fix  and  regulate  the  license  upon  certain 
business,  trades,  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno,"  JDassed  June 
22nd,  1903  as  amended  by  Section  Five  (5)  of  City  Ordinance  No.  8, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  amend  Sections  14,  17,  21,  25,  and  26,  and 
to  repeal  Section  13  of  City  Ordinance  No.  7,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
to  fix  and  regulate  license  upon  certain  business,  trades,  and  amuse- 
ments in  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  July  27,  1903.  (July  25,  1904.) 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  32. 


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CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  28. 

An  ordinance  granting  to  H.  E.  Reid,  H.  J.  Gosse,  H.  J.  Darling, 
and  S.  H.  Wheeler,  their  successors  in  interest  or  assigns,  a  fi-ahchise 
to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  a  street  railroad  over  certaih 
streets  and  avenues  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  providing  rules  ahd 
regulations  for  the  government  of  said  railroad.     (August  24,  1904.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  29. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  use  and  speed  of  automobiles  or 
motor  vehicles,  bicycles,  and  the  driving  of  horses,  mules,  or  other 
animals  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno.  (August  24,  1904.) 
Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  61  and  repealed  by  City  Ordinahce 
No.  159. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  30. 

An  ordinance  defining  Fire  Limits  of  the  City  of  Reno.  (Decem- 
ber 13,  1904.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  93. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  31. 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  holding  of  the  municipal  electibn 
in  the  City  of  Reno  on  May  2nd,  1905.     (April  10,  1905.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  32. 

An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain 
trades,  business,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in  the  City 
of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection 
therewith;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in 
conflict  therewith.  (June  26,  1905.)  Amended  by  City  Ordinances 
Nos.  41,  49,  and  64,  and  repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  82. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  33. 

An  ordinance  to  prohibit  gaming  in  the  City  of  Reno  without  first 
obtaining  a  license  therefor,  regulating  the  same,  fixing  the  amount 
of  such  license,  providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and 
repealing  all  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (June  12,  1905.) 
Superceded  by  State  Statute. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  34. 

An  ordinance  relating  to  sanitary  matters  within  the  City  of 
Reno;  to  define,  regulate,  and  compel  the  abatement  of  certain  nuis- 
ances therein;  declaring  what  diseases  are  communicable  and  dan- 
gerous, and  providing  for  the  suppression  thereof;  defining  the  duties 
of  certain  persons  in  relation  to  births,  deaths  and  vaccinations 
therein;  prohibiting  the  sale  of  unwholesome  foods  and  drink;  pro- 
hibiting expectorating  upon  sidewalks  and  other  public  places  therein; 
defining  the  duties  of  the  Board  of  Health,  fixing  the  salary  of  the 
Health  Officer  and  defining  his  duties;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  viola- 
tion of  any  of  the  provisions  thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances 
and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (June  26,  1905.) 
Amended  by  City  Ordinances  Nos.  156,  161,  169,  and  177,  and  repealed 
by  City  Ordinances  Nos.  180,  181,  and  182. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  35. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  the  maintenance,  construction  and  erec- 
tion of  chimneys,  flues,  smoke  stacks,  stove  pipes,  fire  places,  and 
heating  apparatus,  in  the  City  of  Reno;  to  prohibit  the  accumulation 


324  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES 

of  inflammable  rubbish  therein,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto; 
to  prescribe  the  duties  of  the  chief  of  the  fire  department  in  connec- 
tion therewith;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  repeal- 
ing all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  there\vlth. 
(June  26,  1905.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  36. 

An  ordinance  fixing  the  salaries  of  the  officers  and  certain 
employees  of  the  City  of  Reno;  prescribing  the  manner  of  payment 
thereof;  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
therewith;  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.  (June  26,  1905.) 
Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  65,  and  revised  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  188. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  37. 

An  ordinance  granting  a  franchise,  right,  privilege,  and  permit 
to  the  Hunter  Creek  Water  Company,  its  successors  in  interest,  and 
assigns  to  lay,  construct,  maintain,  and  operate  water  pipes  in  all 
the  streets,  avenues,  highways,  alleys,  and  other  public  places  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  and  to  sell  water  to  the  inhabitants  thereof,  and  to  said 
city,  specifying  the  time,  terms,  and  conditions  upon  which  the  said 
franchise  is  granted.     (June  26,  1905.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  38. 

An  ordinance  to  prohibit  the  selling,  giving  away  or  smoking  of 
opium  within  the  City  of  Reno,  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation 
thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  in  conflict  there^vith.  (July  10, 
1905.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  39. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  the  erection,  alteration,  and  repairing 
of  building  and  structures  within  the  City  of  Reno  and  to  require  a 
permit  therefor;  to  regulate  entrances,  exits,  halls,  aisles  and  passage 
ways  of  public  buildings  used  or  intended  to  be  used  for  public 
assemblages;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  oflficers  in  connection 
therewith;  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  to  repeal  all 
ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (July  10,  1905.)  Revised  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  211. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  40. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  paving  and  improving 
of  portions  of  certain  streets  and  sidewalks  within  the  City  of  Reno; 
creating  a  paving  district  therefor;  prescribing  the  manner  of  defray- 
ing the  cost  thereof  and  other  matters  relating-  thereto;  and  repealing 
all  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.     (August  14,  1905.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  41. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Sections  11,  13,  14,  18,  19,  and  21,  and 
to  repeal  Sections  22  and  23  of  City  Ordinance  No.  32,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain  trades, 
business,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno; 
to  regulate  and  classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the  violation 
thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection  there- 
with; and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  the  26th  day  of  June,  1905.  (August 
29,  1905.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  82. 


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CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  42. 

An  ordinance  to  require  ditch,  canal  and  flume  companies  and 
persons  owning,  operating-  or  controlling  ditches,  canals,  flumes  or 
waterways  to  bridge  streets  and  alleys  over  the  same  or  to  pipe  the 
water  therefrom  over  or  under  streets  and  alleys,  within  the  City 
of  Reno,  upon  notice  from  the  City  Council;  designating  the  materials 
and  the  manner  of  construction  thereof;  to  prohibit  the  depositing  or 
accumulation  therein  of  filth  or  rubbish;  prohibiting  the  flooding  of 
streets,  alleys  or  other  public  places,  and  prescribing  a  penalty  for  the 

violation  thereof.     ( ,  1905.)     Improperly  filed 

and  never  voted  upon.     Cf.  post  City  Ordinance  No.  143. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  43. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  a  public  pound  and  to  make  necessary 
rules  and  regulations  in  the  matter  of  animals  running  at  large,  and 
for  the  custody  and  destruction  of  the  same;  imposing  a  tax  on  all 
dogs;  fixing  the  fees  of  the  pound  keeper  and  prescribing  his  duties, 
and  providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof.  (August  29,  1905.) 
Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  48,  and  repealed  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  126. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  44. 

An  ordinance  declaring  what  are  nuisances  within  the  City  of 
Reno,  and  to  prevent  and  regulate  the  same;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  thereof;  repealing  all  ordinances 
and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  other  matters  neces- 
sarily relating  thereto.  (August  29,  1905.)  Amended  by  City  Ordi- 
nances Nos.  122,  167,  and  208. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  45. 

An  ordinance  concerning  breaches  of  the  peace,  fighting,  routs, 
riots,  affrays,  injury  to  property,  malicious  mischief,  disorderly  per- 
sons, lewd  or  lascivious  cohabitation  or  behavior,  begging,  carrying 
deadly  weapons,  and  resisting  an  officer,  within  the  City  of  Reno;  to 
restrain  and  punish  the  same  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  or  sections 
thereof  in  conflict  therewith,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto. 
(August  29,  1905.)     Section  10  repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  46. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Sections  1  and  2  of  City  Ordinance  No. 
20,  passed  and  adopted  May  10th,  1904;  entitled  "An  ordinance  to 
amend  Sections  1  and  2  of  Ordinance  No.  17,  entitled  'An  ordinance 
providing  for  the  constrution  of  sidewalks  on  certain  streets  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  passed  and  adopted  February  23rd,  1904,'  and  to  amend 
Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  21,  passed  and  adopted  May  10th, 
1904,  entitled,  'An  ordinance  fixing  the  width  of  sidewalks  in  the 
City  of  Reno';  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  cement  sidewalks 
on  portions  of  certain  streets  within  the  City  of  Reno;  prescribing 
the  manner  of  construction  thereof,  the  mode  of  enforcing  the  same 
and  other  matters  relating  thereto;  requiring  wooden  sidewalks  to  be 
kept  in  repair;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  repeal- 
ing all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith." 
(November  28,  1905.)     Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  66. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  47. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  to 
borrow  fifty  thousand   ($50,000.00)   dollars,  to  construct  and  erect  a 


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building  or  buildings  to  be  known  as  the  City  Hall,  to  contain  offices 
and  rooms  for  municipal  officers,  a  council  room,  a  public  hall,  a  city 
prison,  and  other  necessary  space;  to  equip  the  same  with  necessary 
furniture,  fixtures  and  appliances;  to  repair  and  enlarge  the  city  hall 
now  owned  and  used  by  said  city,  and  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  ot 
the   city  therefor.      (November   14,    1905.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  48. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  6  and  Section  23  of  City  Ordinance 
No.  43,  passed,  adopted  and  approved  August  29th,  1905,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  to  provide  a  public  pound  and  to  make  necessary  rules  and 
regulations  in  the  matter  of  animals  running  at  large  and  for  the 
custody  and  destruction  of  the  same;  imposing  a  tax  on  all  dogs; 
fixing  the  fees  of  the  pound  keeper  and  prescribing  his  duties,  and 
providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof."  (November  28,  1905.) 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  126. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  49. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  3  of  City  Ordinance  No.  32,  en- 
titled "An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain 
trades,  business,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in  the  City 
of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection 
therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in 
conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  the  26th  day  of  June,  1905. 
(December  26,  1905.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  82. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  50. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  and  regulating  the  numbering  of 
residences  and  places  of  business  in  the  City  of  Reno;  repealing  all 
ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  fixing  a 
penalty  for  the  violation  thereof.     (January  22,  1906.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  51. 

An  ordinance  to  prohibit  minors  from  visiting  or  frequenting 
billiard  halls,  pool  rooms,  saloon  and  gambling  houses,  and  other 
matters  relating  thereto;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof, 
and  repealing  all  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (January  22, 
1906.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  198. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  52. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  appointment  of  a  city  electrician 
and  meter  inspector;  prescribing  the  duties,  and  fixing  the  compensa- 
tion of  such  officer,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.  (February 
26,  1906.)     Amended  by  City  Ordinances  Nos.  72  and  165. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  53. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  directing  the  city  electrician  and 
meter  inspector  of  the  City  of  Reno  to  inspect  gas  and  electric  meters 
used  for  measuring  gas,  and  electricity  for  lighting  purposes  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  and  fixing  a  fee  therefor;  fixing  a  maximum  amount 
that  may  be  collected  from  the  consumers  as  rental  by  the  owners  of 
such  meters,  providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  and  other 
matters  relating  thereto.  (March  12,  1906.)  Superceded  by  State 
Statute. 


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CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  54. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  regulation  and  inspection  of  the 
installation  and  maintenance  of  electrical  wires,  appliances,  apparatus, 
construction  and  equipment  in,  on  or  about  buildings  or  ther  structures, 
and  in  any  street,  alley  or  other  public  place  in  the  City  of  Reno, 
and  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof.  (February  26,  1906.) 
Revised  by  City  Ordinance  No.  189. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  55. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  use  and  sale  of  electricity  for  light- 
ing purposes  in  the  City  of  Reno;  fixing  maximum  rates  that  may 
be  charged  consumers  thereof,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto; 
and  providing  penalties  thereof.  (April  30,  1906.)  Superceded  by 
State  Statute. 

CITY   ORDINANCE   NO.   56. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  construction,  maintenance,  and 
operation  of  ditches,  flumes,  water  ways,  and  water  pipes  in  the 
City  of  Reno;  prohibiting  the  flooding  of  streets,  alleys,  sidewalks 
and  other  public  places  therein,  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation 
thereof,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.     (March  12,  1906.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  57. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  grading,  paving  and  improving  por- 
tions of  certain  streets,  alleys  and  sidewalks  in  the  City  of  Reno; 
prescribing  the  manner  of  defraying  the  cost  thereof;  creating 
paving  district  No.  2,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.  (March 
26,  1906.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  58. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  directing  the  city  assessor  of 
the  City  of  Reno  to  levy  a  special  assessment  to  defray  the  cost  of 
paving  and  improving  paving  districts  Nos.  1  and  2  in  the  City 
of  Reno;  stating  the  amounts  and  designating  the  lots  and  premises 
to  be  assessed,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.     (April  11,  1906.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  59. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  sale  of  liquors  in  saloons,  bar- 
rooms, restaurants  and  tamale  parlors,  fixing  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  thereof,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.  (August  13, 
1906.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  99. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  60. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno 
to  borrow  thirty-five  ($35,000.00)  dollars,  for  the  purpose  of  build- 
ing, constructing,  repairing  and  laying  public  sewers  in  certain 
streets  and  alleys  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  to  issue  and  sell  the 
bonds  of  the  city  therefor.     (May  29,  1906.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  61. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  the  title  and  Sections  5,  8,  11  and  12 
of  City  Ordinance  No.  29,  entitled  "An  ordinance  regulating  the 
use  and  speed  of  automobiles  or  motor  vehicles,  bicycles,  and  the 
driving  of  horses,  mules  or  other  animals  within  the  limits  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  passed  and  adopted  August  24th,  1904.  (August  31, 
1906.)     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  159. 


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CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  62. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  of  Reno  to  borrow  twenty- 
five  thousand  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  a  public  park 
or  parks  and  improving  the  same,  and  other  parks  now  owned  by 
said  city;  also  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  and  installing  inter- 
sectional  street  signs,  and  constructing  and  laying  a  sidewalk  around 
the  City  Hall,  in  said  city;  and  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  of  said 
city  therefor.     (October  8,  1906.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  63. 

An  ordinance  providing  regulations  for  junk  dealers  and  dealers 
in  second-hand  goods,  wares  and  merchandise,  and  punishing  viola- 
tions of  such  regulations.  (December  10,  1906.)  Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  130. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  64. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  27  of  City  Ordinance  No.  32, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax  on 
certain  trades,  business,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in 
the  City  of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers 
in  connection  therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  passed,  adopted  and  approved 
June  26,  1905.  (December  10,  1906.)  Repealed  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  82. 

CITY   ORDINANCE   NO.   65. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  an  ordinance,  entitled  "City  Ordinance 
Number  36.  An  ordinance  fixing  the  salaries  of  the  officers  and 
certain  employees  of  the  City  of  Reno;  prescribing  the  manner  of 
payment  thereof;  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith;  and  other  matters  relating  thereto,"  passed 
and  adopted  June  26,  1905.  (January  28,  1907.)  Amended  by  City 
Ordinances  Nos.  69  and  81,  and  revised  by  City  Ordinance  No.  188. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  66. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  8  of  City  Ordinance  No.  46, 
passed  and  adopted  the  28th  day  of  November,  195;  entitled  "An 
ordinance  to  amend  Sections  1  and  2  of  City  Ordinance  No.  20, 
passed  and  adopted  May  10th,  1904;  entitled  'An  ordinance  to 
amend  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  21,  passed  and  adopted 
providing  for  the  construction  of  sidewalks  on  certain  streets  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  passed  and  adopted  February  23rd,  1904,"  and  to 
amend  Setcion  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  21,  passed  and  adopted 
May  10th,  1904,  entitled  "An  ordinance  fixing  the  width  of  side- 
walks in  the  City  of  Reno";  to  provide  for  the  construction  of 
cement  sidewalks  on  portions  of  certain  streets  within  the  City 
of  Reno;  prescribing  the  manner  of  construction  thereof,  the  mode 
of  enforcing  the  same  and  other  matters  relating  thereto;  requiring 
wooden  sidewalks  to  be  kept  in  repair;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  thereof  and  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith.     (March  12,  1907.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  67. 

An  ordinance  declaring  any  interference  with,  or  unauthorized 
use   or   attempted   use   of   any  hydrant,   or   apparatus   of   the   Fire 


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Department  of  the  City  to  Reno,  to  be  unlawful,  and  providing 
punishment  therefor.  (March  25,  1907.)  Amended  by  City  Ordin- 
ance No.  207. 

CITY   ORDINANCE  NO.  68. 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  holding  of  the  regular  municipal 
election  in  the  City  of  Reno  on  May  7th,  1907,  directing  the  City 
Clerk  regarding  his  duties  in  preparation  therefor,  and  to  provide 
for  a  supplemental  registration  of  voters  entitled  to  vote  at  said 
election.     (March  25,  1907.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  69. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Sections  1  and  3  of  Ordinance  No.  65, 
passed  and  adopted  January  28th,  1907,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to 
amend  an  ordinance,  entitled  'City  Ordinance  No.  36.  An  ordinance 
fixing  the  salaries  of  the  officers  and  certain  employees  of  the  City 
of  Reno;  prescribing  the  manner  of  payment  thereof;  repealing  all 
ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith;  and  other 
matters  relating  thereto,"  passed  and  adopted  June  26,  1905.  (May 
13,  1907.)     Revised  by  City  Ordinance  No.  188. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  70. 

An  ordinance  granting  to  the  Nevada  Transit  Company,  a  cor- 
poration duly  organized  and  existing  under  the  laws  of  the  State 
of  Nevada,  and  having  its  principal  place  of  business  in  the  City 
of  Reno,  (bounty  of  Washoe,  said  State,  its  successors  in  interest 
or  assigns,  a  franchise  or  right  of  way  to  construct,  maintain  and 
operate  a  street  railroad  over  and  upon  a  certain  street  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  and  providing  rules  and  regulations  for  the  govern- 
ment of  said  railroad.     (May  27,  1907.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  71. 

An  ordinance  creating  Paving  or  Macadamizing  District  No. 
3,  and  providing  for  grading  and  paving,  or  macadamizing  of  the 
streets  embraced  therein,  and  assessing  the  costs  to  the  owners  of 
abutting  property  in  the  said  district  and  making  the  same  a  lien 
upon  such  property.  (July  9,  1907.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  72. 

An  ordinance  amending  Section  4  of  City  Ordinance  No.  52, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  the  appointment  of  a  city  elec- 
trician and  meter  inspector;  prescribing  the  duties,  and  fixing  the 
compensation  of  such  officer,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto," 
passed  and  adopted  Febraury  26th,  1906.      (July  9,  1907.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  73. 

An  ordinance  providing  regulations  for  garbage,  and  garbage 
movers,  providing  Garbage  Districts,  and  punishing  violations  of 
such  regulations.     (July  22,  1907.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  74. 

An  ordinance  to  prohibit  the  cutting,  mutilating,  injury  or 
destroying-  of  ornamental  trees  or  shrubbery,  upon  or  along  the 
public  streets,  alleys,  highways  or  within  the  public  parks  or  private 
grounds,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  without 


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the    consent   of   the    owner   or   owners,   in   writing,    and    fixing    the 
penalty   therefor.    (August    13,    1907.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  75. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  cement  side- 
or  assemblages,  providing  the  place  where  the  same  must  be  held 
or  conducted  within  the  city  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  pro- 
viding the  penalty  for  a  violation  of  the  same.     (Aug.  13,  1907.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  76. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  th  econstruction  of  cement  side- 
walks on  certain  streets  and  portions  of  streets  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  City  of  Reno;  providing  the  manner  of  construction 
thereof,  the  mode  of  enforcing  the  same  and  other  matters  relating 
thereto;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof  and  repealing 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  there\\nth. 
(August  13,  1907.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  77. 

An  ordinance  requiring  all  street  cars  operated  by  steam,  elec- 
tricity or  gasoline  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno  to  be 
equipped  with  air  and  hand  brakes.  (August  13,  1907.)  Amended 
by  City  Ordinance  No.  191. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  78. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  cement  side- 
walks on  certain  streets  and  portions  of  streets  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  the  City  of  Reno;  providing  the  manner  of  con- 
struction thereof,  the  mode  of  enforcing  the  same  and  other  matters 
relating  thereto,  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof  and 
repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  there- 
with.    (September  23,  1907.) 

CITY    ORDINANCE   NO.    79. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Nevada,  to  borrow  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  ($150,000.00) 
dollars,  for  the  purpose  of  improving  the  sewxr  system  of  the  City 
of  Reno,  by  building,  constructing,  repairing  and  laying  public 
sewers  in  certain  streets  and  alleys  in  certain  sewer  districts  here- 
inafter described,  and  in  such  other  places  in  said  city,  as  the  City 
Council  may  hereinafter  designate,  and  for  the  general  improve- 
ment or  improvements  within  said  City  of  Reno  as  said  City  Council 
may  judge  to  be  proper  and  necessary,  and  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds 
judge  to  be  proper  and  necessary,  and  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds 
of  said  city  therefor.      (September  23,   1907.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  80. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  macadamizing  and 
improving  of  poritions  of  certain  streets,  and  the  placing  and  laying 
of  curbing  on  and  along  the  same  within  the  City  limits  of  the  City 
of  Reno,  creating  a  Macadamizing  District  therefor,  prescribing 
the  manner  of  defraying  the  cost  thereof  and  other  matters  relating 
thereto,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  con- 
flict therewith.     (October  15,  1907.) 


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CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  81. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  Two  (2)  of  Ordinance  Number 
65,  passed  and  adopted  January  28,  1907,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
to  amend  an  ordinance  entitled  "City  Ordinance  Number  36,  an 
ordinance  fixing  the  salaries  of  the  officers  and  certain  employes 
of  the  City  of  Reno;  prescribing  the  manner  of  payment  thereof; 
repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  there- 
with and  other  matters  relating  thereto.  Passed  and  adopted 
January  28,  1907.  (October  15,  1907).  Revised  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  188. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  82. 

An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain 
trades,  business,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in  the  City 
of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connec- 
tion therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith.  (October  28,  1907).  Amended  by  City  Ordin- 
ances Nos.  83,  112,  123,  144,  150,  163,  166,  and  173,  and  revised  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  195. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  83. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  33  of  City  Ordinance  Number 
82,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax 
on  certain  trades,  business,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements 
in  the  City  of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same;  to  fix  a 
penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain 
officers  in  connection  therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (December  9,  1907.)  Re- 
vised by  City  Ordinance  No.  195. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  84. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  fire  escapes  for  buildings  of  three 
or  more  stories  in  height.  (March  30,  1908).  Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  124. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  85. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  establishment  of  storage  oil  tanks 
within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno.  (April  13,  1908).  Re- 
vised by  City  Ordinance  No.  206. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  86. 

An  ordinance  granting  to  S.  H.  Wheeler  and  Chas.  H.  Burke, 
their  successors  in  interest  or  assigns,  a  franchise  or  right  of  way 
to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  a  street  railroad  over  and  upon 
certain  streets,  avenues  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  pro- 
viding rules  and  regulations  for  the  government  of  said  railroad. 
(April  27,  1908.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  87. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  directing  the  City  Assessor  of 
the  City  of  Reno  to  levy  a  special  assessment  to  defray  the  cost 
of  macadamizing  and  improving  Macadamizing  District  Number  One 
(1)  in  the  City  of  Reno;  stating  the  amounts  and  designating  the 
lots  and  premises  to  be  assessed,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto. 
(May  11,  1908). 


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CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  88. 

An  ordinance  requiring  all  persons,  firms,  companies  or  cor- 
porations, delivering  or  selling  or  giving  away,  any  milk,  cream 
or  butter  within  the  corporate  limits,  to  first  have  and  procure  a 
permit  so  to  do,  together  with  the  penalty  thereto,  and  other  mat- 
ters relating  thereto.  (May  11,  1908).  Repealed  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  134. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  89. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  cement  side- 
walks on  certain  streets  and  portions  of  streets  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  City  of  Reno;  providing  the  manner  of  construction 
thereof,  the  mode  of  enforcing  the  same  and  other  matters  relating 
thereto;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof  and  repealing 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (June 
8,  1908). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  90. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  directing  the  City  Assessor  of 
the  City  of  Reno  to  levy  a  special  assessment  to  defray  the  cost 
of  paving  and  improving  Paving  District  Number  Three  in  the 
City  of  Reno;  stating  the  amounts  and  designing  the  lots  and 
premises  to  be  assessed,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.  (June 
8,  1908). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  91. 

An  ordinance  abandoning,  vacating,  disestablishing  and  dis- 
claiming any  right  to  parts  of  certain  streets  or  ways  in  the  City 
of  Reno.     (August  10,  1908). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  92. 

An  ordinance  requiring  all  street  cars  operating  by  steam,  elec- 
tricity  or   gasoline   within    the    limits    of   the    City   of   Reno    to    be 
equipped  with  good  and  approved  fenders.     (August  10,  1908). 
CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  93. 

An  ordinance  defining  the  Fire  Limits  of  the  City  of  Reno. 
(August  24,  1908).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  94. 

An  ordinance  relating  to  employment  agencies,  prescribing  the 
amount  of  the  license  to  conduct  such  business,  requiring  a  bond 
for  conducting  the  same,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.  (Au- 
gust 24,  1908).     Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  193. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  95. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  conduct  and  maintenance  of 
houses  of  ill-fame  and  places  of  prostitution,  and  other  matters  re- 
lating thereto;  prohibiting  prostitution  and  lewdness,  and  fixing 
penalties  for  the  violation  thereof.  (September  1,  1908).  Repealed 
by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  96. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  cement  side- 
walks on  certain  streets  and  portions  of  streets,  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  the  City  of  Reno;  providing  the  manner  of  construc- 
tion  thereof;    the   mode   of   enforcing   the    same    and    other    matters 


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relating  thereto;  fixing:  the  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof  and 
repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  covering  the  same 
within  territory  in  conflict  therewith.     (September  14,  1908). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  97. 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  holding  of  a  Special  Municipal 
Election  in  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  on  October  24,  1908.  (Sep- 
tember 28,  1908). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  98. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  runners,  hackmen,  omnibus  drivers 
and  expressmen,  and  matters  relating  thereto,  and  the  penalty  for 
the  violating  of  the  same  (October  13,  1908).  Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  102. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  99. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  sale  of  liquors  in  saloons,  bar- 
rooms, restaurants  and  tamale  parlors,  fixing  the  penalty  for  the 
violation  thereof,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.  (October  13, 
1908).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  190. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  100. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno 
to  borrow  thirty-five  thousand  dollars,  for  the  purpose  of  building, 
constructing,  repairing  and  laying  public  sewers  in  the  streets  and 
alleys,  and  to  improve  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Nevada,  and  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  of  the  city  therefor. 
(October  13,  1908). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  101. 

An  ordinance  to  prevent  the  abuse  and  sale  of  opium  and  other 
durgs.  (October  26,  1908).  Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  103, 
and  repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  102. 

An  ordinance  to  repeal  City  Ordinance  Number  Ninety-eight, 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  passed  and  adopted  by  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  on  the  13th  day  of  October,  1908,  the  title  of  which 
is,  "An  ordinance  to  regulate  runners,  hackmen,  omnibus  drivers 
and  expressmen,  and  matters  relating  thereto,  and  the  penalty  for 
the  violating  of  the  same."     (December  14,  1908). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  103. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  3  of  City  Ordinance  Number 
101,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  prevent  the  abuse  and  sale  of  opium 
and  other  drugs,"  passed  and  adopted  the  26th  day  of  October, 
1908.  (January  25,  1909).  Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  105, 
and  repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  104. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  and  govern  the  conducting  of  billiard 
halls  and  pool  rooms  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  matters  pertaining 
thereto  and  the  penalty  for  the  violating  of  the  same.  (February 
24,  1909).     Revised  by  City  Ordinance  No.  198. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  105. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  3  of  Amended  City  Ordinance 
Number  103  of  the  City  of  Reno,  passed  and  adopted  the  25th  day 


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of  January,  1909,  which  is,  "An  ordinance  to  prevent  the  abuse  and 
sale  of  opium  and  other  dmp^s,"  the  original  ordinance  having  been 
passed  and  adopted  the  26th  day  of  October,  1908.  (March  8,  1909). 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  106. 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  holding  of  the  regular  Municipal 
Election  in  the  City  of  Reno  on  the  4th  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1909, 
directing  the  City  Clerk  regarding  his  duties  in  preparation  therefor, 
and  to  provide  for  a  supplemental  registration  of  voters  entitled 
to  vote  at  said  election.     (March  22,  1909.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  107. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Nevada,  to  borrow  fifty  thousand  ($50,000.00)  dollars,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  building,  constructing,  repairing  and  improving  the  Sewer 
System  in  the  public  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and 
to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  of  the  city  therefor.  (April  12,  1909). 
Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  121,  and  repealed  by  City  Ordin- 
ance No.  128. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  108. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno 
to  borrow  fifty  thousand  ($50,000.00)  dollars,  for  the  purpose  of 
building,  constructing,  repairing  and  improving  the  public  streets 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  and  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  of  the 
city  therefor.  (April  12,  1909).  Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No. 
120,  and  repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  127. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  109. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  the  installing,  use  and  operation  of 
moving  picture  machines,  and  their  attachments  and  appliances  in 
the  City  of  Reno,  Washoe  County,  State  of  Nevada,  fixing  a  pen- 
alty for  the  violation  thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts 
of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (July  26,  1909).  Repealed  by 
City  Ordinance  No.  212. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  110. 

An  ordinance  fixing  and  establishing  the  distance  curbing  shall 
be  set  from  the  property  line  within  the  area,  or  district,  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  bounded  on  the  north  by  Court  Street,  on 
the  south  by  California  Avenue,  on  the  east  by  South  Virginia 
Street,  and  on  the  west  by  the  western  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith.     (July  26,  1909). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  111. 

An  ordinance  establishing  a  city  base  or  plane  of  reference  for 
elevations,  fixing  the  elevation  of  a  primal  bench  mark,  establishing 
street  grades,  and  fixing  a  penalty  for  violation  of  any  of  the  pro- 
visions hereof.     (July  26,  1909). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  112. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  33  of  City  Ordinance  Number 
82  as  amended  by  the  City  Ordinance  Number  83,  and  to  repeal  all 
ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (August 
10,  1909).     Revised  by  City  Ordinance  No.  195. 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES  335 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  113. 

An  ordinance  authorizing;  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Washoe  County,  State  of  Nevada,  to  borrow  twelve  thousand  five 
hundred  dollars  to  cover  certain  unpaid  assessments  heretofore 
levied  and  confirmed  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno,  for 
the  purpose  of  paying  for  the  work  of  grading,  curbing,  macadam- 
izing and  improving  West  Second  Street  from  Sierra  Street  to 
the  western  city  limits,  and  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  of  the  City 
of  Reno  therefor,  to  be  known  as  Street  Improvement  Bonds. 
(August  23,  1909). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  114. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  and  prohibit  posting  and  distribut- 
ing hand  bills,  dodgers,  circulars  or  other  advertisements  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto,  fixing  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordiances  in  conflict  therewith.     (October  25,  1909). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  115. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  and  control  the  business  of  keeping 
and  carrying  on  a  bar-room,  saloon,  or  place  where  wine,  malt  or 
spirituous  liquors  are  sold  to  be  drank  on  the  premises;  fixing  and 
classifying  the  same,  and  the  license  fee  to  be  paid  therefor;  fixing 
a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  and  repealing  all  ordinances 
or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (November  12,  1909). 
Amended  by  City  Ordinances  Nos.  125  and  132,  and  repealed  by 
City  Ordinance  No.  153. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  116. 

An  ordinance  fixing  and  establishing  the  distance  curbing  shall 
be  set  from  the  property  lines,  on  both  sides  of  Court  Street  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  commencing  at  the  west  side  line  of  Belmont 
Road  and  running  west  on  Court  Street  to  a  point  nine  hundred 
and  five  and  73-100  feet,  measured  along  the  north  side  line  of 
said  Court  Street,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordin- 
ances in  conflict  herewith.     (November  12,  1909). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  117. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  directing  the  City  Assessor  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  to  levy  a  special  assessment  to  defray  the 
cost  of  paving  with  asphalt  and  improving  all  that  certain  alley, 
or  narrow  street,  in  Block  V  of  the  original  Town  of  Reno  between 
North  Virginia  Street  and  Sierra  Street  from  First  Street  to 
Second  Street,  stating  the  amounts  and  designating  the  lots  and 
premises  to  be  assessed,  and  other  matters  pertaining  and  relating 
thereto,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  con- 
flict herewith.     (November  12,  1909). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  118. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  113, 
passed  and  approved  August  23rd,  1909,  entitled,  "An  ordinance 
authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno,  Washoe  County, 
State  of  Nevada,  to  borrow  twelve  thousand  five  hundred  dollars 
to  cover  certain  unpaid  assessments  heretofore  levied  and  confirmed 
by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  purpose  of  paying 
for  the  work  of  grading,  curbing,  macadamizing  and  improving  West 
Second  Street  from  Sierra  Street  to  the  Western  City  Limits,  and 


336  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES 

to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  of  the  City  of  Reno  therefor,  to  be  known 
as  Street  Improvement  Bonds."     (November  22,  1909). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.   119. 

An  ordinance  to  prohibit  children  and  minors  under  the  age  of 
17  years  from  loitering  about  the  streets  and  other  public  places 
in  the  City  of  Reno  at  night,  providing  penalties,  and  repealing 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith.  (Decem- 
ber 13,  1909). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  120. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  108, 
passed,  adopted  and  approved  April  12,  1909,  entitled,  "An  ordinance 
authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno  to  borrow  fifty 
thousand  ($50,000.00)  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  building,  construct- 
ing, repairing  and  improving  the  public  streets  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Nevada,  and  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  of  the  city  therefor." 
(December  13,  1909).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  127. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  3  21. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  107, 
passed,  adopted  and  approved  April  12,  1909,  entitled,  "An  ordin- 
ance authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  to 
borrow  fifty  thousand  ($50,000.00)  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  build- 
ing, constructing,  repairing  and  improving  the  sewer  system  in 
the  public  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  to  issue  and 
sell  the  bonds  of  the  city  therefor."  (December  13,  1909).  Re- 
pealed by  City  Ordinance  No.  128. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  122. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  3  of  City  Ordinance  No.  44, 
passed  and  approved  the  29th  day  of  August,  1905,  entitled,  "An 
ordinance  declaring  what  are  nuisances  within  the  City  of  Reno, 
and  to  prevent  and  regulate  the  same;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  vio- 
lation of  any  of  the  provisions  thereof;  repealing  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  other  matters  neces- 
sarily relating   thereto."      (December.  27,   1909). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  123. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  a  part  of  Section  39  of  Ordinance  No. 
82,  passed  and  approved  the  28th  day  of  October,  1907,  entitled 
"An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain 
trades,  business,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in  the  City 
of  Reno,  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  thereof,  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  oflEicers  in  con- 
nection therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordin- 
ances in  conflict  therewith."  (December  27,  1909).  Revised  by 
City  Ordinance  No.  195. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  124. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  FIRE  ESCAPES  on  buildings  in 
the  City  of  Reno,  three  or  more  stories  in  height;  regulating  the 
construction  thereof;  providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof; 
and  repealing  all  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith.  (December  27, 
1909).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  212. 


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CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  125. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  Seven  (7)  of  City  Ordinance  No. 
115,  passed  and  approved  the  12th  day  of  November,  1909,  entitled, 
"An  ordinance  to  regulate  and  control  the  business  of  keeping  and 
carrying  on  a  bar-room,  saloon,  or  place  where  wine,  malt  or  spirit- 
ous  liquors  are  sold  to  be  drunk  on  the  premises;  fixing  and  classi- 
fying the  same,  and  the  license  fee  to  be  paid  therefor;  limiting  the 
number  of  licenses  that  may  be  issued  therefor;  fixing  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof;  and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts 
of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith."  (January  24,  1910).  Repealed 
by  City  Ordinance  No.  153. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  126. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  a  City  Pound;  appointment  of  a 
Pound  Master  and  Deputy  Pound  Master;  providing  rules  and  regu- 
lations for  the  government  of  the  same;  prohibiting  animals  run- 
ning at  large  within  the  city  and  providing  for  the  custody  and 
destruction  of  the  same  and  matters  relating  thereto;  imposing  a 
license  tax  on  all  dogs;  making  it  a  misdemeanor  for  any  person  to 
own,  keep  or  harbor  a  dog  in  the  city  without  procuring  a  license 
therefor;  fixing  the  fees  to  be  charged  by  the  Pound  Master,  his 
salary  and  his  duties;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  of  any 
of  the  provisions  hereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of 
ordinances  in   conflict  therewith.      (January  24,   1910.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  127. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Nevada,  to  borrow  fifty  thousand  ($50,000.00)  dollars  for  the  pur- 
pose of  building,  constructing,  repairing  and  improving  the  public 
streets  of  the  City  of  Reno  and  to  issue  and  sell  the  the  bonds  of 
the  city  therefor,  and  repealing  Ordinance  Number  108,  passed, 
adopted  and  approved  April  12,  1909,  and  Ordinance  Number  120, 
passed,  adopted  and  approved  December  13,  1909.  (February  14, 
1910). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  128. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Nevada,  to  borrow  fifty  thousand  ($50,000.00)  dollars  for  the  pur- 
pose of  building,  constructing,  repairing  and  improving  the  sewer 
system  in  the  public  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and 
to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  of  the  city  therefor,  and  repealing  Ordin- 
ance Number  107,  passed,  adopted  and  approved  April  12,  1909, 
and  Ordinance  Number  121,  passed,  adopted  and  approved  Decem- 
ber 13,  1909.     (February  14,  1910). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  129. 

An  ordinance  prohibiting  the  obstruction  of  Fire  Hydrants  on 
the  public  streets  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  providing  a  pennlty 
for  the  violation  thereof.     (February  28,  1910). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  130. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  licensing,  regulating  and  controlling 
the  business  of  dealing  in  second  hand  goods,  wares,  merchandise 
or  junk  of  any  kind  in  the  City  of  Reno;  fixing  a  license  fee  therefor, 
and  matters  relating  thereto;  fixing  penalties  for  the  violation 
thereof;    and   repealing   all    ordinances   and   parts   of   ordinances   in 


338  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES 

conflict  herewith.     (March  30,  1910).     Amended  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  186. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  131. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  licensing,  regulating  and  controlling 
bona  flde  fraternal,  commercial,  and  social  clubs;  fixing  the  license 
fee  to  be  paid  therefor;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof; 
and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  there- 
with.    (April  25,  1910).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  190. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  132. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  11  of  City  Ordinance  No.  115, 
passed,  adopted  and  approved  November  12,  1909,  entitled,  "An 
ordinance  to  regulate  and  control  the  business  of  keeping  and  carry- 
ing on  a  bar-room,  saloon,  or  place  where  wine,  malt  or  spiritous 
liquors  are  sold  to  be  drunk  on  the  premises;  fixing  and  classifying 
the  same,  and  the  license  fee  to  be  paid  therefor;  limiting  the  num- 
ber of  licenses  that  may  be  issued  therefor;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  thereof;  and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordin- 
ances in  conflict  therewith."  (May  11,  1910).  Repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.   153. 

CITY  ORDINANCE   NO.   133. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate,  license  and  control  the  business  of 
keeping,  selling  and  disposing  of  wine,  malt,  and  spiritous  liquors 
in  restaurants,  lunch  rooms,  tamale  parlors,  drug  stores,  and  all 
other  places  of  business  other  than  saloons,  dram  shops  and  club 
rooms;  fixing  the  license  fee  to  be  paid  therefor;  fixing  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  of  the  same  and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts 
of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this  ordinance.  (May  11,  1910).  Re- 
pealed by  City  Ordinance  No.  190. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  134. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  inspection  of  milk  and  cream  in 
the  City  of  Reno,  under  the  direction  and  control  of  the  Board  of 
Health  of  the  city;  providing  for  the  appointment  of  an  inspector 
thereof,  and  defining  his  powers  and  duties;  limiting  the  amount 
that  may  be  expended  by  the  Board  of  Health  for  the  expenses  of 
inspection;  providing  for  the  issuance  of  permits  for  the  sale  of 
milk  and  cream  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  the  revocation  of  such 
permits;  prohibiting  the  sale,  keeping  or  exposing  for  sale  impure, 
adulterated  or  unwholesome  milk  or  cream;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  hereof;  and  authorizing  the  Board  of  Health  to  adopt  and 
promulgate  rules  and  regulations  for  the  enforcement  of  this  ordin- 
ance.    (June  27,  1910).    Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  162. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  135. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  directing  the  City  Assessor  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  to  levy  a  special  assessment  to  defray  the 
cost  of  grading  and  laying  cement  sidewalks  in  the  district  laiown 
as  the  First  Ward  in  the  City  of  Reno,  according  to  the  plans  and 
specifications  therefor  on  file  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of 
Reno,  stating  the  amounts,  and  designating  the  lots  and  premises  to 
be  assessed,  and  other  matters  pertaining  and  relating  thereto,  and 
repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 
(August  22,  1910). 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES  339 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  136. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  directing  the  City  Assessor  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  to  levy  a  special  assessment  to  defray 
the  cost  of  grading  and  laying  cement  sidewalks  in  the  district 
known  as  the  Fourth  Ward  in  the  City  of  Reno,  according  to  the 
plans  and  specifications  therefor  on  file  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  stating  the  amounts  and  designating  the  lots  and 
premises  to  be  assessed,  and  other  matters  pertaining  and  relating 
thereto,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in 
conflict  herewith.     (August  22,  1910). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  137. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  directing  the  City  Assessor  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  to  levy  a  special  assessment  to  defray 
the  cost  of  grading  and  laying  cement  sidewalks  in  the  district 
known  as  the  Fifth  Ward  in  the  City  of  Reno,  according  to  the 
plans  and  specifications  therefor  on  file  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  stating  the  amounts,  and  designating  the  lots  and 
premises  to  be  assessed,  and  other  matters  pertaining  and  relat- 
ing thereto,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in 
conflict  herewith.     (August  22,  1910.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  138. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  licensing  and  regulating  the  busi- 
ness of  pawnbrokers  and  pawnshops,  and  defining  the  same;  fixing 
and  imposing  the  license  fee  to  be  paid  therefor;  providing  regula- 
tions for  the  conduct  of  such  business;  fixing  penalties  for  the  viola- 
tion thereof;  defining  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection 
therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in 
conflict  herewith.  (August  29,  1910).  Amended  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  187. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  139. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Washoe  County,  State  of  Nevada,  to  borrow  $5107.75  to  cover  certain 
unpaid  assessments  heretofore  levied  and  confirmed  by  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  for  the  work 
of  grading,  curbing,  macadamizing,  paving  and  improving  Sierra 
Street,  East  Fourth  Street,  Plaza  Street,  North  Virginia  Street  and 
Ninth  Street  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  of 
the  City  of  Reno  therefor,  to  be  known  as  "Consolidated  Special 
Street  Improvement  Bonds."     (October  10,  1910). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  140. 

An  ordinance  for  the  regulation  of  the  use  of  fire  works  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  prohibiting  firing  or  discharging  any  fire  works  within 
the  city  without  a  permit  granted  by  the  City  Council,  and  providing 
penalties  for  the  violation  hereof.     (November  16,  1910). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  141. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  directing  the  City  Assessor  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  Washoe  County,  State  of  Nevada,  to  levy  a  special 
assessment  to  defray  the  cost  of  grading,  curbing  and  paving  with 
concrete  and  asphalt.  South  Virginia  Street  in  the  district  known  as 
the  First  Ward  of  the  City  of  Reno,  according  to  the  plans  and 
specifications  therefor  on  file  with  the   City  Clerk  of  the   City  of 


340  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES 

Reno,  stating  the  amounts  and  designating  the  lots  and  premises  to 
be  assessed,  and  other  matters  pertaining  and  relating  thereto. 
(February  27,  1911). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  142. 

An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  holding  of  the  regular  Municipal 
Election  in  the  City  of  Reno  on  the  2nd  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1911^ 
directing  the  City  Clerk  regarding  his  duties  in  preparation  there- 
for, and  to  provide  for  a  supplemental  registration  of  voters  en- 
titled to  vote  at  said  election.     (March  13,  1911). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  143. 

An  ordinance  requiring  ditch,  canal  and  flume  companies,  cor- 
porations and  persons  owning,  operating,  or  controlling  ditches, 
canals,  flumes  or  water-ways,  to  bridge  streets  and  alleys  over 
the  same,  or  to  pipe  the  water  therein  over  or  under  the  streets 
and  alleys  within  the  City  of  Reno,  upon  notice  from  the  City 
Council,  designating  the  materials  and  the  manner  of  construction 
thereof,  and  prescribing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof. 
(March  13,   1911). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  144. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section''  37  of  Ordinance  No.  82,  passed 
and  approved  the  28th  day  of  Octt?i>er,  1907,  entitled,  "An  ordinance 
to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain  trades,  business, 
occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno;  to  regu- 
late and  classify  the  same;  to  fix  ^  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof; 
and  define  the  duties  of  certain  ofiicers  in  connection  therewith, 
and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (March  27,  1911). 
Revised  by  City  Ordinance  No.  195. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  145. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  licensing,  regulating  and  controlling 
the  business  of  messenger  service  in  the  City  of  Reno,  fixing  the 
license  fee  to  be  paid  therefor,  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation 
thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  con- 
flict herewith.  (April  10,  1911).  Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No. 
151. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  146. 

An  ordinance  vacating,  disestablishing  and  disclaiming  any 
right  to  the  alleys  in  Block  2  of  Park  Lawn  Addition  to  the  City 
of  Reno.     (April  24,  1911). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  147. 

An  ordinance  fixing  and  establishing  the  distance  curbing  shall 
be  set  from  the  property  lines  on  what  is  known  as  Peavine  Street 
in  the  City  of  Reno,  State  of  Nevada,  bounded  on  the  north  by 
Ninth  Street  and  on  the  south  by  Sixth  Street  in  said  city,  and 
to  repeal  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  confiict  herewith. 
(April  24,  1911). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  148. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  directing  the  City  Assessor  of 
the  City  of  Reno,  Washoe  County,  State  of  Nevada,  to  levy  special 
aiSSessments  to  defray  the  costs  of  grading,  curbing,  macadamizing 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES  341 

and  oiling:  Riverside  Avenue  in  the  district  known  as  the  Second  Ward 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  from  a  point  at  the  western  city  limits,  and 
running-  thence  easterly  to  a  point  on  said  Riverside  Avenue  on  a 
line  with  the  west  line  of  the  alley  running;  north  and  south  between 
Ralston  Street  and  Stevenson  Street  extending  southerly  to  the 
Truckee  River,  according  to  the  plans  and  specifications  therefor 
on  file  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno,  stating  the  amounts 
and  designating  the  lots,  lands  and  premises  to  be  assessed,  and 
other  matters  pertaining  and  relating  thereto.      (May  8,  1911). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  149. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  authorizing  the  City  Clerk  to 
appoint  an  assistant,  providing  for  the  compensation  of  such  assist- 
ant, and  repealing  all  acts  relating  to  emploves  in  the  office  of  the 
City  Clerk.     (June  12,  1911). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  150. 

An  ordinance  amending  Section  7  of  City  Ordinance  Number 
82,  entitled,  "An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax 
on  certain  trades,  businesses,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements 
in  the  City  of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same;  to  fix,  the 
penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain 
officers  in  connection  therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflir'  therewith,"  approved  October  28, 
1907.     (October  23,  1911).     Revised  by  City  Ordinance  No.  195. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  151. 

An  ordinance  regulating  ^wtd  licensing  the  messenger  service 
business  in  the  City  of  Reno,  making  unlawful  certain  acts,  and 
repealing  all  ordinances,  or  parts  of  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Reno 
heretofore  passed  pertaining  to  said  messenger  service  business  in 
the  City  of  Reno.  (December  26,  1911.)  Amended  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  192. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  152. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  distribution  of  medicine,  and  sam- 
ples thereof,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno. 
(March  6,  1912). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  153. 

An  ordinance  defining,  regulating,  licensing  and  limiting  the  retail 
liquor  business  in  saloons,  bars,  and  bar-rooms  in  the  City  of  Reno, 
making  unlawful  certain  acts,  and  repealing  all  other  ordinances  in 
relation  thereto.  (March  6,  1912).  Amended  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  178,  and  repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  190. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  154. 

An  ordinance  licensing  and  regulating  the  business  of  plumbing 
and  drainlaying  within  the  City  of  Reno,  prescribing  and  establish- 
ing certain  rules  and  regulations  regarding  plumbing  and  drainlay- 
ing in  the  City  of  Reno,  establishing  and  creating  the  office  of 
plumbing  inspector,  prescribing  the  duties  thereof,  making  certain 
acts  misdemeanors,  regulating  all  other  matters  in  relation  to 
plumbing  and  drainlaying  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  repealing  all 
ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  any  way  relating  thereto. 
(June  17,  1912).    Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  194. 


842  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  155. 

An  ordinance  declarinpr  the  intention  of  the  City  Council  of 
the  City  of  Reno  to  improve,  by  grading,  oiling,  macadamizing, 
curbing  and  guttering  certain  portions  of  First  Street  and  Riverside 
Avenue  of  the  City  of  Reno,  commencing  at  a  point  on  the  east  side 
01  the  alley  between  Virginia  and  Sierra  Streets,  on  said  First 
Street,  and  extending  westerly  on  the  same  street  to  a  point  on 
the  west  side  of  the  alley  between  Stevenson  and  Ralston  Streets, 
and  on  Riverside  Avenue  from  the  point  of  intersection  between 
that  avenue  and  First  Street  extending  westerly  to  a  point  on  the 
west  side  of  the  alley  if  extended  between  Stevenson  and  Ralston 
Streets  on  said  Riverside  Avenue,  providing  that  the  same  shall 
bf  done  by  special  assessment  upon  and  against  the  lots  and  prem- 
ises abutting  and  fronting  on  that  portion  of  said  First  Street  and 
Riverside  Avenue  within  the  district  to  be  improved  in  accordance 
with  their  number  of  feet  frontage,  providing  for  the  payment 
thereof,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.     (August  12,  1912). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  156. 

An  ordinance  amending  and  re-enacting  the  title  and  Sections 
21,  24  and  27,  and  repealing  Sections  10,  11,  12,  13,  14  and  15  of 
Ordinance  No.  34,  entitled  "An  ordinance  relating  to  sanitary  mat- 
ters within  the  Citv  of  Reno;  to  define,  regulate  and  compel  the 
abatement  of  certain  nuisances  therein;  declaring  what  diseases  are 
communicable  and  dangerous,  and  providing  for  the  suppression 
thereof;  defining  the  duties  of  certain  persons  in  relation  to  births, 
deaths  and  vaccinations  therein;  prohibiting  the  sale  of  unwhole- 
some foods  and  drink;  prohibiting  expectorating  upon  sidewalks 
and  other  public  places  therein;  defining  the  duties  of  the  Board 
of  Health,  fixing  the  salary  of  the  Health  Officer  and  defining  his 
duties;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions 
thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in 
conflict  therewith,"  approved  June  26,  1905.  (August  16,  1912). 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinances  Nos.  181  and  182. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  157. 

An  ordinance  empowering,  authorizing  and  directing  the  City 
Assessor  of  the  City  of  Reno,  County  of  Washoe,  State  of  Nevada, 
to  levy  special  assessments  to  defray  the  costs  of  grading,  oil- 
ing, macadamizing,  curbing  and  guttering  certain  portions  of  First 
Street  and  Riverside  Avenue  of  the  City  of  Reno,  commencing  at  a 
point  on  the  east  side  of  the  alley  between  Virginia  and  Sierra 
Streets,  on  said  First  Street,  and  extending  westerly  on  said  First 
Street  to  a  point  on  the  west  side  of  the  alley  between  Stevenson 
and  Ralston  Streets,  on  said  First  Street,  and  on  Riverside  Avenue 
from  the  point  of  intersection  between  that  avenue  and  First  Street 
extending  westerly  to  a  point  on  the  west  side  of  the  alley,  if  ox- 
tended,  between  Stevenson  and  Ralston  Streets,  on  said  Riverside 
Avenue,  according  to  the  plans,  specifications  and  estimates  of  cost 
thereof  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
stating  the  amounts  and  designating  the  lots,  lands  and  premises 
to  be  assessed,  stating  that  the  same  shall  be  assessed  according 
to  frontage,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.     (August  31,  1912). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  158. 

An  ordinance  declaring  the  intention  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Reno  to  improve  certain  portions  of  certain   streets  in  the 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES  343 

Second  Ward  of  the  City  of  Reno,  by  grading  and  constructing 
cement  sidewalks,  enumerating  the  different  lots  and  premises  in 
front  of  which  the  said  sidewalks  are  to  be  constructed,  provid- 
ing that  the  same  shall  be  done  by  special  assessment  levied  upon 
and  against  the  lots  and  premises  in  front  of  which  the  said  walks 
are  to  be  constructed  according  to  their  number  of  feet  frontage 
thereon,  providing  for  the  payment  thereof,  and  other  matters 
relating  thereto.     (August  31,  1912). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  159. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  moving  travel  and  traffic  of  all  kinds 
and  character  upon  the  streets,  crossings  and  other  public  places 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation 
thereof.  (September  9,  1912).  Amended  by  City  Ordinances  Nos. 
164,  179,  197,  202. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  160. 

An  ordinance  empowering,  authorizing  and  directing  the  City 
Assessor  of  the  City  of  Reno,  County  of  Washoe,  State  of  Nevada, 
to  levy  special  assessments  to  defray  the  cost  of  improving  cer- 
tain portions  of  certain  streets  in  the  Second  Ward  of  the  City  of 
Reno,  by  raising  or  lowering  certain  sidewalks  to  the  grade  estab-. 
Hshed  by  the  City  Engineer,  and  constructing  thereon  cement  side- 
walks, according  to  the  plans,  specifications  and  estimates  of  cost 
on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  stating  the  location  of  the 
proposed  improvements,  and  the  amounts  to  be  assessed  and  desig- 
nating the  lots,  lands  and  premises  to  be  assessed,  stating  that  the 
same  shall  be  assessed  according  to  frontage,  and  other  matters 
i-elating  thereto.     (October  14,  1912). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  161. 

An  ordinance  amending  and  re-enacting  Section  22  of  Ordinance 
No.  34,  entitled  "An  ordinance  relating  to  sanitary  matters  within 
the  City  of  Reno;  to  define,  regulate  and  compel  the  abatement  of 
certain  nuisances  therein;  declaring  what  diseases  are  commun- 
icable and  dangerous,  and  providing  for  the  suppressing  thereof, 
and  quarantine  of  certain  premises;  defining  the  duties  of  _  certain 
persons  in  relation  to  births,  deaths,  and  vaccination  therein;  pro- 
viding for  the  issuance  of  death  or  transit  permits  and  a  charge 
therefor;  prohibiting  the  sale  of  unwholesome  foods  and  drinks,  and 
vesting  the  Board  of  Health  with  authority  to  regulate  the  sale 
and  keeping  of  foodstuffs  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno; 
prohibiting  expectorating  upon  sidewalks  and  other  public  places 
therein;  defining  the  powers  and  duties  of  the  Board  of  Health,  fix- 
ing the  salary  of  the  Health  Officer  and  defining  his  duties;  fixing 
a  penalty  for  the  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  thereof,  or  for 
certain  resolutions  of  the  Board  of  Health,  and  repealing  all  ordin- 
ances or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  approved  as 
amended  on  the  16th  day  of  August,  1912.  (November  25,  1912). 
Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  181. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  162. 

An  ordinance  amending  and  re-enacting  Sections  2  and  14 
of  City  Ordinance  No.  134,  entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  the 
inspection  of  milk  and  cream  in  the  City  of  Reno,  under  the  direc- 
tion and  control  of  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  city;  providing  for 


344  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES 

the  appointment  of  an  inspector  thereof,  and  defining  his  powers 
and  duties;  limiting  the  amount  that  may  be  expended  by  the  Board 
of  Health  for  the  expenses  of  inspection;  providing  for  the  issuance 
of  permits  for  the  sale  of  milk  and  cream  in  the  City  of  Reno, 
and  the  revocation  of  such  permits;  prohibiting  the  sale,  keeping 
or  exposing  for  sale  impure,  adulterated  or  unwholesome  milk  or 
cream;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  and  authorizing 
the  Board  of  Health  to  adopt  and  promulgate  rules  and  regulations 
for  the  enforcement  of  this  ordinance,"  approved  June  27,  1910. 
(December  23,  1912). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  163. 

An  ordinance  amending  Section  25  of  City  Ordinance  No.  82, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax  on 
certain  trades,  business,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in 
the  City  of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same;  to  fix  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers 
in  connection  therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  in  conflict 
therewith,"  approved  October  28,  1907.  (April  14,  1913).  Revised 
by  City  Ordinance  No.  195. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO  164. 

An  ordinance  re-enacting  Sections  15  and  16  of  City  Ordinance 
No.  159,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  regulate  moving  travel  and 
traffic  of  all  kinds  and  character  upon  the  streets,  crossings  and 
other  public  places  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  providing  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof,"  approved  September  9,  1912.  (May  19, 
1913). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  165. 

An  ordinance  amending  and  re-enacting  Section  3  of  Ordinance 
No.  52,  entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  the  appointment  of 
a  City  Electrician  and  Meter  Inspector;  prescribing  the  duties,  and 
fixing  the  compensation  of  such  officer,  and  other  matters  relating 
thereto,"  passed  and  adopted  and  approved  the  26th  day  of  February, 
A.  D.  1906.     (September  29,  1913). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  166. 

An  ordinance  amending  Section  17  of  City  Ordinance  No.  82, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license  tax  on 
certain  trades,  business,  occupations,  callings  and  amusements  in 
the  City  of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same;  to  fix  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers 
in  connection  therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  theremth,"  approved  the  28th  day  of  October, 
1907.     (December  8,  1913).     Revised  by  City  Ordinance  No.  195. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  167. 

An  ordinance  amending  and  re-enacting  Section  14  of  City 
Ordinance  No.  44,  entitled  "An  ordinance  declaring  what  are  nuis- 
ances within  the  City  of  Reno,  and  to  prevent  and  regulate  the 
same;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions 
thereof;  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
therewith,  and  other  matters  necessarily  relating  thereto,"  ap- 
proved on  the  29th  day  of  August,  1905.     (December  22,  1913). 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES  345 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  168. 

An  ordinance  authorizing  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
Washoe  County,  State  of  Nevada,  to  borrow  $1951.50  to  cover  cer- 
tain unpaid  assessments  heretofore  levied  and  confirmed  by  the 
City  Council  of  the  City  of  Reno,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  for 
the  work  of  improving,  by  grading,  oiling,  macadamizing,  curbing 
and  guttering  Riverside  Avenue  and  certain  portions  of  First  Street 
commencing  at  a  point  on  the  east  side  of  the  alley  between  Virginia 
and  Sierra  Streets,  on  said  First  Street,  and  extending  westerly 
on  First  Street  to  a  point  on  the  west  side  of  the  alley  between 
Stevenson  and  Ralston  Streets,  on  said  First  Street;  to  issue  and 
sell  the  bonds  of  the  Cit^;  of  Reno  therefor,  to  be  known  as  "River- 
side Avenue-First  Street  Special  Street  Improvement  Bonds,"  and 
providing  for  the  collection  of  said  unpaid  assessments  by  dividing 
the  same  into  ten  annual  installments  and  placing  said  install- 
ments on  the  tax  roll  of  Washoe  County  and  collecting  the  same 
in  the  same  manner  as  other  state  and  county  taxes  are  collected 
by  law.     (January  2.6,  1914). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  169. 

An  ordinance  amending  Section  31  of  City  Ordinance  No.  34, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  relating  to  sanitary  matters  within  the  City 
of  Reno;  to  define,  regulate  and  compel  the  abatement  of  certain 
nuisances  therein;  declaring  what  diseases  are  communicable  and 
dangerous,  and  providing  for  the  suppression  thereof;  defining  the 
duties  of  certain  persons  in  relation  to  births,  deaths  and  vacci- 
nations therein;  prohibiting  the  sale  of  unwholesome  foods  and 
drinks;  prohibiting  expectorating  upon  sidewalks  and  other  public 
places  therein;  defining  the  duties  of  the  Board  of  Health,  fixing 
the  salary  of  the  Health  Officer  and  defining  his  duties;  fixing  a 
penalty  for  the  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  thereof,  and  re- 
pealing all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith," 
approved  the  26th  day  of  June,  1905.  (June  24,  1914.)  Repealed 
by  City  Ordinance  No.  180. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  170. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the  use  of  "Time  Checks"  by  the 
City  of  Reno,  prescribing  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  relation 
thereto,  and  providing  for  the  payment  thereof.     (July  15,  1914). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  171. 

An  ordinance  declaring  the  intention  of  the  City  Council  of 
the  City  of  Reno  to  improve  certain  streets  in  the  Second  Ward 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  by  grading  and  constructing  cement  sidewalks, 
enumerating  the  different  lots  and  premises  in  front  of  which  the 
sidewalks  are  to  be  constructed;  providing  that  the  same  shall  be 
done  by  special  assessment  levied  upon  and  against  the  lots  and 
premises  in  front  of  which  the  said  walks  are  to  be  constructed 
according  to  their  number  of  feet  frontage  thereon,  providing  for  the 
payment  thereof,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto.  (September 
14,  1914). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  172. 

An  ordinance  empowering,  authorizing  and  directing  the  City 
Assessor  of  the  City  of  Reno,  County  of  Washoe,  State  of  Nevada, 
to  levy  special  assessments  to  defray  the  cost  of  improving  certain 


346  HISTORY  OP"  ORDINANCES. 

portions  of  certain  streets  in  the  Second  Ward  of  the  City  of  Reno, 
by  raising  or  lowering-  certain  sidewalks  to  the  grade  established 
by  the  City  Engineer,  and  constructing  thereon  cement  sidewalks, 
according  to  the  plans,  specifications  and  estimates  of  cost  on  file 
in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  stating  the  location  of  the  proposed 
improvements,  and  the  amounts  to  be  assessed  and  designating  the 
lots,  lands  and  premises  to  be  assessed,  stating  that  the  same  shall 
be  assessed  according  to  frontage,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto. 
(September  28,  1914). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  173. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  Section  29  of  City  Ordinance  No.  82, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  collect  a  license-  tax  on 
certain  trades,  business,  occupations,  callings,  and  amusements  in 
the  City  of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same;  to  fix  a 
penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain 
officers  in  connection  therewith,  and  to  reneal  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith."  (January  11,  1915). 
Revised  by  City  Ordinance  No.  195. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  174. 

An  ordinance  providing  that  a  regular  municipal  election  be  held 
in  the  City  of  Reno  on  the  4th  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1915;  that  the  candi- 
dates to  be  voted  for  at  that  time  shall  be  nominated  by  certificates  of 
nomination,  in  pursuance  of  the  general  election  laws  of  the  State 
of  Nevada;  directing  the  City  Clerk  relative  to  his  duties  in  pre- 
paration therefor  and  providing  for  a  supplemental  registration  of 
voters  entitled  to  vote  at  said  election.     (March  8,  1915). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  175. 

An  ordinance  granting  the  franchise,  right,  privilege  and  per- 
mit to  the  Steamboat  Springs  Mining  &  Development  Company,  a 
corporation  organized  and  existing  under  and  by  virtue  of  the  laws 
of  the  State  of  Nevada,  and  to  its  successors  in  interest  and  assigns, 
to  lay,  maintain,  operate  and  repair  water  pipes  and  hydrants  in 
and  through  all  streets,  avenues,  highways  and  alleys,  and  other 
public  places  of  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada;  to  convey  hot  water  to 
and  through  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  for  heating  and  bathing  pur- 
poses only;  and  to  sell  hot  water  to  the  City  of  Reno,  Nevada,  and 
the  inhabitants  thereof,  and  to  Federal,  State  and  County  institu- 
tions, for  heating  and  bathing  purposes  only;  and  specifying  the 
time,  terms,  conditions  and  restrictions  for  and  upon  which  the 
franchise  is  granted.     (March  8,  1915). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  176. 

An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose  and  provide  for  collecting  a  license 
tax  on  automobiles  and  other  vehicles  operating  in  suburban  or  in- 
terurban  transportation;  to  provide  for  filing  maps  of  routes  or 
places  of  operation  thereof;  and  for  filing  schedules  of  fares;  to 
classify  and  regulate  the  same;  to  provide  for  giving  bonds  for  op- 
eration; to  fix  a  penalty  for  violation  thereof;  defining  duties  of 
officers  in  connection  therewith;  and  other  matters  in  relation  thereto; 
and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with.    (April  19,  1915).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  183. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  177. 

An   ordinance   amending   Section   31   of   City   Ordinance   No,    34, 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES.  347 

entitled  "An  ordinance  relating  to  sanitary  matters  within  the  City 
of  Reno;  to  define,  regulate  and  compel  the  abatement  of  certain 
nuisances  therein;  declaring  what  diseases  are  communicable  and 
dangerous,  and  providing  for  the  suppression  thereof;  defining  the 
duties  of  certain  persons  in  relation  to  births,  deaths  and  vacci- 
nations therein;  prohibiting  the  sale  of  unwholesome  foods  and 
drinks;  prohibiting  expectorating  upon  sidewalks  and  other  public 
places  therein;  defining  the  duties  of  the  Board  of  Health,  fixing  the 
salary  of  the  Health  Oflficer  and  defining  his  duties;  fixing  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  thereof,  and  repealing  all 
ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  approved 
the  26th  day  of  June,  1905,  as  amended  June  24,  A.  D.  1914.  (June 
14,  1915).     Repealed  by  City  Ordinance  No.  180. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  178. 

An  ordinance  amending  Section  11  of  City  Ordinance  No.  153, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  defining,  regulating,  licensing  and  limiting 
the  retail  liquor  business  in  saloons,  bars  and  bar-rooms  in  the 
City  of  Reno,  making  unlawful  certain  acts,  and  repealing  all  other 
ordinances  in  relation  thereto,"  passed  and  adopted  the  6th  day  of 
March,  A.  D.  1912.  (June  28,  1915).  Repealed  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  190. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  179. 

An  ordinance  amending  Section  32  of  City  Ordinance  No.  159, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  regulate  moving  travel  and  traffic  of  all 
kinds  and  character  upon  the  streets,  crossings  and  other  public 
places  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  providing  a  penalty  for  the  viola- 
tion thereof,"  approved  September  9,  1912.     (July  12,  1915). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  180. 

An  ordinance  fixing  the  salary  of  the  Health  Officer  in  the  City 
of  Reno;  and  repealing  Section  31  of  City  Ordinance  Number  34  and 
all  ordinances  amendatory  thereto.     (July  15,  1915). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  181. 

An  ordinance  concerning  the  regulation  of  sanitary  matters 
within  the  City  of  Reno;  to  define,  regulate  and  compel  abatement 
of  certain  nuisances  therein;  declaring  what  diseases  are  com- 
municable and  dangerous,  and  providing  for  the  suppression  thereof; 
defining  the  duties  of  certain  persons  in  relation  to  births  and  deaths 
therein;  prohibiting  expectorating  upon  sidewalks  and  other  public 
places  therein;  defining  the  duties  and  powers  of  the  Board  of 
Health  and  of  the  Health  Officer;  and  repealing  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  more  particularly 
Sections  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  25, 
27,  28,  29,  30,  32  and  33  of  City  Ordinance  Number  34.  (July  15, 
1915).     Amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  200. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  182. 

An  ordinance  concerning  the  establishment  of  and  enforcement 
of  compliance  with  sanitary  regulations  in  all  places  in  the  City 
of  Reno  where  food  for  human  beings  is  manufactured,  kept,  pro- 
pared  or  sold;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  of  any  of  the  pro- 
visions thereof;  and  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith,  and  more  particularly  Sections  24  and  26  of 
City  Ordinance  Number  34.     (July  26,  1915). 


348  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  183. 

An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose,  and  provide  for  the  collection  of 
a  license  tax  upon  jitney  buses,  and  to  regulate  the  operation  and 
running  of  the  same  within  the  City  of  Reno;  to  fix  a  penalty  for 
the  violation  of  its  provisions;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  particularly  City  Ordin- 
ance Number  176.  (July  26,  1915).  Amended  by  City  Ordinance 
No.  201. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  184. 

An  ordinance  regulating  the  keeping,  storage  and  use  of  gaso- 
line, benzine,  kerosene,  or  any  nroduct  of  petroleum  or  hydro-carbon 
liquids  which  will  flash  or  emit  an  inflammable  vapor  at  a  temper- 
ature below  110  degrees  Fahrenheit,  within  the  City  of  Reno;  and 
providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof.     (August  23,  1915). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  185. 

An  ordinance  empowering  and  authorizing  the  Mayor  of  the 
City  of  Reno,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  City  Council,  to  appoint 
a  physician  to  give  medical  attention  to  employes  of  the  City  of 
Reno  who  are  injured  in  the  course  of  their  employment;  to  fix 
a  compensation  for  such  physician;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith.     (December  13,  1915). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  186. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  and  re-enact  Sections  6  and  12  of  City 
Ordinance  Number  130,  entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  licens- 
ing, regulating  and  controlling  the  business  of  dealing  in  second 
hand  goods,  wares,  merchandise,  or  junk  of  any  kind  in  the  City  of 
Reno;  fixino^  a  license  fee  therefor,  and  matters  relating  thereto; 
fixing  penalties  for  the  violation  thereof;  and  repealing  all  ordinances 
and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith,"  passed  and  adopted 
March  30,  1910;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith.     (December  13,  1915). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  187. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  and  re-enact  Section  13  of  City  Ordin- 
ance Number  138,  entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  licensing 
and  regulating  the  business  of  pawnbrokers  and  pawnshops,  and 
defining  the  same;  fixing  and  imposing  the  license  fee  to  be  paid 
therefor;  providing-  regulations  for  the  conduct  of  such  business;  fix- 
ing penalties  for  the  violation  thereof;  defining  the  duties  of  certain 
officers  in  connection  therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  August 
29th,  1910.     (December  13,  1915). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  188. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  and  re-enact  City  Ordinance  Number 
36,  entitled  "An  ordinance  fixing  the  salaries  of  the  officers  and 
certain  employes  of  the  City  of  Reno;  prescribing  the  manner  of 
payment  thereof;  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith;  and  other  matters  relating  thereto,"  passed 
and  adopted  June  26,  1905,  and  all  ordinances  amendatory  thereto. 
(December  13,  1915.) 


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HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES.  349 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  189. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  City  Ordinance 
Number  54,  entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  the  regulation 
and  inspection  of  the  installation  and  maintenance  of  electrical 
wires,  appliances,  apparatus,  construction  and  equipment  in,  on  or 
about  buildings  or  other  structures,  and  in  any  street,  alley  or  other 
public  place  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  viola- 
tion thereof,"  passed  and  adopted  February  26,  1906;  to  fix  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  thereof;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.     (December  13,  1915.) 

CITY    ORDINANCE    NO.    190. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  all  saloons,  bar-rooms,  dram  shops, 
bars,  tippling  houses,  or  places  where  spirituous,  malt,  vinous,  or 
intoxicating  liquors  are  sold  or  given  away  in  the  City  of  Reno;  to 
provide  for  the  granting  and  revocation  of  licenses  thereunder;  to 
limit  the  number  of  saloons  to  exist  by  virtue  thereof;  to  fix  a 
penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  more  particularly  City 
Ordinance  Number  99,  entitled  "An  ordinance  regulating  the  sale 
of  liquors  in  saloons,  bar-rooms,  restaurants  and  tamale  parlors, 
fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  other  matters  relating 
thereto,"  City  Ordinance  Number  131,  entitled  "An  ordinance  pro- 
viding for  licensing,  regulating  and  controlling  bona  fide  fraternal, 
commercial,  and  social  clubs;  fixing  the  license  fee  to  be  paid 
therefor;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  and  repealing 
all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  City 
Ordinance  Number  133,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  regulate,  license 
and  control  the  business  of  keeping,  selling  and  disposing  of  wine, 
malt,  and  spirituous  liquors  in  restaurants,  lunch  rooms,  tamale 
parlors,  drug  stores,  and  all  other  places  of  business  other  than 
saloons,  dram  shops  or  clubs  rooms;  fixing  the  license  fee  to  be 
paid  therefor;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  of  the  same  and 
repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance,"  and  City  Ordinance  Number  153,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  defining,  regulating,  licensing  and  limiting  the  retail 
liquor  business  in  saloons,  bar  and  bar-rooms  in  the  City  of  Reno, 
making  unlawful  certain  acts,  and  repealing  all  other  ordin- 
ances in  relation  thereto,"  save  and  except  where  such  ordinances 
fix  the  amount  of  the  license  tax  and  provide  for  the  collection  of 
the   same.      (December   13,   1915.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  191. 

An  ordinance  to  revise  and  amend  City  Ordinance  Number  77, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  requiring  all  street  cars  operated  by  steam, 
electricity  or  gasoline  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno  to  be 
equipped  with  air  and  hand  brakes,"  passed  and  adopted  August 
13,  1907,  by  adding  thereto  a  new  section,  to  be  numbered  Section 
1-A;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  con- 
flict therewith.     (December  13,  1915.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  192. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  and  re-enact  Section  2  of  City  Ordinance 
Number  151,  entitled  "An  ordinance  regulating  and  licensing  the 
messenger  service  business  in  the  City  of  Reno,  making  unlawful 
certain   acts,   and  repealing   all   ordinances,   or   parts   of   ordinances 


850  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES. 

of  the  City  of  Reno  heretofore  passed  pertaining  to  said  messenger 
service  business  in  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted  Decem- 
ber 26,  1911;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in 
conflict  therewith.      (December   13,   1915.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  193. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  and  re-enact  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance 
Number  94,  entitled  "An  ordinance  relating  to  employment  agencies, 
prescribing  the  amount  of  the  license  to  conduct  such  business,  requir- 
ing bond  for  conducting  the  same,  and  other  matters  relating 
thereto,"  passed  and  adopted  August  24,  1908,  and  to  repeal  all 
ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (Decem- 
ber 13,   1915.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  194. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  and  re-enact  Section  2  of  City  Ordin- 
ance Number  154,  entitled  "An  ordinance  licensing  and  regulating 
the  business  of  plumbing  and  drainlaying  within  the  City  of  Reno, 
prescribing  and  establishing  certain  rules  and  regulations  regarding 
plumbing  and  drainlaying  in  the  City  of  Reno,  establishing  and 
creating  the  office  of  plumbing  inspector,  prescribing  the-  duties 
thereof,  making  certain  acts  misdemeanors,  regulating  all  other 
matters  in  relation  to  plumbing  and  drainlaying  in  the  City  of  Reno, 
and  repealing  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  any  relation 
thereto,"  passed  and  adopted  June  17,  1912;  and  to  repeal  all  ordin- 
ances and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (December 
13,  1915.) 

CITY   ORDINANCE   NO.   195. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  the  title  of,  and  to 
amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  City  Ordinance  Number  82,  entitled 
"An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose,  and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain 
trades,  business,  occupations,  calling  and  amusements  in  the  City 
of  Reno;  to  regulate  and  classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for 
the  violation  thereof;  to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in 
connection  therewith,  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  October  28, 
1907;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  con- 
flict therewith.  (December  13,  1915.)  Section  44  repealed  by  City 
Ordinance  No.  196. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  196. 

An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose,  and  provide  for  the  collection  of  a 
license  tax  upon  rent  service  cars,  and  to  regulate  the  operation 
and  running  of  the  same  within  the  City  of  Reno;  to  fix  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  of  its  provisions;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  particularly  Section 
44  of  City  Ordinance  Number  195,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  amend, 
revise,  and  re-enact  the  title  of,  and  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact 
City  Ordinance  Number  82,  entitled  An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose, 
and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certan  trades,  business,  occupations, 
callings  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno;  to  regulate  and 
classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  to  define 
the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection  therewith,  and  to  repeal 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  passed 
and  adopted  October  28,  1907;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and 
parts    of   ordinances     in     conflict     therewith,"    passed    and    adopted 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES.  351 

December  13,  1915.     (December  27,  1915.)     Amended  by  City  Ordin- 
ance No.  199. 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  197. 

An  ordinance  to  amend  and  revise  City  Ordinance  Number  159, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  rep:ulate  moving:  travel  and  traffic  of  all 
kinds  and  character  upon  the  streets,  crossings  and  other  public 
places  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation 
thereof,"  passed  and  adopted  September  9,  1912,  by  adding  thereto 
three  new  sections,  to  be  designated  respectively  Section  19-a., 
Section  19-b.,  and  Section  19-c;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.      (December  27,  1915.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  198. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  City  Ordinance 
Number  104,  entitled.  "An  ordinance  to  regulate  and  govern  the 
conducting  of  billiard  halls  and  pool  rooms  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and 
matters  pertaining  thereto  and  the  penalty  for  the  violating  of 
the  same,"  passed  and  adopted  February  24,  1909;  and  to  repeal 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and 
more  particularly  City  Ordinance  Number  51,  entitled  "An  ordin- 
ance to  prohibit  minors  from  visiting  or  frequenting  billiard  halls, 
pool  rooms,  saloon  and  gambling  houses,  and  other  matters  relating 
thereto;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  repealing 
all  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  January 
22,  1906.      (December  27,  1915.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  199. 

An  ordinance  to  repeal  Section  3  and  to  amend,  revise,  and  re- 
enact  Section  4  and  Section  5  of  City  Ordinance  Number  196,  entitled 
"An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose,  and  provide  for  the  collection  of  a 
license  tax  upon  rent  service  cars,  and  to  regulate  the  operation 
and  running  of  the  same  within  the  City  of  Reno;  to  fix  a  penalty 
for  the  violation  of  its  provisions;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  particularly  Section 
44  of  City  Ordinance  Number  195,  entitled  *An  ordinance  to  amend, 
revise,  and  re-enact  the  title  of,  and  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact 
City  Ordinance  Number  82,  entitled  *An  ordinance  to  fix,  impose, 
and  collect  a  license  tax  on  certain  trades,  business,  occupations, 
callings  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno;  to  regulate  and 
classify  the  same,  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  to 
define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection  therewith,  and  to 
repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  there- 
with,' passed  and  adopted  October  28,  1907;  and  to  repeal 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,'  passed 
and  adopted  December  13,  1915,"  passed  and  adopted  December  27, 
A.  D.  1915;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in 
conflict  therewith.     (January  24,  1916.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  200. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  Section  7  of  City 
Ordinance  Number  181,  entitled  "An  ordinance  concerning  the  regu- 
lation of  sanitary  matters  within  the  City  of  Reno;  to  define,  regu- 
late and  compel  abatement  of  certain  nuisances  therein;  declaring 
what  diseases  are  communicable  and  dangerous,  and  providing  for 
the  suppression  thereof;  defining  the  duties  of  certain  persons  in 
relation    to    births    and    deaths    therein;    prohibiting    expectorating 


352  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES. 

upon  sidewalks  and  other  public  places  therein;  defining  the  duties 
and  powers  of  the  Board  of  Health  and  of  the  Health  Officer;  and 
repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  there- 
with, and  more  particularly  Sections  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  16,  17, 
18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  25,  27,  28,  29,  30,  32  and  33  of  City  Ordinance 
Number  34,"  passed  and  adopted  July  15,  A.  D.  1915;  and  to  repeal 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (Jan- 
uary 24,  1916.) 

CITY   ORDINANCE  NO.  201. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  Section  1,  Section 
3,  and  Section  5  of  City  Ordinance  Number  183,  entitled  "An  ordin- 
ance to  fix,  impose,  and  provide  for  the  collection  of  a  license 
tax  upon  jitney  buses,  and  to  regulate  the  operation  and  run- 
ning of  the  same  within  the  City  of  Reno;  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  of  its  provisions;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of 
ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  particularly  City  Ordinance 
Number  176,"  passed  and  adopted  July  26,  A.  D.  1915;  and  to  repeal 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (Jan- 
uary 24,  1916.) 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  202. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  Section  19-a.  of  City 
Ordinance  No.  159,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  regulate  moving 
travel  and  traffic  of  all  kinds  and  character  upon  the  streets,  cross- 
ings and  other  public  places  of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  providing 
a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,"  passed  and  adopted  September 
9,  1912,  as  amended  by  City  Ordinance  No.  197,  passed  and  adopted 
December  27,  1915;  to  further  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  said  City 
Ordinance  No.  159  by  adding  thereto  a  new  section  to  be  known  as 
Section  19-d.;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith.     (February  14,  1916). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  203. 

An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  removal  of  snow  and  ice  from 
the  sidewalks  in  the  City  of  Reno;  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the  violation 
thereof;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in 
conflict  therewith,  and  more  particularly  City  Ordinance  No.  14, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  the  cleaning  of  sidewalks," 
passed  and  adopted  December  15,  1903.     (February  14,  1916). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  204. 

An  ordinance  to  prohibit  excavating,  grading,  paving,  leveling, 
repairing,  sidewalking,  cross-walking,  or  filling  in  any  public  street, 
highway,  avenue,  or  alley  within  the  city  limits,  without  first  ob- 
taining a  written  permit  to  so  do  and  giving  a  bond  to  replace 
the  street  in  proper  condition  within  the  time  specified  in  such 
permit;  to  provide  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  and  to  repeal 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (Feb- 
ruary 14,  1916). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  205. 

An  ordinance  to  regulate  the  installation  and  maintenance  of 
service  pipes  connecting  with  water  mains  in  the  City  of  Reno;  to  fix 
a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances 
and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.     (February  18,  1916). 


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CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  206. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  the  title  of,  and  to 
amend,  revise,  and  re-enact,  City  Ordinance  No.  85,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  regfulatinff  the  establishment  of  storage  oil  tanks  within 
the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted  April 
13,  1908;  to  fix  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof;  and  to  repeal  all 
ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (March 
13,  1916). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  207. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  Section  1  of  City 
Ordinance  No.  67,  entitled  "An  ordinance  declaring  any  interference 
with,  or  unauthorized  use  or  attempted  use  of  any  hydrant,  or 
apparatus  of  the  fire  department  of  the  City  of  Reno  to  be  un- 
lawful, and  providing  punishment  therefor,"  passed  and  adopted 
March  25,  1907;  and  tp  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith,  and  more  particularly  Town  Ordinance  No. 
53,  entitled  "An  ordinance  for  the  protection  of  the  fire  alarm  tele- 
graph system  of  the  Town  of  Reno,"  approved  August  7,  1900. 
(March  13,  1916). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  208. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  City  Ordinance  No. 
44,  entitled  "An  ordinance  declaring  what  are  nuisances  within 
the  City  of  Reno,  and  to  prevent  and  regulate  the  same;  fixing 
a  penalty  for  the  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  thereof;  re- 
pealing all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  there- 
with, and  other  matters  necessarily  relating  thereto,"  passed  and 
adopted  August  29,  1905,  by  adding  thereto  five  new  sections,  to 
be  known  as  and  designated,  respectively.  Sections  21-A.,  Section 
21 -B.,  Section  21-C.,  Section  21-D.,  and  Section  21-E.;  and  to  repeal 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (March 
13,  1916). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  209. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  City  Ordinance  No. 
12,  entitled  "An  ordinance  requiring  all  keepers  of  hotels  or  lodging 
houses  to  keep  a  register  of  all  persons  occupying  rooms  in  such 
hotels  or  lodging  houses,"  passed  and  adopted  November  9,  1903; 
and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
therewith.     (March  13,  1916). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  210. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  Section  3  of  City 
Ordinance  No.  5,  entitled  "An  ordinance  for  the  protection  of  electric 
light,  electric  railway,  telegraph  and  telephone  wires,  and  regulating 
the  removal  of  buildings  in  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted 
June  8,  1903;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith.     (March  13,  1916). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  211. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  the  title  of,  and 
to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  City  Ordinance  No.  39,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  to  regulate  the  erection,  alteration,  and  repairing  of  build- 
ings and  structures  within  the  City  of  Reno  and  to  require  a  permit 


354  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES. 

therefor;  to  regulate  entrances,  exits,  halls,  aisles  and  passage  ways 
of  public  buildings  used  or  intended  to  be  used  for  public  assem- 
blages; to  define  the  duties  of  certain  officers  in  connection  there- 
with; to  fix  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  to  repeal 
all  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  July  10, 
1905;  and  to  repeal  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in 
conflict  therewith.     (March  27,  1916). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  212. 

An  ordinance  to  repeal  Town  Ordinance  No.  3,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  declaring  what  are  nuisances  within  the  Town  of  Reno, 
and  to  prevent  the  same,  and  to  provide  punishment  therefor,  and 
the  removal  thereof,"  approved  August  19,  1889;  Town  Ordinance 
No.  32,  entitled  "An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  closing  of  hy- 
drants," approved  May  8,  1889:  Town  Ordinance  No.  35,  entitled 
"An  ordinance  prohibiting  the  piling,  storing  and  keeping  wood  and 
lumber,  within  the  fire  limits  of  Reno,"  approved  July  1,  1889; 
Town  Ordinance  No.  38,  entitled  "An  ordinance  defining  the  fire 
limits  of  the  Town  of  Reno,  and  making  regulations  concerning 
the  erection  and  use  of  buildings  in  said  town,"  approved  May  1, 
1893;  Town  Ordinance  No.  39,  entitled  "An  ordinance  creating 
a  Board  of  Health  in  the  Town  of  Reno,  Washoe  County,  Nevada, 
and  matters  connected  therewith,"  approved  June  24,  1893;  Town 
Ordinance  No.  45,  entitled  "An  ordinance  prohibiting  Indians  play- 
ing cards  within  the  Town  of  Reno,  and  remaining  within  the  town 
limits  after  sundown,"  approved  June  7,  1895;  City  Ordinance  No. 
2,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  authorize  the  employment  of  a  Superin- 
tendent of  Streets  and  Alleys,  Sewers  and  City  Parks,  to  fix  his 
compensation  and  define  his  duties";  City  Ordinance  No.  4,  entitled 
"An  ordinance  pertaining  to  the  keeping  of  a  house  of  ill-fame  and 
pertaining  to  a  woman  of  ill-fame  or  prostitute  following  her  voca- 
tion within  the  City  of  Reno,  to  provide  for  the  punishment  thereof, 
and  for  the  preservation  of  the  comfort  and  morals  of  the  citizens 
of  said  city,  defining  and  punishing  disorderly  conduct  in  the  City 
of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted  June  8,  1903;  City  Ordinance  No. 
10,  entitled  "An  ordinance  providing  for  the  removal  of  porches, 
balconies  and  awnings  having  posts  or  supports  resting  on  a  side- 
walk, or  on  any  portion  of  the  street  in  front  of  the  sidewalk  or 
building  to  which  it  is  attached,  on  certain  portions  of  certain 
streets  in  the  City  of  Reno,  declaring  the  same  unlawful,  and 
providing  a  penalty  therefor,  and  prescribing  the  mode  of  construc- 
tion of  awnings  in  front  of  any  building  where  such  awnings  project 
over  any  portion  of  the  street  or  sidewalk  in  the  City  of  Reno," 
passed  and  adopted  October  13,  1903;  City  Ordinance  No.  11,  en- 
titled "An  ordinance  prescribing  the  duties  and  fixing  the  com- 
pensation of  the  City  Engineer  of  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and 
adopted  November  9,  1903;  City  Ordinance  No.  13,  entitled  "An 
ordinance  providing  for  the  removal  of  buildings,  or  structures 
partly  destroyed  by  fire,  or  otherwise  dangerous,  within  the  limits 
of  the  City  of  Reno,  and  providing  a  penalty  for  such  breach  of  the 
ordinance,"  passed  and  adopted  November  9,  1903;  City  Ordinance  No. 
15,  entitled  "An  ordinance  relating  to  the  granting  of  building 
permits  in  the  City  of  Reno,  and  to  amend  Section  14  of  City  Ordin- 
ance No.  7,  entitled  'An  Ordinance  to  fix  and  regulate  licenses 
upon  certain  business,  trades  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno/ 
passed  June  22,  1903,  as  amended  by  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance 
No.    8,   passed   July   27,    1903,"   passed    and    adopted    December    15, 


HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES.  355 

1903;  City  Ordinance  No.  16,  entitled  "An  ordinance  relating  to 
theaters,  public  halls,  and  public  buildings  used,  or  intended  to  be 
used  for  the  purposes  of  public  amusement,"  passed  and  adopted 
February  23,  1904;  City  Ordinance  No.  19,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
to  amend  Section  1,  6,  7  and  8  of  Ordinance  No,  15,  entitled  'An 
ordinance  relating  to  the  granting  of  building  permits  in  the  City 
of  Reno,'  and  to  amend  Section  14  of  City  Ordinance  No.  7,  en- 
titled 'An  ordinance  to  fix  and  regulate  license  upon  certain  business, 
trades,  and  amusements  in  the  City  of  Reno,'  passed  June  22,  1903, 
as  amended  by  Section  1  of  City  Ordinance  No.  8,  passed  July  27, 
1903,"  passed  and  adopted  March  28,  1904;  City  Ordinance  No.  35, 
entitled  "An  ordinance  to  regulate  the  maintenance,  construction  and 
erection  of  chimneys,  flues,  smoke  stacks,  stove  pipes,  fire  places, 
and  heating  apparatus,  in  the  City  of  Reno;  to  prohibit  the  ac- 
cumulation of  inflammable  rubbish  therein,  and  other  matters  re- 
lating thereto;  to  prescribe  the  duties  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department  in  connection  therewith;  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  vio- 
lation thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances 
in  conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  June  26,  1905;  City  Or- 
dinance No.  38,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  prohibit  the  selling,  giv- 
ing away  or  smoking  of  opium  within  the  City  of  Reno,  fixing  a 
penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  in 
conflict  therewith,"  passed  and  adopted  July  10,  1905;  Section  10 
of  City  Ordinance  No.  45,  entitled  "An  ordinance  concerning  breaches 
of  the  peace,  fighting,  routs,  riots,  affrays,  injury  to  property,  ma- 
licious mischief,  disorderly  persons,  lewd  or  lascivious  cohabita- 
tion or  behavior,  begging,  carrying  deadly  weapons,  and  resisting 
an  officer,  within  the  City  of  Reno;  to  restrain  and  punish  the  same 
and  to  reneal  all  ordinances  or  sections  thereof  in  conflict  there- 
with, and  other  matters  relating  thereto,"  passed  and  adopted 
August  29,  1905;  City  Ordinance  No.  93,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
defining  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Reno,"  passed  and  adopted 
August  24,  1908;  City  Ordinance  No.  95,  entitled  "An  ordinance 
regulating  the  conduct  and  maintenance  of  houses  of  ill-fame  and 
places  of  prostitution,  and  other  matters  relating  thereto;  pro- 
hibiting prostitutoin  and  lewdness,  and  fixing  penalties  for  the  vio- 
lation thereof,"  passed  and  adopted  September  1,  1908;  City  Ordin- 
ance No.  101,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  prevent  the  abuse  and 
sale  of  opium  and  other  drugs,"  passed  and  adopted  October  26, 
1908;  City  Ordinance  No.  103,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  amend 
Section  3,  of  City  Ordinance  No.  101,  entitled  'An  ordinance  to 
prevent  the  abuse  and  sale  of  opium  and  other  drugs,'  passed  and 
adopted  the  26th  day  of  October,  1908,"  passed  and  adopted  Jan- 
uary 25,  1909;  City  Ordinance  No.  105,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to 
amend  Section  3  of  Amended  City  Ordinance  No.  103  of  the  City  of 
Reno,  passed  and  adopted  the  25th  day  of  January,  1909,  which  is 
'An  ordinance  to  prevent  the  abuse  and  sale  of  opium  and  other 
drugs,'  the  original  ordinance  having  been  passed  and  adopted  the 
26th  day  of  October,  1908,"  passed  and  adopted  March  8,  1909;  City 
Ordinance  No.  109,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  regulate  the  install- 
ing, use  and  operation  of  moving  picture  machines,  and  their 
attachments  and  appliances  in  the  City  of  Reno,  Washoe  County, 
State  of  Nevada,  fixing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  and  re- 
pealing all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith," 
passed  and  adopted  July  26,  1909;  and  City  Ordinance  No.  124,  en- 
titled "An  ordinance  providing  for  fire  escapes  on  buildings  in  the 
Citv  of  Reno  three  or  more  stories  in  height;  regulating  the  con- 


356  HISTORY  OF  ORDINANCES. 

struction  thereof;  providing  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof; 
and  repealing  all  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith,"  passed  and  adopted 
December  27,  1909.     (March  27,  1913). 

CITY  ORDINANCE  NO.  213. 

An  ordinance  to  amend,  revise,  and  re-enact  City  Ordinance  No. 
159,  entitled  "An  ordinance  to  regulate  moving  travel  and  traffic 
of  all  kinds  and  character  upon  the  streets,  crossings  and  other 
public  places  of  the  City  of  Keno,  and  providing  a  penalty  for  the 
violation  thereof,"  passed  and  adopted  September  9,  1912,  by  adding 
thereto  three  new  sections,  to  be  known  as  and  designated,  respect- 
ively. Section  21-a.,  Section  21-b.,  and  Section  21-c.;  and  to  repeal 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith.  (March 
27,  1916). 


PART  V 

Index  to  City  Charter 


I 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  H59 

INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER 
A 

Page. 

Abatement   of   nuisances,    Council    to    cause 30 

Absence, 

Chief  of  Fire  Department  of,  assistant  to  act 15 

Chief  of  Police  of,  assistant  to  act 14 

Mayor  and  Mayor  pro  tempore  of,  chairman  appointed 8 

Mayor  of,  Mayor  pro  tempore  to  act 8 

Accountant,  general,  of  city,  Clerk  to  be 9 

Account, 

Auditor   to   keep 12 

Officers  of.  Council  to  examine 28 

Treasurer   to    keep 12 

Act,   public,   charter   to   be 43 

Action,  on  rejected  claim,  when  commenced 39 

Actual  cost,  assessment  roll  to  conform  to 26 

Adviser,  legal,  attorney  to  be 11 

Affidavit  for  attachment,  Clerk  to  make 10 

Affirmations,    Clerk    to    administer 9 

Age, 

Chief    of    Police    of 13 

Clerk,    of    18 

Amendment,    of   ordinances 18 

Animals,  Council  to  regulate  running  at  large 29 

Apparatus,   purchasing   for   fire   department 15 

Appeal, 

Bonds,  in  Municipal  Court 36 

Council  to  have  from  rulings  of  Mayor 8 

Municipal    court,    from 37 

Appliances  on  streets.  Council  to  regulate 30 

Appointive  officer, 

Confirmation  of  Council   on  removal  of 8 

Nominate,    Mayor    to 8 

Suspend,    Mayor    to 8 

Appointment, 

Confirmation  of  Council  required  on '. 9 

Office    of,   by    Mayor 9 

Appointment,  general  road  fund  of,  by  County 38 

Appraisal,  Council  to  have  before  sale  of  property 32 

Approval, 

Contract  of,  requiring  payment  of  money 8 

Failure  of  Mayor  to  give,  effect  of 8 

Ordinance  of,  requiring  payment  of  money 8 

Resolution  of,  requiring  payment  of  money 8 

When    in    effect    without 8 

Assessments,  special,  see  "Special  assessments." 

Assessments,  collection  of  in  municipal  court 36 


S60  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Assessor,  City 

Certificate   of,   on   assessment  roll 22 

Duties,   Council   may  prescribe  by  ordinance 11 

Levy   of   special    assessment   by 23 

Officer    of    City 7 

Ordinance  directing  to  make  special  assessment 21 

Roll,   assessment,   to   make   out 21 

Washoe  County  of,  to  be  ex-officio   City 7 

Assignation,  houses   of,   Council   to   suppress 30 

Assistant, 

Chief  of  Fire  Department,  how  appointed 15 

Chief  of   Police,   how   appointed 13 

Counsel,   Council   may   employ. 11 

Attachment, 

Affidavit  for,  Clerk  to  make 10 

Suit,  Council  may  institute 10 

Attendance,  compelling   at   Council  meeting 17 

Attorney,  City 

Assessment  lines, 

Delinquent,  to  receive  money  paid  in  on 11 

File   for   record,   to 11 

Foreclosure   of,   to   prosecute 11 

Verify,    to    11 

Assistant  counsel  for.  Council  may  employ 11 

Charter,  offenses  against,  to  prosecute 11 

Council,  to  draw  ordinances,  etc.,  required  by. 11 

Duties, 

Additional  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance 11 

Required  of  by  Council,  to  perform 11 

Election    of    11 

Legal  adviser  of  Council  and  officers,  to  be 11 

Legal   proceedings,   attorney  for   city  in 11 

Meeting  of  Council,  to  be  present   at 11 

Money  collected,  to  turn  over  to  Clerk 11 

Officer  of  city 6 

Orders,    to    draw 11 

Ordinances, 

Offenses    against,    to    prosecute 11 

To    draw    11 

Qualifications  of  11 

Resident   of  city,  to  be 11 

Resolutions,    to    draw 11 

Rules,   to   draw 11 

Salary   of   11 

Tax  payer  of  city,  to  be 11 

Term    of    office 11 

Auditor,  city 

Account,   to   keep 12 

.  Assessment  roll. 

Delivered    to,    when...., 24 

Record,   to,   when 24 

Duties, 

Additional  Drescribed  by  Council,  to  perform 12 

Ordinance,  Council  may  prescribe  additional  by 12 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  361 

Auditor,  city  (continued) — 

License,  blank, 

Charp^e,   to,    Clerk   for   delivered 12 

Credit,  to,  Clerk  for  returned 12 

Deliver,  to,  Clerk  to..., 12 

Officer   of  city 7 

Record,    to    keep 12 

Salary _ 12 

Warrant, 

Claims  allowed,  to  draw  for *. _ 12 

Sign,    to ^ „ _ 12 

Treasurer,    to    draw   wpon ^ _.12, 39 

Washoe  County,  of,  ex-officio  city 7,11 

Ayes   and  nays,  when   taken   on   call 17 

B 

Banks,  Council  may  designate  for  city  funds 13 

Basements,   entrances  to,   Council   to  regulate 29 

Beggars,  Council  to  restrain  and  punish 30 

Bequests,    citv    may    receive 6 

Bill,  ordinance  to  be  passed  by 18 

Board  of  Health,  see  "Health." 

Body  politic   and   corporate,   city   constituted 5 

Boilers,  steam,  Council  to  regulate 29 

Bond, 

Appeal,  in  municipal  court 36 

Attachment  suit,  not  required  of  city  on 10 

Breach  of,  municipal  court  to  have  jurisdiction 36 

Chief  of   Police  to   furnish 14 

Clerk   to   execute   to    City 10 

Filed   with    Treasurer 9 

Police   Judge   to    execute   to    city 36 

Treasurer  to   execute  to  city 13 

Bonded   indebtedness,   Treasurer   to   pay   on 12 

Bonds,  municipal. 

Ballots   on,   what    to    contain i 42 

Canvass  of  votes  on 42 

Effect,    ordinance    on,   when    in 42 

Fund,  for  payment  of 19 

Issued,  in   accordance  with  resolution,  to  be 41 

Majority   vote   required   on 42 

Mayor    to    sign    ordinance    on 42 

Not  applicable   to   certain   other 41 

Notice  of  special  election  on,  how  given 42 

Ordinance    providing    for 41 

Petition   for   special   election   on ^41 

Publication,    of   resolution ^ 41 

Resolution,  Council  to  pass  for 41 

Special   election   on,   called  when 42 

Tax-payer  required  to  vote  on 42 

Terms  for   disposal   of 41 

"^onds,  official, 

Amount  of,   Council   to   fix 32 

Custody   of   Clerk   to   have 9 


362  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Books, 

Care  and  custody  of,  Clerk  to  have 9 

Financial  condition  of  city,  to  show 9 

Inspection   of,  by    Mayor 7 

Liabilities  of  city,  what,  to  show 9 

Resources  of  city,  what,  to  show 9 

Set  of.  Clerk  to  keep 9 

Boundaries, 

City    of,    defined 5 

Wards  of, 

Change,    Council   may 32 

Defined    6 

Bridges,  Council  to  provide  for  erection  of 31 

Buildings, 

Compensation  for,  pulled  down  at  fire 15 

Council  may  provide  for  fire  department 15 

Erection    of.    Council   to   regulate 29 

Fire  Chief  may  order  pulled  down,  when 14 

Insecure,    Council    to    regulate 29 

Public, 

Secretary  Board  of  Health  to  visit 35 

Special    assessments    on 19 

Burial   permits.   Council   to   provide   for 29 

Business, 

Council   to   license   and   regulate 26 

Order  of,  in  Council,  Mayor  to  determine 8 

By-laws,  Clerk  to  record  in  journal 9 

C 

Callings,  Council  to  license  and  regulate 26 

Canvass    of    election    returns 40, 42 

Casting  vote,  Mayor  to  have,  when 8 

Cause,   certified  to,   District   Court,   when 37 

Cellars,   entrances   to.   Council   to   regulate 29 

Cemeteries,   Council   to   regulate 29 

Certificate, 

Admission    to    schools,    for , 35 

Assessor,   of,   on    assessment   roll 22 

Death,   of,   to   whom   presented 35 

Election,  of.  Clerk  to  issue 40 

Certification  of  cause  to  District  Court,  when 37 

Certified  copies. 

Engineer    to    furnish 16 

Evidence,   to   be   prima   facie 9 

Records,  of.   Clerk  to   make_ 9 

Chain  gang.  Council  to  provide  for 28 

Chairman,   appointed    in    absence    of   Mayor    and    Mayor  pro 

tempore 8 

Changes  in   assessment  roll,  how  made 26 

Challenge,    at    special    election ". 43 

Charitable  purposes,  city  may  receive  in  trust  for 6 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  363 

Charter, 

Chief  of  Police  to  enforce  provisions  of 13 

City  Attorney  to   prosecute  offenses   against 11 

Compilation    of,    Council    to    cause 18 

Mayor  to  see  that  provisions  of  enforced 7 

Public    act,    to    be 43 

Use  of  word  synonymous  with  "act" 43 

Chief, 

Executive   of  city,   Mayor  to  be 7 

Of  fire  department,  officer  of  city,  see  "Fire  Department"....  7, 14 

Of  police,  officer  of  city,  see  "Police" 7,13 

Claims   and  demands. 
Action  on  rejected. 

City,  tp  be   against 39 

Commenced,    when    to    be 39 

Costs,   how   paid 39 

Damages,  when  not  recoverable 39 

Execution,  not  to   issue 39 

Judgment,  Council  to   allow 39 

Summons,  to  be  served  on  Mayor 39 

Against  city,  to  be  filed  with  Clerk 9 

Allowed  against  city, 

Mayor    to    sign 8 

Treasurer    to    pay,    when 12 

Warrant  on  Treasurer  for,  auditor  to  draw 12,39 

Clerk   to   certify   allowed   to   auditor 39 

.   Compensation  of  officers,  for,  how  regulated 39       , 

Contracts,  for,  -  ' 

Limit  on  amount  of 39 

Officer  of  city  not  to  be  interested  in,  proviso 39 

Council,  City,  to   act  on,   when 39 

Debt  created,  limit  on  amount  of 39 

Expenses,  for,  filed  with  Clerk 39 

Fees 

For,    filed    with    Clerk 39 

Officers,    of,    how    regulated 39 

Mayor   to    sign    allowed 39 

Ordinance,    fixing    salaries 39 

Report  on.  Clerk  to  make  to  Council 9 

Resolution,    fixing    compensation 39 

Salaries, 

Claim    for,    filed    with    Clerk 39 

Officers,   of,  how  regulated 39 

Warrants,  for 

Certify   to.    Clerk   to 9, 39 

Clerk  to   countersign 9 

Mayor  to   countersign 9 

Cleaning,   Board   of   Health   to   control 34 

Clerk,  City, 

Accountant,  general,   of   city  to  be 9 

Affidavit   for    attachment,   to    make 10 

Affirmations,   power  to   administer 9 

Age    of    9 

Assessment    roll,    filed    with 23 


364  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Clerk,  city  (continued) — 

Assessments,  special,  when  to  collect 10 

Attachment,    affidavit   for,    to    make 10 

Attest,  to,  journal 9 

Attorney,  to  pay  over  money  to 11 

Auditor, 

Charge  for  blank  licenses  delivered,  to,  to 12 

Credit  for  blank  licenses  returned  to,  to 12 

Bond, 

Execute    to    city,    to _ 10 

Of,   filed  with   Treasurer 9 

Bonds,  official,  except  own,  to  have  custody  of..... 9 

Books, 

Care  and  custody  of,  to  have 9 

Set   of,   to   keep 9 

Treasurer  of,   may   examine 13 

By-laws,  to  record  in  journal 9 

Certificate   of   election,   to   issue 40 

Certified  copies,  of  records,  to  make 9 

Certify,   to,   claims   for  warrants 9 

Charge,  to,  for  licenses   and   permits 9 

Citizens   of    the    State,    to    be 9 

Claims, 

Against  city,  to   be   filed   with 9,39 

Warrants,  for,  to  countersign _, 9 

Classification,  of  resources  and  liabilities,  to  make 9 

Collector  of  licenses,  to  be 10 

Copies,  certified,  of  records,  to  make 9 

Corporate  seal,  to  have  custody  of. 9 

Council, 

Clerk    of,   to   be 9 

Ordinances,  etc.,  of,  to  record 9 

Countersign, 

Claims  for  warrants,  to 9 

Licenses    and    permits,    to. 9 

Documents,   to  have   custody   of 9 

Duties  of, 

Additional   may  be   required  by   ordinance 10 

Required  by   Council,   to   be   performed 10 

Elected,  how   9 

Election   returns,   filed   with 40 

Elector,  in   city,  to  be 9 

Financial  condition  of  city,  books  of  to  show 9 

General   accountant,   of   city,   to   be 9 

Journal, 

Read  at  each  regular  meeting,  to 9 

Mayor   to    sign    9 

Recording,   to   keep    for 9 

Liabilities  of  city,  books  of  to  show 9 

License    collector,    to    be 10 

Licenses, 

Blank,  to  deliver  to  auditor 12 

Collection   of,  prescribed  by  ordinance 10 

Countersign,    to    9 

Doing   business   without,   to    report 10 

Not  paid,  to   collect   additional   amount 10 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  365 

Clerk,  city  (continued) — 

Mayor, 

To   certify  claims  for  warrants  by 9 

To  countersign  claims  for  warrants  by 9 

Meetings,    of    Council,    to    attend 9 

Moneys,  of  city, 

To    be    turned    over    to 10 

To   pay   to    Treasurer 10 

What    to    collect... 10 

Oaths,    power    to    administer 9 

Officer    of    city    6 

Official  bonds,  except  own,  to  have  custody  of. 9 

Ordinance, 

Collections  by,  may  be  ordered  by 10 

Special  assessments  and  licenses,  collection  by 10 

Ordinances,   to   record  in   journal 9 

Papers,   to   have   custody  of 9 

Permits,   to   countersign 9 

Proceedings,   of   Council,   to   record 9 

Records, 

Certified   copies   of,   to   make 9 

Custody   of,   to   have 9 

Report,  to  make  to  Council  on  claims 9 

Resident   of   city,   to   be 9 

Resolutions,  to  record  in  journal 9 

Resources  of  city,  books  of  to  show 9 

Rules,   to   record   in   journal .• 9 

Salary    of    10 

Seal,   Corporate,  to  have  custody  of ^ 9 

Special    assessments, 

Collection   of,   prescribed  by   ordinance 10 

Failure  to   pay,  to  report  to   Council 10 

When  to  collect 10 

Tax-payer  of  city^  to  be 9 

Term  of  office 9 

Treasurer,    city, 

Bond  of,  to  file  with 9 

Certify  to,  claims  for  warrants  drawn  on 9 

Countersign  to,  claims  for  warrants  drawn  on 9 

Money  of  city,  to  pay  to 10 

Warrants,  claim  for. 

Certify  to 9 

Countersign   to    '. 9 

Yeas  and  nays  of  Council,  when  to  enter 18 

Collection  of  money,  in   municipal  court 36 

Collector  of  licenses,  Clerk  to  be 10 

Combustible  material,  Council  to  regulate  storage  of 26 

Common  seal,  city  to  have,  use,  and  alter 6 

Compensation,  of  officers. 

Increasing    and    decreasing 42 

Regulated     how    39 

Compilation, 

Charter,    of    - 18 

Ordinances,    of    18 


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366  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Concealed  weapons,   Council   to   prevent   carrying   of 31 

Condemning    propert^^   for    public    uses 6, 32 

Condition,  financial,  of  city,  books  of  Clerk  to  show 9 

Confirm, 

Appointment   of   officer,    vote   to 8 

Removal   of   officer,   vote   to 9 

Confirmation,   assessment  roll,   of 24 

Contagious   diseases.   Board   of   Health   to    regulate 34 

Contempt,   municipal   court   to   punish   for 37 

Contracts, 

Council    to    make 28 

Limit    on    amount    of 39 

Mayor  to  see  that  kept  and  performed 8 

Officer  of  city  not  to  be  interested  in,  proviso 39 

Requiring  payment  of  money,  Mayor  to  approve 8 

Special   assessments,  for  work  under,  when   made 21 

When    in    effect    without    Mayor's    approval 8 

Convey    property,    city    may 6 

Copies,  certified. 

Clerk    to    make    9 

Engineer    to    make 16 

Corporate, 

And  politic,   city  constituted  body 5 

Powers,  vested  in   Mayor  and   Council 7 

Seal,  Clerk  to  have  custodv  of 9 

Corrections,   in    assessment   roll,   when    made 23 

Cost, 

Actual,    assessment   roll    to    conform   to 26 

Special   assessment   of,   how   computed 21 

Costs,    against    city,    how    paid 39 

Council,  city. 

Abatement    of   nuisances,    to    cause 30 

Accounts  of  officers,  to  examine 28 

Alternative   ordinances,   to   submit  to   electors 33 

Amendment  of  ordinance  by,  how 18 

Animals,  to  regulate  running  at  large 29 

Apparatus,  may  purchase  for  fire  department 15 

Appeal,  to  have  form  rulings  of  Mayor 8 

Appliances  on  streets,  to  regulate 30 

Appointive  officer,  suspension  of,  Mayor  to  report  to 8 

Appraisal,  to  have  before  sale  of  property 32 

Appropriations,    to    make 28 

Assessor,  duties  of,  may  prescribe  by  ordinance 11 

Assignation,   houses    of,   to    suppress 30 

Assistant  counsel,  may  employ 11 

Attachment    suit,    may    institute 10 

Attendance,   members   of,   to    compel 17 

Attorney,  to  perform  duties  required  by 11 

Auditor,  may  prescribe  additional  duties  for 12 

Ayes  and  nays  of,  when  taken  on  call 17 

Banks,   may    designate    for   city   funds 13 

Beggars,   to   restrain    and   punish 30 

Bill,  to   pass   ordinance  by 18 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  367 

Council,  city  (continued)  — 

Board  of  Health, 

Appoint,    to    26 

Expenses    of,    to    pay 34 

Regulations   of,    to    enforce 34 

Boilers,    steam,    to    regulate 29 

Bonds, 

Fund,  to  provide  for  principal  and  interest  on 19 

Official,   to   fix   amount   of 32 

Books,    of    Treasurer,    may    examine 13 

Boundaries    of   wards,    to    change 32 

Bridges,  to  provide  for  erection  of 31 

Buildings, 

Erection    of,    to    regulate 29 

Fire  department,  may  provide  for 15 

Burial   permits,   to    provide   for 29 

Business  in,  order  of,  Mayor  to  determine 8 

By-laws  of.  Clerk  to  record 9 

Cemeteries,    to    regulate    29 

Chain   gang,  to   provide   for 28 

Chairman,  in  absence  of  Mayor  and  Mayor  pro  tempore 8 

Chief  of  Police,  may  prescribe  additional  duties  for 14 

Citizens  of  state,  members  to  be 16 

Claims. 

Act    on    to,    when 39 

Clerk    to    report    to 9 

Clerk 

City  Clerk  to  be   Clerk  of 9 

Duties   required   by,    to    perform 10 

Yeas  and  nays  of,  to  enter  when 18 

Combustible  material,  to  regulate  storage  of 26 

Compensation,  may  allow  on  building  pulled  down 15 

Compilation,  of  charter  and  ordinances,  to  cause 18 

Composition   of   16 

Concealed  w^eapons,  to   prevent  carrying 31 

Condemnation,   to   provide   for 32 

Conduct,    disorderly,    to    restrain 28 

Confirmation  of,  on  removal  of  appointive  officer 8 

Contracts,  to   make   : 28 

Corporate  powers,  vested  in  Mayor  and 7 

Counsel,   assistant,   may   employ .....11 

Court,  municipal,  statement  of  business  in  to  be  made  to 37 

Damages,  to  allow  when  for  loss  at  fire 15 

Decorum,  Mayor  to  preserve  in 8 

Disorderlv  conduct, 

In  presence  of,  to  punish 18 

To    restrain    28 

Disorderly  persons,  to  restrain  and  nunish 30 

Ditches, 

Cleaning  of,  to  provide  for 31 

Regulate,    to    30 

Dogs,  to   place  tax  on 28 

Drunkards,  to  restrain  and  punish .....30 

Election  of  members,  to  judge  of 18 

Elections,  to  provide  for 28,  40 

Electors  of  respective  wards,  members  of,  to  be 16 


368  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Council,  city  (continued) — 

Eminent  domain,  to  exercise  power  of,  when 28 

Engineer,    to    employ    32 

Entrances,   to   regulate 29,30 

Exits,  to   regulate   30 

Explosives,   to   regulate   26 

Filth,   to   regulate    29 

Fine,  power   to   impose,  when 18 

Fine,  to   prescribe   32 

Fire  alarm  system,  to  regulate  interference  with 30 

Fire    arms,    discharging,   to    punish 31 

Fire  department,  to  provide  for 26 

Fire  limits,  to  prescribe ,...29 

Fire  works,  to  regulate  use  of 26 

Fires, 

Persons  to  help   at,  may  command 14 

Lighting  of,  to  prevent  and  punish 31 

Food   stuffs,  weighing   of,  to  regulate 30 

Forfeitures,   to    prescribe 32 

Fund, 

No  liability  to  be  incurred  beyond  amount  in 29 

Principal  and  interest  on  bonds,  to  provide  for 19 

Sewage  disposal  plant,  to  provide  for 19 

Garbage,    to    regulate 29 

General  welfare,  to   provide  for 31 

Gun  powder,  to  regulate  storage  of 26 

Health, 

Board   of,   to    appoint 26 

City    of,    to    provide    for 26 

Horses,   care   of,   to   regulate 31 

Hypothecate,  city  property  to,  restriction 19 

Indecent, 

Drawings,    etc.,    to    prohibit 31 

Exhibitions,   to   prohibit 31 

Exposure,  to  prevent  and  punish 30 

Inflammable  material,  to  regulate  storage  of 26 

Inflammable,  to  be  given  to  by  Mayor  on  state  of  city. 7 

Initiative  on  ordinances,  to  provide  for. 33 

In-secure  buildings,  to  regulate 29 

Journal,    to    keep 17 

Journal  of, 

Clerk    to    attest    9 

Mayor   to    sign   9 

Read  at  each  regular  meeting,  to  be 9 

Judgment,  when   to   allow 39 

Legal  adviser  of,  attorney  to  be 11 

Lewd  persons,  to  restrain   and  punish _.30 

License,  doing  business  without.  Clerk  to  report  to _ 10 

License,  to 

Business    26 

Callings    26 

Industries    26 

Occupations    26 

Professions    26 

Trades 26 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  369 

Council,  city —  (continued) — 

Licenses,  issuance   of,  to  provide   for 28 

Lighting,    to    provide    for 31 

Lodging   houses,   to    regulate 31 

Mayor,  to  preside  over  when  in  session 8 

Mayor  pro  tempore,  election  of  by S 

Meetings  of. 

Attorney  to  be   present  at 11 

Clerk    to    be    present    at 9 

Special    17 

Time   and   place   for,   to   fix 18 

When   held   17 

Members  of,  power  to  punish  when .18 

Mendicants,  to  restrain  and  punish 30 

Mortgage   to,   city   property,   restriction 19 

Municipal  court,  statement  of  business  in,  to  be  made  to 37 

Noxious  trades,  to  abate 31 

Nuisances, 

Abatement  of,  to  cause 30 

Determine   and   regulate,   to 26 

Oaths,   on   business  before,   administration   of 18 

Obscene  language,  to  prevent  and  punish ^ 30 

Officers  of  city,  members  of  to  be 6 

Official  misconduct.  Mayor  to  report  to 7 

Order  in,  Mayor  to  preserve 8 

Order  of  business  in,  Mayor  to  determine 8 

Orders   of,   attorney  to   draw 11 

Orders,  to  pass 18 

Ordinance,  passed  by  electors,  to  publish 33 

Ordinances   of. 

Adoption,    when 18 

Attorney  to  draw  11 

Clerk    to    record 9 

Effect    in,    when 18 

Mayor    to    sign 18 

Passage   18 

Publication    18 

Read   aloud,  to  be 18 

Rejection,    when 18 

Style    of    18 

Title   of  : 18 

What  to   embrace 18 

Papers,  production   of,   to   cause 18 

Parades,   to   regulate   and   license 33 

Penalties,   to   prescribe 32 

Pipe  lines,  to  regulate 30 

Pledge   of  city  property  by,  restriction 19 

Poles    and    wires,   to    regulate 29 

Poultry,  to  regulate  running  at  large 29 

Pound,   city,   to   provide   for 29 

Powers    of,    enumerated 18 

Preside   over,   Mayor  to „ 8 

Prison,    city,    to    provide    for 29 

Prisoners,  city,  to  care  for 29 

Proceedings    of,    Clerk    to    record 9 

Profane   language,   to   prevent   and  punish 31 


370  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Council,  city  (continued)  — 

Prohibit  and  suppress,  to,  certain  businesses 26 

Prostitutes,    to    restrain    and    punish 30 

Property  of  city, 

Manapre,  to  32 

Sell,    to    19 

Public,    sessions   of   to   be 17 

Publicity,  to  provide  fund  for 33 

Qualifications,  of   members,  to  judge  of 18 

Quorum  of,  specified 17 

Railroads,  to  require  to  pave  and  sprinkle 30 

Rates,  of  public  utilities,  to  fix,  proviso 31 

Records   of   city,   to   examine _ 28 

Referendum  of  ordinances,  to  provide  for 33 

Registration,  supplemental,  to  provide  for 29 

Regulate,  to 

Business,  lawful,  specified 26 

Callings,   lawful,    specified 26 

Industries,    lawful,    specified 26 

Occupations,    lawful,    specified 26 

Professions,    lawful,    specified 26 

Trades,    lawful,    specified 26 

Residents  of  city,  members  to  be 16 

Residents  of  respective  wards,  members  to  be 16 

Reservoirs,  to  provide  for  cleaning 31 

Resolutions, 

Attorney    to    draw,    of 11 

Clerk   to   record,   of 9 

Pass,    to    18 

Riots,  to   restrain 28 

River,   to    provide    for   cleaning 31 

Rubbish,   to   regulate 29 

Rules  of. 

Attorney    to    draw    11 

Clerk   to   record    9 

Mayor  to  enforce 8 

Procedure,  may  adopt 17 

Runners,   hotel,    to    regulate : 28 

Salaries  of  officers,  increasing  and  decreasing 42 

Salary,    of   members    of 17 

Saloons,  to  limit  number  of 28 

Sewage  disposal  plant,  to  provide  for 19 

Sewers,  to  regulate 29 

Shrubbery,  to  prohibit  injury  to 32 

Sidewalks,  to  provide  for  care  of 19 

Special  assessments. 

Actual  cost,  assessment  roll  to  conform  to 26 

Assessment  roll,  on 21 

Auditor, 

Delivery  of  assessment  roll  to 24 

Recording  of  assessment  roll  by 24 

Changes  in  assessment  roll  by  resolution 26 

Contract  for  work,  when  made 21 

Cost,    how    computed 21 

Defective,  new  assessment  when 25 

Deficiency  in,  paid  from  general  fund 24 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  371 

Council,  city — Special   assessments    (continued) — 

Estimates  of  expense,  to  be  made  for 20 

Excess,  refunded  how 24 

Installments,  when  payable  in 24,  25 

Interest  on   24 

Failure  to  pay,  Clerk  to  report  to 10 

Judgment  on  25 

Lien  of  24 

Limit    on    21 

Lot,  divided  after  confirmation,  how  apportioned 24 

New  assessments,  when  defective 25 

Notice  for  public  examination  of 20 

Ordinance, 

Directing:  assessment  to  make 21 

Intention  of,  to  pass 19 

Plats  and  diagrams,  to  be  made  for 20 

Proceedings  in  suit  to  recover  on 24 

Public  buildings,  on 19 

Resolution,  to  change  assessment  roll  on 26 

Suit  to  recover  on , 24 

Vote  for,  two-thirds  required,  when 21 

Work  done  by  officers  of  city,  for 21 

Special    meetings    of 17 

Streets, 

Appliances    on,    to    regulate 30 

Care  of,  to   provide  for 19 

Street    walkers,    to    restrain    and    punish 30 

Subpena,    punishing    disobedience    of 18 

Suits,    to    institute    and    maintain 32 

Taxes, 

Collection   of,   to   enact   ordinances   for 38 

Levy,    to    - 18 

Powers  of  officers  over,  to  provide  by  ordinance 38 

Tax-payers  of  city,  members  to  be 16 

Tenement   houses,   to   regulate 31 

Term   of  office,  members   of 17 

Traffic,    to    regulate 28 

Transit    permits,    to    provide    for 29 

Trash,    to    regulate - 29 

Treasurer,  may  prescribe  additional   duties  for 13 

Trees,  to   prohibit  injury  to 32 

Vacancy    in,    how    filled 17 

Vagrants,  to  restrain   and  nunish 30 

Vehicles  used   for  hire,   licensing   and  regulating 28 

Vote  of. 

Appointment  of  officer,  to  confirm 9 

Removal   of  officer,  to  confirm .-—  9 

Veto,  to  pass  over 8 

Wards,  boundaries   of,  to   change 32 

Weapons,   concealed,    to    prevent    carrying 31 

Weights  and  measures,  to  regulate 30 

Welfare,    general,    to    provide    for 31 

Willful  neglect  of  duty,  Mayor  to  report  to 7 

Witnesses,   to   compel    attendance   of 18 

Yeas  and  nays  of,  when  taken 17 


372  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

County  officers,  ex-officio  city,  may  act  by  deputies 40 

Court,   municipal,   established 36 

Courts,  city  to  sue  and  be  sued  in  all 5 

Cremations,  power  Secretary  Board  of  Health  over 35 

Crimes,   Chief  of  Police  to   detect 13 

Criminals,  Chief  of  Police  to   apprehend 13 

D 

Damages, 

Buildings  pulled  dowTi  at  fire,  for 15 

Municipal    court,   jurisdiction    when 36 

When  not  recoverable   against  city 39 

Deaths,  certificate  of,  to  whom  presented 35 

Debt,   limitation    on 39 

Decorum,  Mayor  to  preserve  in  Council 8 

Defective  assessment,  when  new  made 25 

Deficiency,  in  special  assessment,  how  paid 24 

Demands,  see  "Claims  and  Demands." 

Devises,  city  may  receive 6 

Deputies,  County  officers  ex  officio  city  may  act  by 40 

Diagrams  and  plats  on  special  assessments 20 

Diseases,  Board  of  Health  to  regulate 34 

Disinfection,  Board  of  Health  to  Control 34 

Disorderly  conduct. 

Council  to  restrain 28 

In    presence    of    Council 18 

Disorderly  persons.  Council  to  restrain  and  punish 30 

Disposal, 

Bonds  and  franchises,  of 1 41 

City  property,  of 6 

Disqualification  of  Police  Judge,  when .•. 37 

District  Court,  cause  certified  to  when 37 

Disturbances,  Mayor  to  provide  for  suppression  of 7 

Ditches, 

Cleaning  of.  Council  to  provide  for 31 

Regulate,   Council   to 30 

Docket,  to  be  kept  in  municipal  court 37 

Documents, 

Clerk  to  have  care  and  custody  of 9 

Inspection  of  by  Mayor 7 

Dogs,  tax  on 28 

Donations,  city  may  receive 6 

Drainage,  Board  of  Health  to  control 34 

Drawings,  indecent.  Council  to  prohibit 31 

Drunkards,  Council  to  restrain  and  punish 30 

Duty,  willful  neglect  of,  Mayor  to  report  to  Council 7 

E 

Effect,  when  acts  in  without  Mayor's  approval 8 

Election, 

Mayor  pro  tempore  of,  when 8 

Members  of,  Council  to  judge  of 18 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  373 

Elections, 

Canvass  of  returns  of 40 

Certificate  of  election,  Clerk  to  issue 40 

Challenge   at   special. 43 

Contest,  how   determined 40 

Council  to  provide  for - 28, 40 

Officers  elected  at 40 

Persons  having*  right  to  vote  at 40 

Qualification  of  officers 40 

Returns,  filed  with  Clerk 40 

Special,  on  bonds  and  franchises 41 

State  laws  to  govern 40 

Supplemental  registration,  provided  for 40 

When    held : 40 

Elector  of  city,. 

Chief  of  Police  to  be 13 

Clerk  to  be : 9 

Engineer   to   be 15 

Mayor    to    be :.. 7 

Members  Board  of  Health  to  be ! 34 

Police  Judge  to  be 36 

Elector  of  ward.  Councilman  to  be 16 

Engineer  and  Superintendent  of  Streets,  city, 

Appointed,   how 15 

Approve  to,  street  and  sidewalk  work 16 

Certified  copies  of  records,  to  furnish 16 

Citizen  of  state,  to  be 15 

Com.plaints,  concerning  streets,  to  investigate 16 

Elector  of  city,  to  be 15 

Engineering  work  of  city,  to  perform 15 

Evidence,  certified  copies  by,  to  be  prima  facie 16 

Experience,  amount  of  to  have  had 16 

File,  to  keep  records  on 15 

Laws,  concerning  streets,  to  enforce 16 

Modify  to,  street  and  sidewalk  work -16 

Office  of,  to  be  office  of  record 15 

Officer   of   city 7, 15 

Ordinance,  further  duties  may  be  prescribed  by 16 

Ordinances,  concerning  streets,  to  enforce 16 

Record,  to  keep  cost  of  public  improvements 15 

Records  made  by,  property  of  city 15 

Regulations,  concerning  streets,  to  enforce 16 

Reject  to,  street  and  sidewalk  work 16 

Report,  to  make  to  Council 16 

Resident  of  city,  to  be 15 

Rules,  concerning  streets,  to  enforce 16 

Salary  of 16 

Seal,  to  be  provided  with 16 

Engineer,  supervising,  Council  to  employ 32 

Enjoy  property,   city  may 6 

Entrances, 

Buildings  to.  Council  to  regulate 30 

Cellars  and  basements  to.  Council  to  regulate 29 

Erection  of  buildings.  Council  to  regulate 29 


374  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Estimates  of  expense,  on  special  assessments 20 

Evidence, 

Assessment  roll,  prima  facie 24 

Clerk's  certified  copies  of  records  to  be  prima  facie 9 

Enprineer's  certified  copies  of  records  to  be  prima  facie. ...16 

Excess  in  special  assessments,  refunded  how 24 

Execution,  when  not  to  issue  against  city 39 

Executive  Chief,  Mayor  to  be  of  city 7 

I!xecutive   department,    article    on 7 

Exhibitions,   indecent,   Council   to   prohibit 31 

Exits  from  buildings,  Council  to  regulate 30 

Expense,  estimates  of,  on  special  assessments 20 

Expenses, 

Board  of  Health,  of,  how  paid 34 

Claim  for,  filed  with  Clerk .....39 

Explosives,  Council  to  reg:ulate  storage  of 26 

Exposure,  indecent,  Council  to  prevent  and  punish 30 

Extra  policemen,  when  Mayor  may  appoint  temporarily 7 

F 

Fee  simple,  city  may  receive  property  in 6 

Fees, 

Claim  for,  filed  with  Clerk 39 

Not   allowed,   officers    when 10 

Officers  of,  how  regulated 39 

Filth,  Council   to  regulate 29 

Financial  condition  of  city,  books  of  Clerk  to  show 9 

Fine,  Council  may  impose,  when 18 

P'ines, 

Council  to  prescribe 32 

Recovery  of,  in  municipal  court 36 

Treasurer,  to  be  paid  over  to 12 

Fire  alarm  system,  Council  to  regulate  interference  with 30 

Fire  arms,  discharging.  Council  to  prevent  and  punish 31 

Fire  department, 

Apparatus,    Council    may   purchase   for 15 

Buildings,  Council  may  provide  for 15 

Chief  of, 

Absence  of,  assistant  chief  to  act 15 

Appointed,   how 14 

Assistant  chief,   appointed  how 15 

Buildings,  may  have  pulled  down  when 14 

Compensation,  for  building  pulled  down  by 15 

Damages  caused  by,  when  paid  by  Council 15 

Entire  time,  to  give  to  duties  of  office 14 

Fire,  to  protect  city  from 14 

P'ireman,  compensation  for  injury,  acting  under 15 

Firemen,  to  appoint  how 14 

Laws,   concerning   department,   to   enforce 14 

Officer   of   city 7, 14 


INDEX  TO  CHAPwTER.  375 

Fire  department — Chief  of  (continued) — 

Ordinances, 

Commanding  persons  to  help 14 

Concerning  department,  to  enforce 14 

Persons,  compensations  for  injury,  acting  under 15 

Regulations,  concerning  department,  to  enforce 14 

Report,  to  make  to  Council 14 

Rules,   concerning  department,  to   enforce 14 

Salary  of 15 

Special  assessment,  to  compensate  for  damage  by 15 

Council   to   provide   for 26 

Salary, 

Assistant  chief  of,  fixed  by  ordinance 15 

Firemen  of,  fixed  by  ordinance 15 

Fires,  lighting  of.  Council  to  prevent  and  punish 31 

Fire  limits,  Council  to  prescribe 29 

Fire  works,  Council  to  regulate  use  of 26 

Flag,  placed  on  premises  by  Board  of  Health,  when 35 

Food  stuffs. 

Board  of  Health  to  inspect 34 

Council  to  regulate  weighing  of 30 

Forfeited  recognizances,  municipal  court  jurisdiction 36 

Forfeitures, 

Council    to    prescribe 32 

Treasurer,  to  be  paid  over  to 12 

Foreclosure, 

Assessment  lien,  by  city  attorney 11 

Muncipial    court,   in 36 

Franchises,  municipal. 

Ballots  on,  what  to  contain 42 

Canvass  of  votes  on 42 

Issued,  how 41 

Majority  vote   required   on,   when 42 

Mayor  to  sign  ordinance  on 42 

Notice  of  special  election  on,  how  given 42 

Ordinances, 

Providing  for 41 

When  in  effect 42 

Petition  for  special  election  on 41 

Publication,  of  resolution 41 

Resolution  on.  Council  to  pass  first 41 

Tax-payer,  required  to  be  to  vote  on 42 

Terms,  for  disposal  of 41 

Funds, 

Bonds,  for  payment  of  principal  and  interest  on 19 

General  road,  apportionment  by  county 38 

Liability,  not  to  be  incurred  beyond  money  in 29 

Public,  Mayor  to  supervise  officers'  handling  of 7 

Publicity,  for.  Council  to  provide  for 33 

Reno    bond   redemption 13 

Reno    general 13 

Sewage  disposal  plant,  to  provide  for 19 

Treasurer  to  pay  receipts  into 12 


876  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

G 

Garbarge,  Council  to  regulate 29 

Gas  system,  power  of  city  to  acquire 41 

General  accountant,  of  city,  Clerk  to  be 9 

General  laws, 

Chief  of  police  to  enforce 13 

Mayor  to  see  that  enforced 7 

Ordinances  superceding,  when ~43 

General  Road  Fund,  apportionment  by  county 38 

General  welfare.  Council  to  provide  for 31 

Gifts,  city  may  receive 6 

Governor,  Mayor  may  call  upon  for  military  aid 7 

Gun  powder,  Council  to  regulate  storage  of 26 

H 

Health,  Board  of. 

Appointed,  how 26,34 

Composition    of 34 

Electors  of  city,  members  to  be 34 

Expenses  of,  how  paid 34 

Mayor,   to   be   presiding   officer   of 34 

Officers   of  city 7 

Orders  of.  Council  to  provide  for  enforcing 34 

Powers  of, 

Cleaning,  to  control 34 

Contagious  diseases,  to  prevent  spread  of 34 

Disinfection,  to  control 34 

Drainage,  to  control 34 

Food  products,  to  inspect 34 

Infectious  diseases,  to  prevent  spread  of 34 

Nuisances  prejudicial  to  health,  to  abate 34 

Oaths,  to   administer , 35 

Pest  house,  to  provide  for 34 

Physicians,  to  regulate 34 

Quarantine  measures,  to   adopt 34 

Sanitation,  to  control 34 

Statistics,  mortality,  to  secure 34 

Undertakers,  to  regulate 34 

Quorum,   specified 34 

Regulations  of.  Council  to  provide  for  enforcing 34 

Residents  of  city,  members  to  be 34 

Salary,  to  serve  without 35 

Secretary  of, 

Appointed  how 34 

Certificate  of,  for  admission  to  schools 36 

Certificate  of  death,  to  be  presented  to 35 

Cremations,  power  over 35 

Flag,  to  place  on  premises  when 35 

Health  Officer,  to  be 34 

Interments,  power  over.. 35 

Laws,  relating  to  health,  to  enforce 35 

Orders,  of  Board  of  Health,  to  enforce 35 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  377 

J  health,  Board  of — Secretary  of  (continued) — 

Ordinances,  relating  to  health,  to  enforce 35 

Pest  house,  to  remove  persons  to 35 

Police  officer,  to  have  power  of 35 

Public  buildings,  to  visit 35 

Record,  to  keep 35 

Regulations,  of  Board  of  Health,  to  enforce 35 

Report,  annual,  to  make  to  Board  of  Health 35 

Report,  on  diseases,  to  make  to  school  authorities 35 

Salary  of,  how  fixed  and  changed 35 

School  buildings,  to  visit 35 

Small  pox  hospital,  to  cause  removal  to 35 

Term  of  office,  members  of 34 

Health  Department,  article  on 34 

Health  of  city,  Council  to  provide  for 26 

Health  Officer,  Secretary  Board  of  Health  to  be 34 

Horses,  care  of,  Council  to  regulate 31 

Hospital,  small  pox,  removal  to,  when 35 

Hotel  runners.  Council  to  regulate 28 

Houses  of  assignation.  Council  to  suppress 30 

Hypothecation  of  city  property,  restriction 19 

I 

Inability, 

Mayor  and  Mayor  pro  tempore  of.  Chairman  to  act 8 

Mayor  of.  Mayor  pro  tempore  to  act 8 

Incorporation,   note    on : 5 

Indebtedness, 

Bonded,  Treasurer  to  pay  principal  and  interest 12 

Limitation  on  39 

Indecent  drawings,  etc..  Council  to  prohibit 31 

Indecent  exposure.  Council  to  prevent  and  punish 30 

Industries,   Council   to   license   and   regulate 26 

Infectious  diseases,  Board  of  Health  to  regulate 34 

Inflammable  material.  Council  to  regulate  storage  of 26 

Initiative,  on  ordinances 33 

Insecure  buildings.  Council  to  regulate 29 

Inspection  of  books,  etc.,  by  Mayor 7 

Installments, 

Procedure  for  paying  special  assessments  in 25 

Special  assessments  payable  in,  when 24 

Intention,  ordinances  of,  on  special  assessments 19 

Interest,  on  special   assessments 24 

Interments,  power  of  Secretary  Board  of  health  over 35 

J 

Journal, 

Clerk  to  keep  for  recording 9 

Council  of, 

Clerk  to  attest 9 

Mayor  to  sign 9 

Read  at  each  regular  meeting,  to  be 9 

To  be  kept 17 

What  recorded  in 9 


378  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Judicial  department, 

jiN^ppeal  bonds  36 

Appeals  from 37 

Bond,   breach    of 36 

Cause  certified  to  District  Court,  when 37 

Collection  of  city  money 36 

Contempt,   to   punish 37 

Damages,  where  city  a  party 36 

Docket,  to  be  kept 37 

Fines  imposed,  how  recovered 36 

Foreclosure  of  liens 36 

Forfeited  recognizances 36 

Jurisdiction   of 36 

Justice's  Court,  when  treated  as 37 

Offenses  committed  within  city 37 

Personal  property  of  city,  recovery  of 36 

Practice  and  proceedings 1 36 

Police  Judge, 

Bond,  to  execute 36 

Disqualified  to  act,  when 37 

Elector  of  city,  to  be 36 

Justice  of  Peace,  to  act  for,  when 37 

Mayor  to  request  Justice  to  act  for,  when 37 

Officer  of  city,  to  be 6 

Preside  over  municipal  court,  to , 36 

Resident  of  city,  to  be 36 

Salary  of. 

Apportioned  to  Justice  of  Peace,  when 37 

Fixed    37 

Term  of  office  of 36 

Powers    of 36 

Process,  issuance  of 37 

Statement  to  Council  of  business  in 37 

Taxes  and  assessments,  collection  of 36 

Trail,  summary  and  without  jury 36 

Value,  as  determining  jurisdiction 36 

Warrants,  issuance  of 37 

Writs,  issuance   of 37 

Judgment, 

Special  assessments  on 25 

When  Council  to  allow 39 

Jurisdiction  of  municipal  court 36 

Jury,  trial  without  in  municipal  court 36 

Justice's  Court,  when  municipal  court  treated  as 37 

Justice  of  Peace,  to  act  for  Police  Judge,  when 37 

L 

Lands,  condemning  for  public  uses : 6 

Language,  obscene,  Council  to  prevent  and  punish 30 

Law%  when  ordinance  becomes  without  Mayor's  approval 8 

Laws, 

Fire  department,  concerning,  fire  chief  to  enforce 14 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  379 

Laws  (continued) — 

General, 

Chief  of  Police  to  enforce 13 

Elections,  to  govern 40 

Mayor  to  see  that  enforced 7 

Health,  concerning,  Secretary  Board  of  Health  to  enforce.— 35 

Prior  to  charter  to  remain  in  effect 43 

Public  streets,  concerning?,  engineer  to  enforce 16 

Legal  adviser,  attorney  to  be  of  officers  and  Council 11 

Legal  proceedings. 

Attorney  to   act  for  city  in 11 

Mayor  to  cause  to  be  instituted  or  defended,  when 8 

Legislative  Department,  see  "Council." 

Levy  of  special,  assessments  by  assessor 23 

Lewd  persons,  Council  to  restrain  and  punish 30 

Inabilities,  of  city,  books  of  Clerk  to  show 9 

Licenses, 

Additional  amount  on.  Clerk  to  collect  when 10 

Blank,  Auditor  to  have  custody  of 12 

Business,  lawful,  on 26 

Callings,  lawful,  on 26 

Charge  for.  Clerk  to 9 

Clerk  to   countersign 9 

Collection   of,   prescribed  by   ordinance 10 

Collector  of.  Clerk  to  be 10 

Doing  business  without,  Clerk  to  report 10 

Form  in  which  printed 12 

Industries,   lawful,   on 26 

Issuance  of,  Council  to  provide  for 28 

Mayor  to  sign 8 

Occupations,  lawful,  on.. 26 

Professions,  lawful,  on 26 

Trades,   lawful,   on 26 

Lien, 

Foreclosure  of  in  municipal  court 36 

Special    assessments,    of 24 

Unpaid  taxes  for,  how  enforced 38 

Light  system,  power  of  city  to  acquire 41 

Lighting,  Council  to  provide  for 31 

Limitation,  on  indebtedness  and  contracts 39 

Lodging  houses.  Council  to  regulate 31 

I-iot,  divided,  how  special  assessment  apportioned 24 

M 

Mayor, 

Absence  of  and  Mayor  pro  tempore,  Chairman  appointed 8 

Absence  of.  Mayor  pro  tempore  to  act 8 

Appointment  of  officers  by 9 

Apr  oval, 

Contract  of,  requiring  payment  of  money 8 

Failure  to  give  in  certain  cases,  effect 8 

Ordinance,   of 8 

Procedure,  when  withheld 8 

Board  of  Health,  to  be  presiding  officer  of 34 

Bonds   and  franchises,  ordinances  on,  to   sign 42 


380  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Mayor  (continued) — 

Books  of  Treasurer,  may  examine 13 

Casting'  vote,  when  to  have.—. 8 

Chairman,  selected  in  absence  of  and  Mayor  pro  tempore.—  8 

Charter,  provisions  of,  to  see  that  enforced 7 

Chief  executive  of  city,  to  be 7 

Chosen  at  lar^e,  how 7 

City  Council, 

Appeal,  to  have  from  rulings  of 8 

Business,  order  of,  to  determine,  subject  to  rules 8 

Decorum,  to  preserve  in 8 

Order,  to  preserve  in 8 

Preside   over,   to 8 

Report  suspensions   to,   to 8 

Rules  of,  to   enforce 8 

Claims, 

Allowed  against  city,  to  sign 8 

Warrants,  for,  to  certify  and  countersign 9 

Confirmation,  of  Council  on  appointments  by 9 

Confirmation,  of  Council,  on  removals  by 8 

Contracts, 

Requiring  payment  of  money,  to  approve , 8 

To  see  that  kept  and  performed 8 

When  in  effect  without  approval 8 

Corporate  powers,  vested  in  and  Council 7 

Disturbances,  to  suppress 7 

Duites  of, 

Additional  prescribed  by  ordinance 8 

When  exercised  by  Mayor  pro  tempore 8 

Duty,  willful  neglect  of,  to  report  to  Council 7 

Elector  of  city,  to  be 7 

Governor,  to  call  upon  for  military  aid,  when 7 

Inability  to  act.  Mayor  pro  tempore  to  act 8 

Information,  to  give  Council  on  state  of  city 7 

Inspection  of  books,  etc.,  by 7 

Journal  of  Council,  to  sign 9 

Justice  of  Peace,  to  request  to  act  for  Police  Judge 37 

Laws,  general,  to  see  that  enforced 7 

Legal  proceeding,  to  have  instituted  or  defended 8 

Licenses,  to  sign 8 

Mayor  pro  tempore,  to  act  for,  when 8 

Measures,  to  recommend  for  benefit  of  city 7 

Military  aid,  to  call  upon  Governor  for,  when 7 

Nominate   appointive   officers,  to ~  9 

Officer  of  city 6 

Officers,  public,  to  have  supervision  over 7 

Official  misconduct,  to  report  to  Council 7 

Order,  to  take  measures  for  preservation  of 7 

Ordinances, 

Approve,    to 8 

Duties  prescribed  by,  to  perform 8 

Enforced,  to  see  that 7 

When  a  law  without  approval  of 8 

Peace,  public,  to  take  measures  for  preservation  of. 7 

Policemen,  extra,  when  may  appoint  temporarily 7 

Police  force,  to  use  and  command  when 7 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  381 

Mayor  (continued) — 

Public  funds,  to  supervise  officers'  handling  of 7 

Regulations,  to  see  that  enforced 7 

Resident  of  city,  to  be 7 

Resolution. 

Requiring  payment  of  money,  to  approve ^ 8 

When  in  effect  without  approval  of 8 

Riots,  to  take  measures  for  suppression  of 7 

Rules,  to  see  that  enforced 7 

Salary  of _ 9 

When  apportioned  to  Mayor  pro  tempore 8 

Sheriff  of  county,  when  to  call  upon 7 

Sign,  to,  claims  and  licenses 8,39 

Summons,  to  be  served  on,  when...., 39 

Suspension  'of  appointive  officer  by 8 

Taxpayer  of  city„  to  be 7 

Term  of  office  of 7 

Treasury,  city,  to  count  cash  in 7 

Tumults,  to  take  measures  for  suspension  of 7 

Vacancy  in  office  of.  Mayor  pro  tempore  to  act 8 

Veto,  when  may  exercise  right  of 8 

Vote, 

Appointment  of  officer  by,  confirming 9 

Council  of,  to  pass  over  veto  of 8 

Removal  of  officer  by,  confirming 8 

When  to  have  in  Council 8 

Mayor  pro  tempore. 

Absence  of.  Chairman  to  act ..—  8 

Absence  of  Mayor,  to  act  in 8 

Apportionment  of  Mayor's  salary  to,  when 8 

Elected,  when  8 

Powers   of 8 

Selected,  how 8 

Vacancy  in  office  of  Mayor,  to  act 8 

Vote,  restriction  on  Mayor  not  to  apply  to 8 

Measures, 

Council  to  regulate 30 

Mayor  to  take  for  preservation  of  public  peace 7 

Quarantine,  Board  of  Health  to  adopt 34 

Meetings  of  Council, 

Attorney  to  attend 11 

Clerk  to  attend 9 

Journal  to  be  read  at  each  regular 9 

Public,  to  be 17 

Special   17 

Time  and  place,  Council  to  fix 18 

When  held 17 

Members  of  Council, 

Council  to  punish 18 

Election  of.  Council  to  judge  of 18 

Qualifications  of,  Council  to  judge  of 18 

Military  aid,  when  Mayor  may  call  on  Governor  for 7 

Misconduct,  official.  Mayor  to  report  to  Council 7 

Money, 

Clerk  to  collect  and  receive 10 

Collection  of,  in  municipal  court 86 


382  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Money  (continued) — 

Contract  requiring  payment  of,  Mayor  to  approve 8 

Resolution  requiring  payment  of,  Mayor  to  approve 8 

Treasurer  to  keep 12 

Mortality  statistics,  Board  of  Health  to  secure 34 

Mortgage  of  city  property,  restrictioon 19 

Municipal  bonds,  see  "Bonds." 

Municipal  court,  see  "Judicial  Department." 

Municipal  franchises,  see  "Franchises." 

N 

Name  and  style,  of  "City  of  Reno" 5 

Neglect,  willful,  of  duty  by  officer,  Mayor  to  report  to  Council....  7 

New  assessment,  when  special   assessment  defective , 25 

Nominate,  Mayor  to,  appointive  officers 9 

Notice, 

Bonds  and  franchises,  of  special  election  on 42 

Filing  of,  special  assessments 20 

Form  of,  on  special  assessments 23 

Publication    of,    on    special    assessments 23 

Noxious  trades,  Council  to  abate 31 

Nuisances, 

Abatement  of, 

Council  to  cause 30 

Board  of  Health  to  cause 34 

Co.uncil  to  determine  and  regulate 26 

o 

Oaths, 

Board  of  Health,  members  to  administer 35 

Clerk  to  administer 9 

Council  to  cause  to  be  administered 18 

Of  office,  officers  to  subscribe  to 40 

Objections  to  assessment  roll,  hearing  of : 23 

Obscene  language.  Council  to  prevent  and  punish 30 

Occupations,  Council  to  license  and  regulate 26 

Office, 

Malfeasance    in 42 

Oath  of,  officers  to  subscribe  to 40 

Term  of. 

Attorney    1] 

Clerk  9 

Councilmen    17 

Health.  Board  of 34 

Mayor  7 

Police  Judge 36 

Officers, 

Appointive,  suspension  of  by  Mayor 8 

Appointment  of  by  Mayor 9 

Attorney,  to  be  legal  adviser  of 11 

Compensation  of,  how  regulated ....39 

Confirmation  of  Council  on  removal  of 9 

Contract  with  city,  not  to  be  interested  in 39 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  :i<S3 

Officers  (continued) — 

County,  ex  officio  city,  may  act  be  deputies 40 

Duty,  willful  neglect  of  by,  Mayor  to  report  to  Council 7 

Election  of 40 

Fees  of, 

How  repTulated  39 

Not  allowed,  when .....10 

Misconduct  of,  Mayor  to  report  to  Council 7 

Nominate,  appointive.  Mayor  to 9 

Of   city,    SDecified 6 

Public,  Mayor  to  have  supervision  over 7 

Qualification    of 40 

Salaries  of,  how  rep:ulated 39 

Vote, 

Appointment  of,  to  confirm 9 

Removal  of,  to  confirm 8 

Order, 

Council,  in.  Mayor  to  preserve 8 

Of  business,  Mayor  to  determine 8 

Preservation  of,  Mayor  to  take  measures  for 7 

Salary,  increasing:,  invalid,  when 42 

Orders, 

Attorney  to  draw 11 

Board  of  Health  of.  Council  to  provide  for  enforcing 34 

Council  to  pass 18 

Health,  Secretary  Board  of  Health  to  enforce 35 

Ordinances, 

Adoption  of,  when 18 

Alternative,  when  Council  may  submit 33 

Amendment  of  18 

Approve,  Mayor  to 8 

Assessor, 

Duties  of.  Council  may  prescribe  by 11 

Special  assessment,  directing  to  make  by 21 

Attorney, 

Additional  duties  may  be  imposed  on  by 11 

Draw  to  11 

Prosecute  offenses   against,  to 11 

Auditor,  additional   duties  may  be  imposed  on  by 12 

Bill,  to  be  passed  by 18 

Bonds,  providing  for  issuance  of 41 

Clerk,  additional  duties  may  be  imposed  on  by. 10 

Commanding  assistance  at  fires 14 

Compilation  of  18 

Council  to  pass 18 

Effect,  in,  when 18 

Engineer,  further  duties  may  be  imposed  on  by 16 

Fire  department,  concerning.  Chief  to  enforce 14 

Franchises,  to  be  fixed  by,  when 41 

Health,  concerning.  Secretary  to  enforce 35 

Initiative  of  - 33 

Intention  of,  on  special  assessments 19 

Law,  when,  without  Mayor's  approval 8 

Licenses,  collection  of  provided  by 10 


884  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Ordinances  (continued) — 

Mayor, 

Additional  duties  may  be  prescribed  by 8 

Enforced,  to  see  that 7 

Si^n,  to  18 

Money,   collection   of,   ordered  by 10 

Police,  Chief  of, 

Additional  duties  may  be  imposed  on  by 14 

Enforce,  to  13 

Prior  to  charter,  to  remain  in  effect 43 

Publication  of,  in  general 18 

Publication  of,  when  passed  by  electors 33 

Read  aloud  to  Council,  to  be 18 

Record,  city  clerk  to  in  journal 9 

Referendum  of  33 

Rejection    of,    when 18 

Salary, 

Assistant  Chief  of  Fire  Department  fixed  by 15 

Firemen,  of,  fixed  by 15 

Fixed  by.  in  general 39 

Secretary  Board  of  Health,  of,  fiixed  by 35 

Special  assessments,  collection  of  prescribed  by 10 

Streets,  concernings.  Engineer  to  enforce 16 

Styles  of. 

General    18 

Voted  on  by  electors 33 

Subject   matter    of 18 

Supercede  general  laws,  when 43 

Taxes,  collection  of,  by 38 

Title  of  18 

Treasurer,  duties  of,  Council  may  prescribe  by 13 

p 

Papers, 

Clerk  to  have  care  and  custody  of 9 

Council   to   compel   production   of 18 

Inspection  of  by  Mayor 7 

Parades,  Council  to  regulate  and  license 38 

Peace,  public,  Mayor  to  take  measures  for  preservation  of 7 

Permits, 

Burial,  Council  to  provide  for , 29 

Charge  for  Clerk  to 9 

Countersign,   Clerk  to 9 

Transit,  Council  to  provide  for 29 

Penalties,  Council  to  prescribe 32 

Perpetual  succession,  city  to  have 5 

Personal  property  of  city,  recovery  in  municipal  court 36 

Pest  house. 

Board  of  Health  to  provide  for 34 

Removal  to,  when 35 

Petition,  for  special  election  on  bonds  and  franchises 41 

Physicians,  Board  of  Health  to  regulate 34 

Pipe  lines.  Council  to  regulate 30 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  385 

Plats  and  diagrams,  on  special  assessments 20 

Pledge,  of  city  property,  restriction 19 

Poles  and  wires.  Council  to  regulate .29 

Police,  Chief  of 

Absence  of,  assistant  to  act 14 

Age  of  13 

Appointed,  how 13 

Assistant  Chief,  to  appoint,  how 13 

Bond,  to  furnish 14 

Charter,  provisions  of,  to  enforce 13 

Crimes,  to  detect 13 

Criminals,  to  apprehend 13 

Elector  of  city,  to  be 13 

Laws,  general,  to  enforce 13 

Officer  of  city 7 

Ordinance,  duties  may  be  defined  by 14 

Ordinances,   to   enforce 13 

Police  force,  to  command : 13 

Policemen,   to    appoint,   how 13 

Police  officer,  to  suspend,  how 13 

Process   of  municipal  court,  to   execute 14 

Resident  of  city,  to  be 13 

Salary  of  14 

Tax  payer,  to  be 13 

Police  force, 

Chief  of  Police  to  command 13 

Mayor  to  use  and  command,  when 7 

Policemen,  extra,  when  Mayor  may  appoint 7 

Policemen,  how  appointed 13 

Police  Judge,  see  "Judicial  Department." 

Police  officer,  suspended,  how 13 

Politic  and  corporate,  city  constituted  body : 1 

Poultry,  Council  to  regulate  running  at  large 29 

Pound,   Council   to   provide   for 29 

Powder,  gun.  Council  to  regulate  storage  of 26 

Power  system,  power  of  city  to  acquire 41 

Powers, 

City  vested  with 6 

Corporate,  vested  in  Mayor  and  Council 7 

Council,  of 18 

Municipal   court,   of 36 

Practice  in  municipal  court 36 

Preservation  of  peace  and  order,  Mayor  to  provide  for 7 

Prison,  city.  Council  to  provide  for 29 

Prisoners,  city.  Council  to  provide  for  caring  for 29 

Proceedings, 

Council  of.  Clerk  to  record 9 

Legal, 

Attorney  to  act  for  city  in 11 

Mayor  to  cause  to  be  instituted  or  defended 8 

Municipal  court,  in 36 

Special  assessments,  in  suit  to  recover  on 24 


386  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Piocedure, 

And  trial  in  attachment  suits 10 

Rules  of,  Council  may  adopt 17 

When  approval  of  Mayor  withheld 8 

Process, 

Issuance  from  municipal  court 37 

Municipal  court,  of,  Chief  of  Police  to  execute 14 

Profane  lan^uagre.  Council  to  prevent  and  punish 31 

Professions.  Council  to  license  and  regulate 26 

Prohibit,  Council  to,  specified  businesses 26 

Property, 

City    vested*  with 6 

Condemning-  for  public  uses 6 

Council  to  manage 32 

Personal,  of  city,  recovery  in  municipal  court 36 

Purchasing:  and  receiving  by  city 6 

Redemption  of,  sold  for  taxes 38 

Selling  and  conveying  by  city 6, 19 

Taxes,  how  sold  for 38 

Prosecute,  attorney  to 11 

Prostitutes,  Council  to  restrain  and  punish 30 

Pro  tempore,  Mayor,  see  "Mayor  pro  tempore." 
Provisions  of  charter. 

Attorney  to  prosecute  offenses  against 11 

Mayor  to  see  that  enforced 7 

Public  act,  charter  to  be 43 

Publication, 

Ordinance,  of  18 

Resolution  on  bonds  and  franchises,  of 41 

Public  buildings, 

Secretary  of  Board  of  Health  to  visit 35 

Special  assessments  on 19 

Publicity,  Council  to  provide  fund  for 33 

Public  funds.  Mayor  to  supervise  handling  of 7 

Public  officers.  Mayor  to  have  supervision  over 7 

Public  peace.  Mayor  to  preserve 7 

Public,  sessions  of  Council  to  be 17 

Public  uses,  city  may  determine  and  declare  what  are 6 

Public  utility. 

Power  of  city  to  acquire 41 

Votes  of.  Council  to  fix 31 

Purchase  property,  city  may 6 

Q 

Qualification  of  officers 40 

Qualifications  of  members.  Council  to  judge  of 18 

Quarantine  measures,  -Board  of  Health  to  adopt 34 

Quorum, 

Board  of  Health,  of 34 

Council,  of 17 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  387 

R 

Kailroads. 

Pave,  Council  to  require  to 30 

Sprinkle,  Council  to  require  to 30 

Railways,  street,  power  of  city  to  acquire 41 

Rates,  of  Dublic  utilities,   Council   to   fix 31 

Receipts,  treasurer  to  give 12 

Receive  pronerty  and  bequests,  city  may 6 

Recognizances,  forfeited,  municipal  court  jurisdiction 36 

Record, 

Auditor  to  keep 12 

Secretary  Board  of  Health  to  keep 35 

Records, 

Certified  Copies  of, 

Clerk    to    make 9 

Enp:ineer  to  furnish 16 

Clerk  to  have  care  and  custody  of 9 

Council  to  examine 28 

Engineer  to   keep. 15 

Inspection  of,  by  Mayor 7 

Of  engineer,  property  of  city 15 

Recording  of  assessment  roll 24 

Redemption  of  property  sold  for  taxes 38 

Referendum  of  ordinances : 33 

Registration,  supplemental,  Council  to  provide  for 29,40 

Regulation,  by  Council,  of 

Business,  lawful,  specified 26 

Callings,  lawful,  specified 26 

Industries,  lawful,  specified 26 

Occupations,  lawful,   specified 26 

Professions,    law^ful,    specified 26 

Trades,  lawful,  specified 26 

Regulations, 

Board  of  Health  of,  Council  to  provide  for  enforcing .....34 

Fire  department,  concerning.  Chief  to  enforce 14 

Health,  concerning.  Secretary  Board  of  Health  to  enforce.. ..35 

Mayor  to  see  that  enforced 7 

Streets,  concerning.  Engineer  to  enforce 16 

Rejected  claim,  action  on,  when  commenced 39 

Removal,  appointive  officer,  confirmation  on 8 

Report, 

Clerk  to  make  to  Council  on  Claims 9 

Engineer  to  make  to  Council 16 

Fire  Chief  to  make  to  Council 14 

Secretary  Board  of  Health, 

Annual,  to  make 35 

School  authorities,  to  make  to 35 

Reservoirs,  Council  to  provide  for  cleaning 31 

Resident  of  citv, 

Attorney  to  be 11 

Board  of  Health  member  to  be 34 

Clerk  to  be 9 

Councilman  to  be 16 


388  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Resident  of  city  (continued) — 

Eng^ineer  to  be 15 

Mayor  to  be 7 

Police,  Chief  of,  to  be 13 

Police  Judgre  to  be 36 

Resident  of  ward,  Councilman  to  be 16 

Resolutions, 

Attorney  to  draw 11 

Bonds  and  franchises,  for  issuance  of 41 

Changes  in  assessment  roll  by 26 

Clerk  to  record  in  journal 9 

Council  to  pass 18 

Money,  requiring  payment,  of  Mayor  to  approve 8 

Salary, 

Increasing  by,  invalid  when 42 

Persons  not  regularly  employed,  of,  fixed  by 39 

When  in  effect  without  Mayor's  approval 8 

Returns,  election 

Canvass  of 40 

Clerk,  filed  with 40 

Revenue  and  taxation .•. 38 

Taxes, 

General  road  fund,  for,  apportioned 38 

Levied  by  Council,  how 38 

Lien  for  unpaid,  how  enforced 38 

Ordinances,  Council  to  pass  for  collection  of 38 

Powers  of  officers  over,  prescribed  by  ordinance 38 

Property,  how  sold  for 38 

Redemption  of  property  sold  for 38 

Treasurer,  to  be  paid  to 38 

Review  of  Assessment  roll 23 

Riots, 

Council    to    restrain 28 

Mayor  to  take  measures  for  suppression  of 7 

River,  Council  to  provide  for  cleaning 31 

Road  fund,  general,  apportionment  of  by  county 38 

Rubbish,  Council  to  regulate 29 

Rules, 

Appeal  from,  Council  to  have  of  Mayor 8 

Attorney  to  draw 11 

Clerk  to  record  in  journal 9 

Council  of.  Mayor  to  enforce 8 

Fire  department,  concerning.  Chief  to  enforce 14 

Mayor  to  see  that  enforced , 7 

Procedure  of.  Council  may  adopt 17 

Streets,  concerning.  Engineer  to  enforce 16 

s 

Salaries, 

Claim  for,  filed  with  Clerk 39 

Increasing  and  decreasing 42 

Officers  of,  how  regulated 39 

Salary, 

Assistant  fire  chief,  of 15 

Attorney,  of  11 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  389 

Salary  (continued) — 

Auditor,  of  12 

Board  of  Health,  members  to  serve  without 35 

Clerk,  of  , 10 

Councilmen,  of  17 

Engineer  and   Superintendent  of  Streets,  of 16 

Fire  chief,  of  15 

Firemen,  of  15 

Mayor,   of  9 

Not  to   be   decreased 42 

When   apportioned  to   Mayor  pro  tempore 8 

Police,  Chief  of 14 

Police   Judge,   of i 37 

When  apportioned  to  Justice  of  Peace 37 

Policemen,  of  13 

Secretary  Board  of  Health,  how  fixed  and  changed 35 

Treasurer,  of  .... ' 13 

Sale  of  property,  Council  to  have  appraisal 32 

Saloons,  Council  to  limit  number  of 28 

Sanitation,  Board  of  Health  to  Control 34 

School, 

Authorities,  Secretary  Board  of  Health  to  report  to 35 

Buildings,  Secretary  Board  of  Health  to  visit 35 

Certificate  for  admission  to,  when  required 35 

Seal, 

Common,  city  to  have,  use  and  alter 6 

Corporate,  Clerk  to  have  care  and  custody  of 9 

Engineer  to  be  provided  with 16 

Secretary  of  Board  of  Health,  see  "Health  Department." 

Sell   property,  city  may 6 

Settlements,  of  city  Treasurer  with  city,  when 13 

Sewage  disposal   plant,  provided  for 19 

Sewers,   Council   to   regulate 29 

Sheriff  of  county,  when  may  call  upon 7 

Shrubbery,  Council  to  prohibit  injury  to 32 

Sidewalks, 

Complaints   concerning,   Engineer   to   investigate 16 

Laws  concerning,   Engineer   to   enforce 16 

Ordinances  concerning.  Engineer  to   enforce 16 

Regulations    concerning.    Engineer    to    enforce 16 

Rules  concerning.  Engineer  to  enforce 16 

Power  of  Council   over 19 

Work  on.  Engineer  to  approve,  reject,  or  modify 16 

Small   pox  hospital,   removal   to,   when 35 

Special  assessments, 

Assessment  roll  for, 

Asssessor  to  make  out 21 

Auditor,  recorded  by 24 

Certificate  of  assessor  on 22 

Confirmation  of,  vote  on 23 

Corrections  on,  when  made 23 

Evidence,  to  be  prima  facie 24 

Filing  of,  with  Clerk 23 

Lew  of,  by  assessor 23 

Notice  of  filing  of : 23 


390  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Special  assessments — Assessment  roll  for  (continued) — 

Objections  on,  hearing  of 23 

Review  of  23 

What  to  contain 21 

Clerk  to  collect,  when 10 

Collection  of,  prescribed  by  ordinance 10 

Compensation  by,  for  building  pulled  down 15 

Contract  for  work,  when  made 21 

Cost  of,  how  computed 21 

Estimates  of  expense 20 

Failure  to  pay.  Clerk  to  report  to  Council 10 

Liens  for. 

Delinquent,  money  paid  to   attorney - 11 

Filing    for    record    by    attorney 11 

Foreclosure  of,  by  attorney 11 

Vertification   of,   by   attorney 11 

Limit   on   - - 21 

Notice  for  public  examination  of 20 

Ordinance, 

Directing  assessor  to  make 21 

Intention,  of  19 

Plats  and  diagrams  of 20 

Power  of  Council  to  levy 19 

Public  buildings  and  property  on 19 

Treasurer  to  collect,  how 12 

Vote    on,    two-thirds    required,    when 21 

Work  done  by  officers  of  city,  for 21 

Special  election, 

Bonds  and  franchises,  on 41 

Challenge,  at 43 

Specail  meetings,  of  Council 17 

Statement  of  business  in  municipal  court,  to  be  made 37 

State  of  Nevada,  laws  of, 

Applicable  to  treasurer,  M^hen 12 

Elections,    to    govern 40 

Statistics,  mortality.  Board  of  Health  to  secure 34 

Steam  boilers.  Council  to  regulate 29 

Street  railways,  power  of  city  to  acquire 41 

Streets, 

Appliances  on,  Council  to  regulate 30 

Complaints  concerning.  Engineer  to  investigate 16 

Laws  concerning.  Engineer  to   enforce 16 

Ordinances  concerning.  Engineer  to  enforce 16 

Power  of  council  over 19 

Regulations  concerning,  Engineer  to  enforce 16 

Rules  concerning.  Engineer  to  enforce 16 

Superintendent  of,  see  "Engineer." 

Work  on,  Engineer  to  approve,  reject,  or  modify 16 

Street  walkers,  Council  to  restrain  and  punish 30 

Style  and  name  of  "City  of  Reno" 5 

Subject  matter,  of  ordinance 18 

Subpena,  Council  to  punish  disobedience  of 18 

Succession,  perpetual,  city  to  have 5 

Sue   and  be    sued,   city  to 5 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  39X 

Suits, 

Attachment,  Council  may  institute : 10 

Council  to  insitute  and  maintain 32 

Special  assessments,  to  recover  on 24 

Summary  trial  in  municipal  court 36 

Summons,  to  be  served  on  Mayor,  when 39 

Superintendent  of  Streets,  see  "Engineer." 

Supervision,  by  Mayor,  of  city  affairs 7 

Supplemental  registration,  Council  to  provide  for 29,40 

Suppress,  Council  to,  specified  businesses 26 

Suppression, 

Disturbances,  of.  Mayor  to  provide  for 7 

Riots,  of.  Mayor  to  provide  for 7 

Tumults,  of.  Mayor  to  provide  for 7 

Suspension,  appointive  officer  of,  by  Mayor 8 

T 

Taxation,  see  "Revenue  and  Taxation." 

Tax, 

Collection  of  in  municipal  court ...36 

Council  to  levy 18 

Dogs,  on 28 

Payer, 

Attorney  to  be 11 

Clerk  to  be 9 

Councilman  to  be 16 

Defined  43 

Mayor  to  be 7 

Police,  Chief  of,  to  be 13 

Voter  to  be,  when 42 

Taxes,  to  be  naid  over  to  Treasurer 12 

Tax  receiver  and  treasurer,  see  "Treasurer." 

Tenement  houses,  Council  to  regulate 31 

Term  of  office, 

Attorney,   of 11 

Board  of  Health,  members  of 34 

Clerk,  of  9 

Councilmen,  of 17 

Mayor,  of 7 

Police  Judge,  of 36 

Title,  of  ordinance 13 

Trades, 

Council  to  license  and  regulate 26 

Noxious,  Council  to  abate 31 

Traffic,  Council  to  regulate 28 

Transit  permits.  Council  to  provide  for 29 

Trash,  Council  to  regulate 29 

Treasurer, 

Account,  to  keep 12 

Assessment  roll,  to  place  special  assessments  on 12 

Auditor  to  draw  warrants  on 12 

Banks  to  deposit  in.  Council  may  designate... 13 


392  INDEX  TO  CHARTER. 

Treasurer  (continued) — 

Bond  to   execute —..13 

Bonded  indebtedness,  municipal,  to  pay 12 

Claims,  duly  allowed,  to  pay 12 

Clerk, 

Bond  of  to  be  filed  with 9 

May  examine  books  of 13 

Council,  members  of,  may  examine  books  of 13 

Fines,  to  be  paid  over  to 12 

Forfeitures,  to  be  paid  over  to 12 

Funds,  receipts  to  be  paid  into 12 

Further   duties    may  be   required 13 

Mayor  may  examine  books  of 13 

Moneys, 

Clerk  to  pay  over  to 10 

Collected,  to  be  paid  over  to 12 

Of  city,  to  keep 12 

Officer  of  city  7 

Ordinance,  further  duties  may  be  prescribed  by 13 

Receipts,   to   give 12 

Reno  bond  redemption  fund,  money  to  place  in 13 

Reno  general  fund,  money  to  place  in 13 

Salary  of  13 

Settlements  with  city,  when  to  take  place 13 

Special  assessments,  to  collect,  how 12 

State  of  Nevada,  laws  of,  applicable  to,  when 12 

Taxes,  to  be  paid  over  to 12,38 

Tax  receiver,  city,  to  be 12 

Voucher   of,   cancelled   warrants   to  be 13 

Warrants, 

Clerk  to  certify  and  countersign 9 

Pay  out  on,  to 13 

Procedure   in   paying 13 

Washoe  County  of,  to  be  ex  officio  city 7, 12 

Treasury,  city.  Mayor  to  count  cash  in 7 

Trees,  Council  to  prohibit  injury  to 32 

Trial  and  procedure  in  attachment  suits 10 

Trial,  in  municipal  court 36 

Trust,  city  may  receive  property  in 6 

Tumults,  Mayor  to  suppress 7 

u 

Undertakers,  Board  of  Health  to  regulate 34 

Uses,  public,  city  may  determine  and  declare  what  are 6 

V 

Vacancy, 

Mayor,  in  office  of.  Mayor  pro  tempore  to  act 8 

Councilmen,  in  office  of,  how  filled 17 

Office  in,  how  filled --40 

Vagrants,  Council  to  restrain  and  punish 30 

Value,  as  determining  jurisdiction  in  municipal  court 36 

Vehicles  used  for  hire,  licensing  and  regulating 28 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER.  393 

Veto, 

Passage  over  by  Council 8 

Mayor  of,  when  may  exercise 8 

Vote, 

Assessment  roll,  on  confirmation  of 24 

Castiiig,  Mayor  to  have,  when 8 

Confirmation  of  appointment,  for 9 

Confirmation  of  removal,  for 8 

Council,,  of,  to  pass  over  veto 8 

Persons   having   right   to .^ 40 

Restriction  on  Mayor  to,  not  to  apply  to  Mayor  pro  tempore  8 

Special  assessment  for,  two-thirds  required,  when 21 

Special    election,    in 42 

w 

Wards, 

Established   and   defined 6 

Boundaries,  of.  Council  to  change 32 

Warrants, 
Auditor, 

Draw  for  claims  allowed,  to 12 

Sign,  to  12 

Treasurer,  to  draw  on 12 

Cancelled,  to  be  vouchers  of  Treasurer 13 

Claims,  for. 

Clerk  to  certify  and  countersign 9 

Mayor  to   countersign 9 

Issuance  of  from  municipal  court 37 

Procedure  of  treasurer  in  paying 13 

Washoe  County,  , 

Assessor  of,  to  be  ex  officio  city 7, 11 

Auditor  of,  to  be  ex  officio  city 7, 11 

City  of  Reno,  boundaries  in 6 

Sherifi:'  of,  when  Mayor  may  call  upon 7 

Treasurer  of,  to  be  ex  officio  city 7, 12 

Water  system,  power  of  city  to  acquire 41 

Weapons,  concealed.  Council  to  prevent  carrying 31 

Weights,  Council  to  regulate 30 

Welfare,  general.  Council  to  provide  for 31 

Wires  and  poles,  Council  to  regulate 29 

Witnesses,  Council  to  compel  attendance  of 18 

Vv'ork  done  by  city  officers,  special  assessment  for 21 

Writs,  issuance  from  municipal  court 37 

Y 

Yeas  and  nays,  of  Council,  when  taken 17 


PART  VI 

Index  to  General  Ordinances 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  397 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 


Page. 

Advertisement,  tearinpr  down  or  defacing 54 

Advertisements,  distribution  of,  regulating 75 

Air  brakes,  street  cars  to  be  equipped  with 68 

Alarm,  false,  turning  in  to  fire  department 64 

Alley- 
Flooding-    of 62 

Obstruction     of 51 

Animals — 

Breeding  nurposes,  keeping  for 53 

Cruelty    to 56 

Dead,  removal  of 52 

Herds  of,  on  what  streets  to  be  driven 53 

Standing  and  hitching  of 52 

Apparatus  of  fire  department,  interference  with 64 

Assemblage,  unlawful,  dispersal  of 56 

Assemblages,  open  air 67 

Assistant  to  city  clerk,  providing  for ^ 98 

B 

Barb  wire  fence,  erecting 53 

Baseball,  interrupting  use  of  streets  by 52 

Base,  of  reference  for  elevations 73 

Bathing  in  river,  etc i 54 

Beggars    57 

Benches  on  streets  and  sidewalks 52 

Benzine — See  "Gasoline." 

Bill,  tearing  down  or  defacing 54 

Billboards— See  "Buildings." 

Billiard  halls,  regulating 192 

Bills,  hand,  regulating   distribution  of 75 

Board  of  Health— See  "Health." 
Boilers,  steam — See  "Buildings." 

Bootblack  stand,  not  to  obstruct 51 

Brakes,  street  cars  to  be  equipped  with 68 

Bridges,  ditches,  flume,  and  canal  companies  to  provide 96 

Buildings,  erecting,  altering  and  repairing 202 

Access  at  sidewalks  to  water,  gas,  and  electric  services.—  285 

Alley,  defined   207 

Allowed  stresses  in  construction 214 

Alteration,  defined  207 

Anchoring  columns   224 

Apartment  house,  defined 207 

Appendages — 

Defined 207 

General  nrovisions 284 

Application  for  permit,  contents 204 

Arches,  construction  of 218 


398  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Buildings,  erecting,  altering  and  repairing  (continued) — 

Area,  general  limitations  on 213 

Areas,  general 285 

Area  walls  for  hydrant  protection 225 

Ashlar  facing,  construction  of 216 

Assistant  insnector  of  buildings,  oflEice  created 202 

Attic,  defined 207 

Awnings   285 

Balconies    285 

Barricades  to  be  erected  during  construction 286 

Basement,  defined 207 

Bases  for  columns 224 

Bay  windows — 

Defined    208 

General  provisions 283 

Belts 284 

Bill  boards  287 

Boilers,  steam  275 

Bond,  on  occupying  street  with  materials 206 

Brick- 
Masonry   in   construction 215 

Piers,  construction  of 216 

Used  in  construction 214 

Bridging  of  sidewalk 206 

Building,  defined  „ 208 

Buildings,  classification  of 212 

Class  A 212 

Class  B 212 

Class  C 212 

Frame  or  wooden... 212 

Mill    construction 212 

Cast  iron — 

Columns,  construction  221 

Construction,  used  in 221 

Bases,    construction 221 

Cast  steel  used  in  construction 219 

Cellar,  defined 208 

Cement  and  lime  mortars  used  in  construction 215 

Cement  mortar  used  in  construction 215 

Chases  in  walls 217 

Chimneys  and  flues 269 

Cleaning    of 274 

Height  of 274 

Of   cupolas 273 

Patent 271 

Class  A  Buildings,  special  provisions  for 226 

Beams    in 226 

Bracing,  wind,  in 227 

Brick  arch  floors  in 228 

Brick  walls  in 227 

Ceilings  in 229 

Columns    in 226 

Cornices    on 227 

Covering,    floor 229 

Defined    212 

Distances,  limiting 226 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  399 

Buildings,  erecting  altering  and  repairing — Class  A  Buildings, 
special  provisions  for  (continued) — 

Elevators  in 265 

Fire  proofing  in 230 

Fire  walls  in 227 

Floor  construction  in 228 

Brick    arch 228 

Covering   for 229 

Reinforced  concrete 228 

Special    229 

Terra    cotta 228 

Frame,  steel,  in 226 

Fronts,    metal,    on „ 227 

Girders    in 226 

Height  of 212 

Limiting  distances 226 

Metal  fronts  on 227 

Partitions    in 229 

Reinforced  brick  walls  in 228 

Reinforced  concrete  walls  in 228 

Reinforced  concrete  floors  in 228 

Roof  construction  in 228 

Roof   trusses   in 227 

Special  floors  in 229 

Steel  frame  in 226 

Sky  lights  in 268 

Terra  cotta  floors  in 228 

Tie  rods  in 227 

Trusses,   roof,   in 227 

Walls   in 227 

^                Brick   227 

Fire    227 

Reinforced    brick .-. 228 

Reinforced  concrete 228 

Where  may  be  built 212 

Wind  bracing  in 227 

Class  B  Buildings,  special  provisions  for 230 

Allowable  stresses  of  materials  in 230 

Bracing,  wind,  in 234 

Ceilings  in  235 

Columns,  design  of,  in 233 

Concrete,  quality  and  mixture  in 230 

Conduits    in 235 

Construction,  reinforced  concrete  in 235 

Defined    212 

Design  in  general  of 231 

Elevators  in 265 

Floor  and  roof  slabs  in 232 

Floors    in 230 

Frame    of 230 

Height   of 212 

Masonry  walls  in "    230 

Materials  in 230 

Partitions    in 235 

Pipes,  service,  in 235 

Reinforced  concrete,  construction  in—.. :  235 

Reinforced  concrete,  walls  in 234 


400  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Buildings,  erecting,  altering  and  repairing — Class  B  buildings, 
special  provisions  for  (continued) — 

Eeinforcement   in 232 

Roof  and  floor  slabs  in 232 

Roof  on 230 

Roof  trusses  in 230 

Service  pipes  in 235 

Skylights  in 268 

Stresses,  allowable,  for  material  in 230 

Tests  of  materials  in 230 

Trusses,    roof,   in 230 

Walls   in 234 

Masonry    230 

Where  may  be  built 212 

Class  C  Buildings,  special  provisions  for 235 

Air  shafts  in 240 

Anchors  and  ties  in 237 

Attic  partitions  in 236 

Bond  iron  in 240 

Ceilings   in 238 

Columns,  timber,  in 236 

Courts,  interior,  in 240 

Curtain  walls  in 239 

Defined    212 

Elevators  in 265 

Fire  proofing  in 240 

Floors    in ; 238 

Frame    in 236 

Framing,  inside,  in 236 

Height  of 213 

Inside  framing  in 236 

Interior  courts  in 240 

Iron,  bond,  in 240 

Light  shafts  in 240 

Mansard  roofs  on 238 

Materials  in 235 

Metal  frame  in 236 

Partitions    in 236,  238 

Roofs  on 238 

Roof  trusses  in 236 

Shafts    in 240 

Stud  partitions  in 236 

Ties  and  anchors  in 237 

Timber  columns  in 236 

Timber    details    in 236 

Trusses    in 236 

Vent   shafts   in 240 

Walls   in 238 

Curtain    239 

Where  may  be  built 213 

Columns — 

Anchoring 224 

Bases  for  224 

Defined    208 

Concrete  used  in  construction 215 

Construction,  inspector  stop,  when 289 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  401 

Buildings,  erecting,  altering  and  repairing  (continued) — 

Constructions,  general  provisions  for 214 

Cornices    284 

Court,   defined 208 

Cupolas,    chimneys    of 273 

Curtain   wall,   defined 208 

Damage,  non-liability  of  city  for 205 

Dangerous  buildings,  removal  or  repair  of 203 

Definition  of  terms  oif  ordinance 207 

Demolition  of  buildings 207 

Department  stores,  construction  of 214 

Division  wall,  defined 208 

Drying    rooms , 278 

Duties  of  inspector  of  buildings 202 

Dwelling,    defined 208 

Electric  heating  appliances 274 

Elevators    264 

Elevator  service  283 

Engineers'  stationary  ladders 286 

Exhibition  buildings 261 

Exits  to  fire  escapes 280 

Fees  for  permits 205 

Fences,  height  of 287 

Filler  wall,  defined 208 

Fire  appliances,  auxiliary 283 

Fire    doors 263 

Fire    escapes 278 

Exits    to 280 

Fire  limits — 

Buildings  permitted  in 204 

Defined 203,  208 

Fire  places 271 

Patent   272 

Fire  proof,  defined 208 

Fire  shutters  264 

Fire  wall — 

Construction  of  217 

Defined    208 

Flats,  defined   208 

Floor  lights  285 

Floors  in  yards,  etc 286 

Floors,  temporary  -  286 

Flues  and  chimneys 269 

Flues  in  walls 217 

Flues,  smoke,  in  partitions - 273 

Footings,  defined - 208 

Foundations — 

And  loads  on  soils 223 

Brick  work  on 224 

Combined    225 

Defined    208 

Plain  concrete,  of : 224 

Reinforced  concrete,  of 224 

Shape  of 224 

Special  forms  of 225 

Steel  grillage,  of 224 

Stone,  of 224 


402  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Buildings,  erecting,  altering  and  repairing  (continued) — 

Frame  Buildings,  special  provisions  for — 

Bay  windows  in 224 

Bearing   partitions,    studding   for 243 

Bridging  in  244 

Construction  of  242 

Defined 208 

Dividing  nartitions  in 243 

Elevators  in  265 

Exteroir  walls,  studding  for 243 

Factories  not  over  two  stories 244 

Factories  over  two  stories 244 

Foundation  walls  in 242 

Framing  in  243 

Furring  in  244 

Height  of  213 

Partitions,  bearing,  studding  for 243 

Skylights  in  268 

Studding  in  243 

Walls  in  242 

Exterior,  studding  for 248 

Foundation,  thickness  of 242 

Where  may  be  built 213 

Furnaces  : 275 

Garage — 

Defined    209 

Private    209 

Public    209 

Gas  grates  274 

Gas  logs  274 

Gas  heated  appliances 274 

Girder,    defined 209 

Grade,    defined 209 

Gravel  used  in  construction 214 

Gutters    284 

Halls- 
Common    209 

Construction  of 214 

Defined    209 

Existing,  to  comply  with  ordinance 245 

Stair    209 

Used  for  public  entertainment 259 

Heating  apparatus,  notice  as  to 278 

Heating  appliances,  gas  or  electric 274 

Height,  general  limitations  on 213 

Hospital — 

Construction    of 214 

Defined    209 

Existing,  to  comply  with  ordinance 245 

.  Hot  air  boxes 277 

Hotels  and  lodging  houses •    260 

Hydrant  protection,  area  walls  for 225 

Increasing  thickness  of  walls 216 

Increasing  thickness  of  Myalls 217 

Inspection   of  buildings 205 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  403 

r.uildings,  erecting,  altering  and  repairing  (continued) — 

Inspector  of  buildings — 

Assistant   to    202 

Construction,  to  stop  when 289 

Duties  of 202 

Office  created  202 

Right  to  enter  buildings 289 

To  pass  on  buildings  not  provided  for 203 

Issuance  of  r)ermits 205 

Ladders   and   scuttle 268 

Ladders,  engineers'  stationary 286 

Lights,    floor '. 285 

Lime  mortar  used  in  construction 214 

Lintels — 

Construction  of  218 

Defined 209 

Loads — 

And  foundations  on  soils 223 

Construction,  in 214,  222 

Dead    209 

Defined    209 

Live   209 

Lodging  houses — See  "Hotels." 

Lots,  defined 209 

Corner  209 

Interior  209 

Line   209 

Open    209 

Through    209 

Mansard   roof,    defined 209 

Manure,  storage  and  removal  of 263 

Masonry — 

Defined    210 

Unit  loads  on 224 

Materials  and  weights  in  loads 223 

Materials  in  construction 214 

Measurements,    defined 210 

Meter  rooms  286 

Mill  construction,  special  provisions  for — 

Construction    of    241 

Defined    213 

Elevators    in    242,  266 

Floors  in  241 

Height  of       213 

Inside   framing   in 241 

Partitions  in 241 

Plastering  in  242 

Roofs  on  241 

Stairways  in  242 

Where  may  be  built 213 

Mills,  power,  woodworking 261 

Minor  alteration,  defined 207 

Moving  picture  theaters,  etc.,  regulating 254 

Aisles  in 254,  259 

Buildings  permitted  in 254 


404  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Fuildings,  erecting,  altering  and  repairing  (continued) — 

Existing,  to  comply  with  ordinance 245 

Exits  in 258 

Fire  extinguishers  in 255 

Frontage  on  street 258 

Machine  and  operating  room  appliances 255 

Operating   room   in : 255 

Seats  in   254 

Stand  pipes  in 254 

Neat  cement  used  in  construction 215 

Non-liability  of  city  for  damages 205 

Office  building,  defined 210 

Openings  in   sidewalks 286 

Paint- 
Protection   from  207 

Removal  of  from  buildings i.  289 

Parapet  wall — 

Construction    of 217 

Defined    210 

Partitions,  smoke  flues  in 273 

Passageway,  defined  :  210 

Patent   fireplaces   272 

Patent  chimneys  271 

Inside    dimensions    of 272 

'       Penalty   for   violations 294 

Pest  house,  defined 210 

Permits — 

Application    for,    contents 204 

Fees  for  205 

Issuance   of  205 

Required  204 

Scaffold,  to  construct 286 

Streets,  occupy  with  materials,  to 206 

Piers,   defined   210 

Pipes,  steam  and  hot  water 277 

Porches   of  wood 284 

Portland  cement  used  in  construction 214 

Posts,  defined   210 

Power    woodworking    mills 261 

Radiators,  portable,  steam  or  hot  water 275 

Ranges    and    stoves 276 

Recesses  in  walls 217 

Reduced  thickness  for  interior  walls 217 

Registers    277 

Reinforced  concrete  construction  defined 210 

Reinforced  concrete  used  in  construction 215 

Repairs,    defined 210 

Retaining  walls — 

Construction  of  225 

Defined    210 

Roof  covering  268 

Roof  signs 287 

_      Roofs,  temporary  staging  on 289 

Sand  used  in  construction 214 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  405 

Buildings,  erecting-,  altering  and  repairing  (continued) — 

Sanitarium — 

Construction  of  214 

Defined 209 

Existing,  to  comply  with  ordinance 245 

Scaffolds — 

Consti-uction  and  permit 286 

Safety  of 287 

Schools — 

Construction  of •. 214 

Existing,  to  comply  with  ordinance 245 

Scuttle  and  ladders.: 268 

Shades  „ 285 

Shaft,  defined 210 

Shed,  defined 210 

Shutters,  fire 264 

Sidewalks — 

Access  at  to  water,  gas,  and  electric  services 285 

Bridging  of 206 

Construction    of   225 

Elevators  under  : '. 266 

Openings  in  286 

Sign  boards 287 

Si^s 288 

Skeleton  building,  defined 211 

Skylights 268 

Smoke  flues  in  nartitions .' 273 

Smoke    houses 261 

Smoke  pipes,  not  permitted 272 

Smoke    stacks   273 

Soils,  loads  and  foundations  on 223 

Stables- 
Construction  of 214 

Regulations    261,  262 

Staging  on  roofs,  temporary 289 

Stairs  267 

Standard  fire  door,  construction  of 263 

Standard  fire  shutters 264 

Stand  pipes  281,  282 

Stationary  ladders,  engineers' 286 

Steel  columns,  construction 220 

Steel  plate  girders  used  in  construction 220 

Steel  used  in  construction - 219 

Steel  supports,  walls  upon -  217 

Store  building,  defined 211 

Story,  defined  211 

Stoves  and  ranges 276 

Streets — 

Mixing  mortar,  etc.,  on 207 

Occupying  with  material,  permit _ 206 

Stresses,  allowed  in  construction 214 

Table  of  allowed  unit  stresses  in  timber 219 

Tanks  on  buildings 283 

Temporary  floors  286 

Temporary  staging  on  roofs 289 


/i06  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Imlidings,  erecting,  altering  and  repairing  (continued) — 

Tenement  houses,  regulating 289 

Area  of  lot  occupied 289 

Ceilings  in  294 

Cellar  ceilings  to  be  plastered 294 

Courts   in   connection   with 290 

Defined 211 

Fire  escapes   on 293 

Furred  walls  in 294 

Height  of  289 

Rear  yards  290 

Rooms,  height  and  size  of 293 

Stairs  and  hallways 291 

Stud  partitions  in  294 

Water  closets  in 293 

Windows  in   293 

Windows  in   hallways 292 

Terra  cotta,  defined 211 

Theaters — 

Aisles  in  248 

Apartments  in  247 

Automatic  sprinklers  in 251 

Balconies  in  247 

Ceilings  in  248 

Coils  in  253 

Construction    of    213 

Corridors  in ; 245,  248 

Courts  in  245,  246 

Defined    211 

Diagram  on  program 253 

Dressings  rooms  in 250 

Existing,  to  comply  with  ordinance 245 

Exits — 

Courts,  into  , 246 

Lights  at 252 

Ordinary,   in    247 

Fire  alarms  in  253 

Fire  department  detail 254 

Fire  department  to  control  fire  apparatus 254 

Fly   galleries   in 251 

Foyers  in  248 

Frontage  of 245 

Gallery  fronts  in 248 

Heating  appliances  in 253 

Hose  in  251 

Inside  stairways  in 248 

Interior  walls  in 250 

Lights  in  251,  252 

Lobbies   in   248 

Offices  in  247 

Partitions  in   248 

Passages  in  248 

Permit  to  use  building  for 245 

Pipes  in 253 

Property  rooms  in 253 

Proscenium  wall  in 250 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  407 

Buildings,   erecting,   altering    and   repairing — Theaters    (con- 
tinued) 

Radiators  in 253 

Restrictions  on  use  of  building 253 

Right  of  entry  by  authorities 254 

Rooms  for  use  of  audience  in 248 

Seats  in  _ 248 

Stairways    in 247,  248 

Stage  floors  in 251 

Stand   pipes   in 251 

Steam  boilers  in 253 

Storage  room  in 253 

Stores  in 247 

V'^entilation  on  the  stage 252 

Walls  in  250 

Windows  in 2^1 

Work  shop  in 253 

Thickness  of  walls,  defined 211 

Timber  used  in  construction 218 

Allowed  unit  stresses  in 219 

Unit  loads  on  masonry » 224 

Unit  stresses — 

Steel,  in   220 

Timber,    in 219 

Unoccupied  buildings,  to  be  secured 203 

Unsafe  buildings,  removal  or  repair  of 203 

Use,  general  limitations  as  to 213 

Veneer,  defined  211 

Violations,  penalty  for. 294 

Walls— 

And  piers,  construction  of 216 

Area,  for  hydrant  protection 225 

Built  of  concrete  without  reinforcement 217 

Chases,  in  217 

Defined    ^ 211 

Fire,  construction  ^ 217 

Flues,    in    217 

Increased  thickness  of  for  buildings  of  great  depth....  216 

Increasing  height  of 217 

Parapet,  construction   217 

Recesses   in    217 

Reduced  thickness  for  interior 217 

Reinforced  concrete  217 

Retaining    225 

Steel  supports,  upon 217 

Warehouse,  defined 212 

Weights  and  materials  in  loads 223 

Windows,  bay  283 

Wooden  buildings,  defined — See  "Frame  Building" 208 

Woodworking  mills,  power 261 

Wrought  iron  used  in  construction 219 

Yard,    defined 212 

Yards,   floors   in 286 

Buildings,  removal  of,  electric  wires  cut  for 49 

Bull,  keeping  for  breeding  purposes 53 

Burial  and  transit  permits 123 


408  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

c 

Canal  companies,  to  bridge -' 96 

Cars,  moving,  jumping  on  or  off 54 

Cattle,  herds  of,  on  what  streets  to  be  driven 58 

Chairs,  on  streets  or  sidewalks 52 

Children — 

Excluded  from  public  gatherings,  when 123 

Loitering  about  streets  at  night 76 

Circulars,  distribution  of,  regulating 75 

City  Clerk,  assistant  to,  providing  for 98 

Combustible  materials,  accumulation  of 55 

Communicable  diseases — See  "Diseases." 

Concealed  weapons,  carrying 57 

Conduct,  offensive  — -  52 

Connecting  pipe  with  sewer,  regulating 48 

Connections  with  public  sewers,  how  made 48 

Courts,  obstruction  of 51 

Cream,  regulating — See  "Milk." 

Cricket,  interrupting  use  of  street  by 52 

Crowd,  obstruction  by - 52 

Cruelty  to  animals 56 

Curbing,  distance  to  be  set  in  certain  localities 72-76-97 

D 

Destruction  of  property 56 

Diseases,  communicable — 

Children  excluded  from  public  gatherings...'. 123 

Defined    121 

Disinfection  of  oremises 122 

Duty  of  school  authorities _ 121 

Exposure,  avoidance  of 121 

Funerals,   public 122 

Householders  to  report 121 

Observation  of  quarantine 122 

Physicians  to  report 121 

Public  library  books 123 

Quarantine  and  isolation 122 

Removal  of  persons 122 

Disinfection   122 

Disorderly  persons  57 

Dispersal  of  unlawful  assemblage 56 

Disturbing  the  peace 55 

Ditch  companies  to  bridge 96 

Ditches,  regulating  construction  and  operation 62 

Dodgers,  distribution  of,  regulating 75 

Dog- 
Dangerous,  not  to  run  at  large 81 

Female,  in  heat,  not  to  run  at  large 81 

Muzzling  123 

Tax    81 

Drainage,  disposal  of 121 

Drainlaying — See  "Plumbing." 

Drinking  stand,  not  to  obstruct 51 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  409 
E 

Electrical  appliances,  etc.,  regulating 146 

Amount  of  license 147 

Bond,  to  be  furnished 147 

Buildings  and  structures,  inspection  of 148 

Certain  wires  on  single  pole 153 

Change  in  direction  of  high  potential  line 154 

Clerk,  fees  to  be  paid  to 150 

Coating  for  wires 152 

Construction  according  to  ordinance 146 

Copy  of  plans  filed 148 

Corrections  on  direction  of  city  electrician 148 

Cross  arms,  space  between  pins 152 

Damages,  ordinance  not  to  relieve  from 150 

Different  wires  on  cross  arm 153 

Direct  current  wires 152 

Electric  power  and  light  companies,  inspection  of 148 

Extra  inspection,  charge  for 150 

Fees  for  inspection 149 

High  potential  or  primary  wires  to  transformers 153 

Inspection  148 

Insulation  resistance,  report  on 153 

Master  electrician's  license: 147 

National  Electric  Code  adopted 154 

Poles,  changing  or  setting 153 

Revocation  of  license 148 

Strain  hangers  for  trolley  wires 152 

Street  car  rails  conducting  current 152 

Transformers,  where  not  to  be  placed 151 

Trolley  wires  152 

Two  high  potential  circuits  on  same  pole,  spacing 154 

Wires  and  cables,  regulating 150 

Wires  carrying  over  six  hundred  volts 153 

Wires  carrying  over  two  thousand  volts 152 

Wires  carrying  over  five  thousand  volts 154 

Wires  carrying  over  ten  thousand  volts 152 

Wires,  regulating 154 

Wooden  poles  153 

Electric  wires,  protection  of 49 

Cutting  or  injuring 49 

Removal  of  buildings,  when  cut  for 49 

Electrician  and  meter  inspector,  city 61 

Bond  of : 61 

Duties  of 6] 

Salary  of  61 

Elevations,  base  or  plane  of  reference  for 73 

Employees,  injured,  medical  attention  for 142 

Employment  agencies  70 

Bond,   to   furnish 71 

License,  amount  of 70 

Engine,  moving,  jumping  on  or  off 54 

Entrance  to  cellar,  guard  rail 54 

Excavating   in    street 195 


410  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Expectoration    124 

Explosives,  storage  of 54 

Exposure — 

Indecent  or  obscene 54 

To  communicable  diseases 121 

F 

False  alarm,  turning  in  to  fire  department , 64 

Fences,  height  of — See  "Buildings." 

Fenders,  street  cars  to  be  equipped  with 69 

Fighting   56 

Fines,  recovery  of  in  certain  cases - 58 

Firearms,  discharging  52 

Fire  Chief,  notice  to  remove  trash  by _ 55 

Fire  department — 

Apparatus  of,  interference  with 64 

Employees  of,  annual  lay-off 145 

False  alarm,  turning  in  to 64 

Fire  hydrant — 

Interfering  with  64 

Obstructing    83 

Fire  limits — See  "Buildings." 

Fires,  kindling  in  open  air 54 

Fire  works,  regulating  use  of 95 

Flooding  of  streets,  etc 62 

Flume  companies,  to  bridge 96 

Flumes,  regulating  construction  and  operation 62 

Food    stuffs,    regulations    concerning 126 

Board  of  Health,  inspection  by 128 

Clean,  places  to  be  kept 126 

Curing  and  canning 127 

Decayed  food  stuffs 127 

Employees    127 

Factories  128 

Garbage    receptacles : 128 

Live    fowls 128 

Screening   126 

Street  stands  126 

Toilets  about  127 

Transportation  of 128 

Tubercular  persons  127 

Unhealthy  food  stuffs  prohibited  entry 128 

Ventilation   127,  129 

Water  supply,  about 127 

Football,  interrupting  use  of  street  by 52 

Funerals,  public,  prohibited  in  certain  cases 122 

G 

Game,  interrupting  use  of  street  by ^2 

Garbage — 

Regulations    concerning 65,  128 

Throwing  on  premises  of  another 53 

Gasoline,  etc.,   storage   of 135 

Construction  of  storage  tanks 137 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  411 

Gasoline,  etc.,  storag^e  of  (continued) — 

Dry  cleaning  room  regulations 139,  141 

Handling  in  connection  with 141 

Installation  of  tanks  in  connection  with 140 

Pipes  in  connection  with : 141 

Pumps  in  connection  with 141 

Storage  in  connection  with 140 

Filler  pipes   139 

;         Garage  regulations 136 

Handling    137 

Installation  of  storaee  tanks 138 

Permit  required 135 

Presentation  of  application 136 

Pumps , 138 

Quantity  allowed  to  be  stored 136 

Storage,  method 137 

Vent   pipes 139 

Gatherings,  open  air 67 

Grades,    street,    establishing 73 

Grounds,  Dublic,  obstruction  of 51 

Guard  rails,  etc.,  when  required 54 

H 

Halls— See  "Buildings." 

Hand  bills,  distribution  of,  regulating 75 

Hand  brakes,  street  cars  to  be  equipped  with 68 

Health,  Board  of— 

Claims  of,  allowed 125 

Garbage,  to  control  handling  of 65 

Inspection  of  food  stuffs  by 128 

Reference    to. 124 

Health  Officer- 
Duty  of  124 

Salary  of 118 

Hitching  and  standing  of  animals 52 

Hospitals — See  "Buildings." 

Hotels,  register  to  keep 200 

Hotels— See  "Buildings." 

Householders  to  report  communicable  diseases 121 

Hydrant,  fire — 

Interference  with  64 

Obstructing    83 

Hydro-carbon   liquids — See   "Gasoline." 

I 

Indecent    exposure 54 

Inflammable  materials,  accumulation  of 55 

Injured  employees,  medical  attention  for 142 

Intoxicating  liquors — 

Applications  for  licenses 161 

Bona  fide  fraternal,  commercial,  or  social  clubs 159 

Certain  sales  unlawful 157 

Clerk  to  issue  license 164 

Distance  of  saloons  from  school  buildings 159 

Druggists   158 


412  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Intoxicating  liquors  (continued) — 

Duration  of  license 164 

Females,  selling  to 161 

Hearing  of  applications 163 

Licenses  not  transferable  without  consent 164 

Liquor  license  in  addition  to  other  license 158 

Minor  falsely  representing  age 161 

Minors,  selling  to 160 

Other  persons  licensed - 157 

Petitions,  or   applications,  contents 162 

Physicians 158 

Police  to  have  access 161 

Restaurants — 

Defined    :. f. 159 

Serving  by  the  glass 159 

Serving  sealed  packages 159 

Retail  liquor  dealers  and  establishments  defined 157 

Revocation  of  license 164 

Saloons,  bars,  and  bar-rooms 159 

Saloons  limited  in  number 160 

Stalls    and   booths 161 

Saloons  and  restaurants,  separate  licenses  for 158 

Intoxication,   regulating 52 

Isolation   122 

J 

Jitney  buses,  licensing  and  regulating 129 

Altering  seating  capacity 133 

Application  and  contents 130 

Badges    132,  133 

Bond    130 

Brakes  and  non-skidding  apparatus 134 

Firemen  to  ride  free 134 

Former  licenses  to  be  credited 134 

License,  amount  of 132 

License,  number  to  be  displayed 133 

License  to  be  secured 132 

Loading  at  right  hand  curb 133 

Maintenance   of  bond 132 

Modifiications  by  Council 132 

Passengers  on  running  boards  or  doors 133 

Policemen   to   ride  free 134 

Presentation  of  application  and  bond  to  Council 132 

Provisions  of  ordinance  separable 134 

Purpose  of  ordinance 135 

Revocation  of  license 133 

Route,  to  operate  on  prescribed 133 

Seats,  to  be  lighted,  when 133 

Separate  offenses  134 

Signal  gong  required 133 

Sign  to  be  displayed 133 

Stop  before  crossing  railroad  tracks 134 

Tariff  of  fares,  to  operate  in  accordance  with 133 

Terms  defined 129 

Top  down,  when 133 

Junk — See  "Second  hand  goods." 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  413 

K 

Kerosene — See  "Gasoline." 

L 

Language,  obscene  or  profane 54 

Library  books,  public,  restrictions  on  issuing 123 

Licenses — 

Abstract  company,  on.. 180 

Abstracts  of  title  to  real  property,  selling,  on 180 

Accident  insurance  comoanies,  agents  of,  on *  186 

Architects,  on 173 

Assay  offices  or  shops,  on 173 

Assistant  chief  of  police,  to  enforce 168. 

Astrology,    on 184 

Attorney,  city,  to  prosecute,  when 168 

Attorney,    on 174 

Auctioneers,    on 182 

Auditor,  account  of,  to  keep 168 

Automobile  garage,  on 180 

Bakeries,  on 173 

Banks,  on 176 

Bar,   on 170 

Barber  shop,  on 179 

Bicycle  repair  shops,  on 173 

Billiard  table  keeper,  on 187 

Bill   poster,   on 187 

Blacksmithing,    on 187 

Boarding  house,  on 172 

Bona  fide  fraternal,  social,  or  commercial  clubs,  on 172 

Bootblack  stand,  on 179 

Brewery  company,  on 180 

Brickyards,    on 179 

Brokers,    on 177 

Building  and  loan  associations,  on 180 

Building  blocks,  on 173 

Butcher  establishment,  wholesale,  on 179 

Butcher  shop,  retail,  on 180 

Caravan,    on 180 

Carnival,    on 182 

Carpeting  establishments,  on 173 

Carriage  painting  establishments,  on 180 

Chemicals,    on 169 

Chief  of  police,  to  enforce  taking  out  of 168 

Chop    house,   on 172 

Circus,    on 180 

Clairvoyancy,    on 184 

Class  and  number  of 188 

Clerk,  city — 

Business  requiring,  to  ascertain 168 

Enforce    taking    out    of,    to 168 

Oath,  to  examine  under  concerning 168 

Register  of,  to  keep 168 

Cloth-cleaning  establishments,  on 173 


414  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Licenses  (continued) — 

Clothing,  on 169 

Coal  dealers,  on 173 

Cobbler   shops,   on 173 

Cold  storage  plants,  on 173 

Collection  agency,  on 180 

Commercial  clubs,  on 172 

Concerts,  not  showing  moving  pictures,  on 180 

Concrete  blocks,  on : 173 

Confectionery  and  ice  cream  stores,  on 173 

Contracting  mechanics  or  builders,  on 173 

Creameries,    on 173 

Delicatessen  shops,  on 173 

Dentist,  on 174 

Doctor,    on 174 

Drajang,   on 179 

Drugs,  on 169 

Dyeing  establishments,  on 173 

Eating  houses  or  stands,  on 172 

Electrician,  master,  on 147 

Electric  light  companies,  on 174 

Electric  railway  line,  of 176 

Employment  agencies,   on 70 

Entertainment,  not  showing  moving  pictures,  on 180 

Express  companies,  on 176 

Express  wagons,   on 179 

Fire  insurance  companies,  agents  of,  on 186 

Flour  mills,  on 173 

Form    of 167 

Fortune  telling,  on 184 

Foundries,    on 179 

Fraternal  clubs,  on 172 

Furniture,    on 169 

Games,  general,  on 187 

Garage,  automobile,  on 180 

Gas  companies,  on 175 

Goods,  general,  on 169 

Granite  workers,  on 173 

Groceries,  on 169 

Gunsmith  shops,  on 173 

Harness  and  saddle  factory,  on 180 

Hawkers  and  peddlers,  on 184 

Horse  shoeing,  on 187 

Hotel  dining  room,  on 172 

Hotels,  on 172 

Ice,    on 173 

Ice  cream  and  confectionery  stores,  on 173 

Insurance  companies,  agents  of,  on 186 

Intoxicating   liquors,    on 170,  171,  179 

Jitney  buses,  on 132 

Job  printing  exclusively,  on 178 

Job  wagons,  on 179 

Junk  on 84 

Laundries,  other  than  steam  laundries,  on 177 

Licenses  required 167 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  415 

licenses  (continued) — 

Life  insurance  companies,  agents  of,  on 186 

Livery  stable,  on 180 

Live  stock  corral,  on 180 

Loan  and  trust  company,  on 180 

Lodging  houses,  on 172 

Lumber  yard,  on 179 

Machine  shops,  on 179 

Marble  workers,  on : 173 

Master  electrician,  on 147 

Medicines,    on 169 

Mediums,    on .• 184 

Menagerie,  on 180 

Merchandise,  general,  on 169 

Merry-go-round,   on 182 

Messenger  service,  on 100 

Millinery  shops,  on 173 

Moving  picture  performances,  on 181 

Newspapers,    on 173 

Number  and  class  of , 188 

Oil    refinery,    on 180 

Oils,  on ' 169 

Oil    tanks,    on 180 

Ore  purchasing  and  smelting  works,  on 180 

Original  contractors,  on 173 

Packing  house  agency,  on 179 

Packing  house,  on 179 

Paints,  on 169 

Palmistry,    on 184 

Parades,  certain,   on 180 

Patent  medicine  company,  on 180 

Pawnbrokers,    on 93 

Peddlers  and  hawkers,  on 3  84 

Penalty  for  failure  to  procure 16T 

Performances,    general,    on 182 

Photograph  galleries,  on 173 

Phrenology,    on 184 

Physicians,  on 174 

Planing  mill,  on 179 

Policemen   to   enforce 168 

Pool  table  keepers,  on 187 

Posting    of 167 

Pressed  brick,  plant  on 179 

Procured  from  city  clerk,  to  be 169 

Provisons,  on 169 

"Quarter"    defined 169 

Railroad  companies,  on 176 

Real  estate  agents  and  solicitors,  on 174 

Renovating  establishments,  on 173 

Rent  service  cars,  on 191 

Report  to  Council,  city  clerk  to  make  on.. 168 

Restaurants,    on 172 

Restaurants  serving  by  the  glass,  on 170 

Restaurants  serving  sealed  packages,  on 170 

Retail  liquor  establishments,  on 170,  171 


416  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Licenses  (continued)  — 

Rooming  houses,  on 172 

Saddle  and  harness  factory,  on 180 

Saloon,    on 170 

Second  hand  ffoods,  on 84 

Sewing  machine  agents,  on 173 

Shooting  galleries,  on 173 

ShufHe-JDoard  keepers,  on 187 

Skating  rinks,  on 180 

Slot  machines,   on 186 

Smelting  and  ore  purchasing  works,  on 180 

Soap  manufacturers,  on 173 

Social   clubs,   on 172 

Soft  drinks,  manufacturing,  on ^ 179 

Spiritualism,    on.. 184 

Stage,  companies,  on 175 

Steam  laundry,  on 180 

Street  railway  line,  on 176 

Surety  companies,  agents  of,  on 186 

Surgeons,   on 174 

Tailor  shops,  on 173 

Tamale  parlor  or  stand,  on 180 

Tannery,  on 180 

Telegraph  companies,  on 176 

Telephone  companies,  on 176 

Term  of  167 

Theater,  not  showing  moving  pictures,  on 180 

Trust  and  loan  company,  on 180 

Undertaking  business,  on 179 

Upholstering  establishments,  on *...  173 

Veterinary  surgeon,  on 174 

Wagon  making,  on 187 

Warehouses,    on 173 

Wares,  general,  on 169 

Water  companies,  on 174 

Wholesale  butcher  establishments,  on 179 

W^ood  dealers,  on 173 

Liquors — See  "Intoxicating  Liquors." 

Lodging   houses,   register,   to   keep 200 

Lodging  houses — See  "Buildings." 

M 

Manufacturies,   conduct   of 120 

Manure,  storage  and  removal  of — See  "Buildings." 

Medical  attention  for  injured  employees 142 

Medicine,  distribution  of  and  samples  of. 102 

Meetings,  open  air : 67 

Mendicants 57 

Messenger  service,  licensing  and  regulating 99 

Amount  of  license 100 

Application  for  license 99 

Bond  required 100 

Caps  to  be  furnished  employees 101 

Chief  of  Police  to  approve  application 99 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  417 

Messenger  service,  licensing  and  regulating   (continued) — 

Drugs,  certain,  not  to  handle 101 

License    required 99 

Minors  employed,  not  to  enter  certain  places 101 

Names  of  employees,  to  be  given  to  Chief  of  Police 101 

Revocation  of  license 101 

Meter  inspector — See  "Electrician." 

Midwives,  to  register  and  make  returns 124 

Milk,  regulating 87 

Board  of  Health  to  enforce  ordinance  on 90 

Communicable  diseases,  notice  of 89 

Condemning    and    destroying 90 

Continuation  of  business  after  application 88 

Cows,    care    of 88 

Diseased  persons,  not  to  handle 89 

Display  of  permit  by  holder 90 

Examination  by  Board  of  Health  after  application 88 

Expenses  for  administering  ordinance  on 90 

Inspector,  Board  of  Health  to  employ 89 

Permit  to  sell,  application  and  contents 87 

Regulations,  Board  of  Health  to  make 89 

Samples,  taking  of „ 90 

Signs  for  wagons,  on  granting  permit 87 

Suspension  or  revocation  of  permit , 88 

Standards,  Board  of  Health  to  establish 89 

Unclean  or  impure 88 

Minors,  loitering  about  streets  at  night 76 

Moving  picture  theatres — See  "Buildings." 

Moving  train,  etc.,  jumping  on  or  off 54 

Muzzles  on  dogs,  when 123 

N 

Newspaper  stand,  not  to  obstruct 51 

Notice,  tearing  down  or  defacing 54 

Nuisances,  defining  and  regulating 51,  119 

Numbering  residences  and  places  of  business 58 

o 

Obscene  exposure : 54 

Obscene  language 54 

Obstructions,  regulating 51 

Offensive  conduct 52 

Officer,  resisting 58 

Oils,  storage  of,  regulating 198 

Construction  and  installation  of  storage  tanks 199 

Permit    required 198 

Presentation  of  application 198 

Tank  capacity 198 

Open  air  meetings 67 

Ordinance,  tearing  down  or  defacing 54 


418  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

P 

Park,  construction  of 51 

Pawnbrokers,  licensing  and  regulating.... 91 

Actual  proprietor,  licensee  to  be 93 

Amount  of  license 93 

Application  for  license 92 

Blanks  for  reports,  Chief  of  Police  to  provide _  94 

Bond,   to   furnish 92 

Book,  keeping:  and  entries 91 

Chief  of  Police  to  approve  application 93 

Clerks,  ag-e  of  to  be  employed 92 

Defined    91 

Employees,  licensee  liable  for  acts  of. 92 

License    required 91 

License  transferable,  how 93 

Pawn  ticket  to  be  furnished 94 

Persons  not  to  receive  eroods  from 92 

Posting  of  license  certificate 91 

Report,  to  make  to  Chief  of  Police 92 

Sale  of  goods,  time  limit 91 

Permanent   seats,  on   streets   and   sidewalks 52 

Permit — 

Concealed  weapon,  to  carry". 57 

Connection  with  T)ublic  sewers,  for 47 

Persons,    disorderly 57 

Petroleum,  products  of — See  "Gasoline." 

Pipes,  sewer,  regulations  concerning 47 

Physician,  appointed  for  injured  employees 142 

Physicians — 

Register,   to 124 

Report  communicable   diseases,   to 121 

Returns,    to    make : 124 

Pigpens,  regulating 120 

Pipes,  service,  installing  and  maintaining 197 

Plane  of  reference  for  elevations 73 

Plaza,  open  air  meetings  to  be  held  on 68 

Plumbing  and  drainlaying,  licensing  and  regulating 103 

Amount    of    license 103 

Bond,  to  furnish 103 

Connections  with  sewers 106 

Duties  of  plumbing  inspector 105 

Fees  , 105 

Inspection   of  work _ 106 

License  required 103 

Plans  of  work  to  be  filed  and  approved 105 

Plumbing  fund  created 109 

Plumbing  inspector,  office  created 104 

Register,  persons  engaged  in  business,  to 104 

Regulations  on  sanitation 107 

Sand  traps  109 

Soil  and  waste  pipes 106 

Traps  and  vents lOY 

Vent  pipes  109 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  419 

Police  department,  employees  of,  annual  lay-off 145 

Pool   rooms,   regulating 192 

Pop  com  stand,  not  to  obstruct 51 

Posting  bills,  dodgers,  etc.,  regulating 75 

Pound,  establishing  and  regulating 78 

Animals  at  large  taken  up 78 

Collar  or  tag,  depriving  dog  of 81 

Damages  by  trespassing  animal  to  be  paid 79,     80 

Dangerous  dog,  not  to  run  at  large '. 81 

Deputy  pound  master,  appointment  of 78 

Dogs,  to  be  tagged  and  collared 81 

Dog    tax .81 

Feed,  to  be  purchased  for  animals 80 

Fees,  pound  master  to  collect 81 

Female  dog  in  heat,  not  to  run  at  large 81 

Impounding  by  private  persons 80 

Killing  of  registered  dog 81 

Notice  of  pound  master's  sale 79 

Pound  master.  Chief  of  Police  to  be .*.  78 

Proceeds  of  sales  deposited 80 

Record  of  animals  to  be  kept 79 

Salary  of  deputy  pound  master 78 

Sale  of  unreclaimed  animals 80 

Statement,  pound  master  to  make  to  clerk 82 

Unlawful  taking  from  pound 82 

Unregistered  dog,  placing  collar  and  tag  on 81 

Primal  bench  mark  established 73 

Products  of  petroleum — See  "Gasoline." 

Profane  language 54 

Property,  destruction  of 56 

Q 

Quarantine 122 

R 

Refuse,  throwing  on  premises  of  another 53 

Register,  hotels  or  lodging  houses  to  keep 200 

Removal  of  buildings,  wires  cut  for,  when 49 

Removal  of  person  with  communicable  disease 122 

Rent  service  cars,  licensing  and  regulating 189 

Age  of  operator  or  chauffeur 191 

Amount  of  license 191 

Applications  for  license,  contents 190 

Clerk   to   issue   license - 190 

Operators  and  chauffeurs  to  procure  badges 191 

Presentation  of  application  to  Council 190 

Revocation   of  license 191 

Separate  offenses 191 

Terms  defined 190 

Resisting    officer 58 

Riot,  when  guilty  of 56 


420  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Roof  signs — See  "Buildings." 

Rout,  when  guilty  of 56 

Rubbish — 

Disposal    of 1 119 

Throwing  in  street 54 

s 

Salary — 

Assistant  Chief  of  Police,  of 145 

Assistant  engineer  for  fire  department,  of 144 

Assistant  to  city  clerk,  of 98 

Attorney,    of 143 

Auditor,    of 144 

Captains  of  fire  department,  of 144 

Chemical  men  of  fire  department,  of 144 

Chief  of  fire  department,  of 144 

Chief  of  Police,  of 145 

Clerk,  of 144 

Clerk  of  Bureau  of  Identification,  of 146 

Councilmen,    of _.... 143 

Deputy  pound  master,  of 78 

Desk   sergeant,   of 145 

Drivers  of  fire  department,  of 144 

Electrician,  of 61 

Engineer  and  superintendent  of  streets,  of 144 

Engineers  of  fire  department,  of 144 

Extra  man  in  fire  department,  of 145 

Health  officer,  of 118 

Hose  men  of  fire  department,  of 144 

Janitor,   of 144 

Mayor,  of 143 

Physician  for  injured  employees,  of , 142 

Police  judge,  of 144 

Policemen,    of 145 

Stenographer,    of 144 

Treasurer,  of 144 

Truckmen  of  fire  department,  of 144 

Saloons — See  "Intoxicating  liquors." 

Sandwich  wagon,  not  to  obstruct ! 51 

Santariums — See  "Buildings." 

Sanitary  matters,  regulating 119 

Board  of  Health,  reference  to 124 

Burial  and  transit  permits 123 

Claims  of  Board  of  Health  allowed 125 

Communicable  diseases — 

Children  excluded  from  public  gatherings 123 

Defined    121 

Disinfection  of  premises 122 

Duty  of  school  authorities 121 

Exposure,  avoidance  of 121 

Funerals,   public 122 

Householders  to  report ■. 121 

Observation   of   quarantine 122 

Physicians  to  report 121 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  421 

Sanitary   matters,   regulating — Communicable   diseases    (con- 
tinued) 

Public  library  books 123 

Quarantine  and  isolation 122 

Removal  of  persons '. 122 

School  authorities  to  be  informed 121 

Dogs,  to  be  muzzled 123 

Drainage,  disposal  of 121 

Expectoration    124 

Health  officer,  duty  of -  124 

Manufactures,  conduct  of 120 

Nuisances,  certain,  defined 119 

Physicians  and  midwives  to  register 124 

Pigpens  120 

Receptacles  in  slaughter  houses 120 

Returns,  physicians  and  midwives  to  make 124 

Rubbish,  disposal  of 119 

Sextons  and  undertakers 123 

Slaughter  houses,  care  of 119 

Stables  and  stable  yards 120 

Unsewered  sections,  cleaning  in 121 

Scavenger  work,  regulating 65 

School  authorities,  notice  of  communicable  diseases 121 

Schools — See  "Buildings." 

Seats,  permanent,  on  streets  and  sidewalks 52 

Second  hand  goods,  dealing  in 83 

Amount  of  license 84 

Actual  proprietor,  licensee  to  be 84 

Application  84 

Bond    84 

Book  to  be  kept,  entries  in 86 

Chief  of  police  to  approve  application 84 

Forfeiture  of  license 86 

Goods  to  be  kept,  how  long  before  sale 86 

License  required 83 

Minor,  not  to  purchase  from 85 

Quarterly,  license  to  be 84 

Report,  to  be  made  to  Chief  of  Police 85 

Transferable,  license  to  be,  how 84 

Service  pipes,  installing  and  maintaining 197 

Sewers — 

Connecting  pipe,  regulations  concerning 48 

Conections,   how   made 48 

Connections  with  public 47 

Permit  for  connection 47 

Pipes,  regulations  concerning 47 

Traps,  when  required 48 

Sections  of  city  without,  cleaning  in 121 

Sextons  and  undertakers 123 

Shrubbery,  injuring  in 66 

Sidewalks — 

Flooding    of 62 

Obstruction    of 51 

Permanent  seats,  etc.,  on 52 

Riding  or  driving  on 54 

Snow  and  ice,  removal  from 194 

Width  of  certain  fixed 50 


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422  INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 

Sign  boards — See  "Buildings." 

Slaughter  houses,  care  of 119,  120 

Snow  and  ice,  removal  from  sidewalks : 194 

Stables  and  stable  yards,  regulating 120 

Stables— See  "Buildings." 

Stallion,  keeping  for  breeding  nurposes., 53 

Standing  and  hitching  animals 52 

Stands,  not  to  obstruct 51 

Street  car — 

Air  and  hand  brakes  on 68 

Fenders  on 69 

Moving,  jumping  on  or  off •      54 

Street  grades,  establishing 73 

Streets — 

Excavating  in 195 

Flooding    of 62 

Interrupting  use  of  by  games 52 

Obstruction    of 51 

Permanent  seats,  etc.,  on 52 

Subway,  loitering  on 53 

Swimming  in  river,  etc 54 

T 

Tax,  on  dogs 81 

Tenement  houses — See  "Buildings." 

Theatres — See  "Buildings." 

Time  checks,  use  of  by  engineering  department 117 

Traffic,  regulations  concerning 110 

Age  for  driving  automobile 114 

Animals,  turned  when  backed  to  curb 112 

Backing  up  to  curb 112 

Bell,  gong,  or  horn  required 114 

Bicycle,  riding  on  sidewalk 114 

Covers  on  garbage  wagons,  etc 113 

Crossing  from  side  to  side  of  street 112 

Curb,  to  stop  next  to 112 

Degree  of  care  required- Ill 

Funeral  procession,  driving  through 116 

Hitching  arid  tying  to  trees 115 

Injurious  substances,  casting  on  street 116 

Lights,  to  be  carried  when 114 

Loads  on  streets 116 

Mufflers    required 116 

Noise,  motor  vehicles  not  to  make 116 

Obstructing    cars 115 

Passing  to  left  on  overtaking Ill 

Pedestrians  crossing  streets 115 

Policemen,  signals  of,  to  be  obeyed 117 

Right  of  way  for  certain  vehicles 115 

Right,  to  keep  to Ill 

Speed  at  crossings 113 

Speed  in  business  district 112 

Speed  on  turning  into  streets 113 

Speed  out  of  business  district 112 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ORDINANCES.  423 

Traffic,  regulations  concerning  (continued) — 

Standing  or  hitching  in  alley 113 

Standing  or  hitching  near  car  line 115 

Standing  or  hitching  near  fire  hydrant 113 

Stopping  back  of  street  car 112 

Stopping   on   street 112 

Street   car,   regulating 115 

Terms  defined 110 

Throwing  tacks,  etc.,  on  street 114 

Trains  on  street  crossings 116 

Turn,  to  be  made  at  street  intersection 116 

Turning,  signal  to  give Ill 

Turning  to  left  into  street 112 

Turning  to  left  on  meeting Ill 

Turning  to  right  into  street Ill 

Turning  to  right  on  meeting Ill 

Unsecured  animals  on  streets 114 

Vehicles  for  hire,  regulating  standing 113 

Zone  of  quiet,  power  to  establish ,. 117 

Train,  moving,  jumping  on  or  off 54 

Transit  and  burial  permits 123 

Traps,  in  sewage  system,  when  required 48 

Trees,   injuring 66 

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Undertakers  and  sextons 123 

Unlawful  assemblage,  dispersal  of 56 

Unsewered  sections,  cleaning  in 121 

V 

Vehicles  for  hire,  permit  to  stand 53,  113 

w 

Waterways,  construction  and  operation.... 62 

Weapons,  concealed,  carrying 57 

Width  of  sidewalks,  certain,  fixed 50 

Wires,  electric  protection  of 49 

Buildings,  removal  of,  when  cut  for 49 

Cutting  or  injuring 1 49 


